Venezuela, Brazil Sign Agreements on Oil and Infrastructure
Source: El Universal  (6/7/11)
"Rousseff says Brazil is committed to Venezuelan development of hydroelectric plants and petrochemical projects." More >

U.S. Examines Permits for Offshore Work
Source: UPI  (6/7/11)
"Washington is considering ways to make the offshore approval process easier for the energy sector." More >

Coming Soon to a State Park Near You: Oil Drilling?
Source: MSNBC, Harriet Baskas  (6/7/11)
"Cash-strapped state parks across the country are exploring some controversial options to stay open this summer." More >

Natural Gas Booming in Asia
Source: Daily Reckoning, Chris Mayer  (6/6/11)
"Australia will challenge Qatar as the world's largest LNG exporter." More >

U.S. May Cut Oil Demand View
Source: Reuters, Tom Doggett  (6/6/11)
"The move may be a double-edged sword, stoking OPEC's argument." More >

Africa's Riding the Red Dragon
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd  (6/2/11)
"China's aim to acquire Africa's, other nations' resources should be on everyone's radar screen." More >

Economists Call for Price on Carbon
Source: The Australian  (6/1/11)
"There should be five elements in designing a carbon-pricing mechanism. . ." More >

DRC to Publish Mining, Oil Contracts Online
Source: SteelGuru, Matsiko Mike  (6/1/11)
"DRC mining stakeholders sign code of conduct to increase transparency." More >

Bill Would Allow $500M Emergency Oil Sale
Source: Reuters, Tom Doggett  (6/1/11)
"Obama administration requests sale of $500M oil from U.S. emergency stockpile." More >

Hurricane Could Jolt Oil Markets
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Ryan Dezember  (6/1/11)
"This year's hurricane season could make traders jump." More >

Cuban Oil Find, Drilling Reverberates in Washington
Source: AdvisorOne, Gil Weinreich  (6/1/11)
"Oil discovery by a nation still under U.S. embargo will trigger strange political alliances." More >

Tim Murray: Light Oil Is the Next Big Play for Energy Stocks
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (5/31/11)
Light oil is the sweet spot for Jennings Capital Oil and Gas Analyst Tim Murray. He's finding plays that tap into pools via horizontal drilling. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Tim talks about finding big growth stories in small companies that require investors to take on a bit more risk. More >

Europe Expands Nat Gas Market
Source: Bloomberg, Lars Paulsson  (5/31/11)
"LNG market now includes around-the-clock trading and buying and selling in the Dutch market." More >

Saskatchewan Eyes $43B Expansion
Source: Leader-Post, Bruce Johnstone  (5/31/11)
"The region's robust potash, uranium and precious metals sectors are poised to benefit." More >

Oil Rises 2%
Source: Associated Press  (5/31/11)
"A sharp drop in the dollar and pipeline problems in the Midwest fueled oil's rally." More >

Global C02 Emissions Return to Record Highs
Source: Deutsche Welle  (5/31/11)
"GHG emissions edge close to level that should not be reached until 2020." More >

Op Ed: Marcellus Impact Fee Would Help Communities
Source: PennLive, Sen. Joe Scarnati  (5/30/11)
"Sen. Scarnati discusses his recently introduced legislation, Senate Bill 1100." More >

Adam Michael: Base Stock Evaluation on $90 Oil
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (5/26/11)
Platform Advisors Founder Adam Michael searches the globe for oil and gas discovery stories with established cash flows that support share value in reasonably secure political environments. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Adam reveals some names from his own portfolio holdings that he believes could generate considerable upside production growth to return significant multiples for investors, even if oil prices hover at $90/bbl for the next year. More >

Turkmenistan Has World's Second Largest Gas Field
Source: AFP  (5/26/11)
"The isolated republic has sought was to expand its client base beyond its neighbors in Eastern Europe." More >

DOE: Oil and Gas Supplies Grew
Source: Associated Press  (5/26/11)
"Crude supplies rose by 600,000 barrels to 370.9 million barrels." More >

Oil Drops Below $101
Source: CNBC  (5/26/11)
"A weaker dollar failed to compensate for mixed signs over U.S. crude demand." More >

Egypt Increases Domestic Energy Supplies
Source: Al-Masry Al-Youm, Ashraf Fekry  (5/25/11)
"The current liquid petroleum gas crisis is 'fabricated.'" More >

UK Panel: No Water Risk from Fracking
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Guy Chazan  (5/25/11)
"Committee found risks of water contamination were due to issues of well integrity." More >

U.S. Sues Big Oil Traders
Source: Business Day  (5/25/11)
"If they're alleging manipulation, the data is pretty dramatic." More >

Pickens Responds to Obama's Nat Gas Fleet Order
Source: Oil & Gas Financial Journal  (5/25/11)
"This is the leadership we need on this critically important issue." More >