Leave No Rock Unturned to Find Natural Resource Stocks with Game-Changing Catalysts
Source: Jason Mallin of The Gold Report  (6/9/14)
Renowned investor Peter Lynch once said, "The person who turns over the most rocks wins the game." All resource investors should be turning over rocks, but who has time to track hundreds of companies, to visit projects, to meet with management? The Gold Report has asked Sprott's Rick Rule, Canaccord Genuity's Joe Mazumdar and Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin's Keith Schaefer to identify a select group of natural resource companies they feel are poised to make a move before the end of the year. We will be tracking these precious metals and oil & gas companies with game-changing catalysts on the newly launched Natural Resources Watchlist. More >

What To Look For in an E&P Company: Foucaud's Secrets for International Investing
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (6/5/14)
Stephane Foucaud sees a very positive period for the international E&P sector on the horizon. Cash is flowing back into the sector in spite of the unstable politics of some producing countries. In this interview with The Energy Report, the managing director of institutional research at FirstEnergy Capital reveals what he looks for in an investment candidate and where you can find promising opportunities in oil and gas. More >

Joe Giamichael's Top Two Oil & Gas Fixer-Uppers
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (5/29/14)
Joe Giamichael likes a project. The founder of Umbrella Research & Advisory finds underperforming junior explorers and producers with fundamentals that spell success, and he works with them to achieve their potential. In this interview with The Energy Report, Giamichael describes the strategies that have allowed these companies to thrive, and why the good times are just beginning for shareholders. More >

Pad Drilling: Innovation in the Oil and Gas Industry
Source: Visual Capitalist  (5/29/14)
"Pad drilling is one of the most significant innovations in the oil and gas industry in recent times." More >

Cash in on Energy in Ukraine and the Rift Basins of Eastern Africa
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (5/22/14)
Sometimes a major's trash is a junior's treasure. That's the story in East Africa, where majors began outlining resources and then ditched them for onshore assets. In their wake, junior companies with technical expertise are ready to unlock more wealth than the large caps thought possible. In this interview with The Energy Report, Canaccord Genuity Director of Research Christopher Brown fills us in on hidden opportunities in the rift basins of east Africa. He also shares an interesting perspective on how to make money on oil and gas ventures in Ukraine. More >

Surfing the Volatility Curve with Jason Wangler
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (5/22/14)
There is money to be made as oil and gas prices fluctuate. Wunderlich Securities' Analyst Jason Wangler is no Pollyanna—he casts a cold, analytical eye on the volatility of the energy markets. In this interview with The Energy Report, Jason explains how to create a solid portfolio of attractive North American juniors—with lucrative side trips to South America and Africa.
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Which Resource Areas Show Signs of Strength?
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (5/19/14)
"Global growth in 2014 is likely to accelerate, for the first time in four years, to 3.5%, according to ISI. This is constructive news for commodities." More >

Phil Juskowicz: How to Beat the Street to North American Energy Profits
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (5/15/14)
When differentials emerge, it's time for investors to take notice. Phil Juskowicz, a managing director in Casimir Capital's research department, smells
opportunity in micro-cap oil and gas companies, which have lagged behind the small caps for the last three years. In this interview with The Energy Report, Juskowicz explains how they are undervalued, and why they are the ultimate
leveraged plays in the (very likely) event of natural gas demand growth.
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Fadel Gheit: Lift Oil Export Ban, Free Domestic Profits and Defeat Russia
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (5/15/14)
Oppenheimer & Co. Managing Director and Senior Energy Analyst Fadel Gheit knows how to thwart Russia's aggressive tendencies and encourage domestic oil and gas production: Lift the ban on oil exports. In the absence of a strategic U.S. energy policy, some companies will do better than others. In this interview with The Energy Report, conducted during earnings season, Gheit shares some of his insights on which companies have catalysts with bottom-line impacts. More >

Bill Newman: Get Over Your Fear and Go for Black Gold in Argentina
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (5/8/14)
It's been a long time since the Repsol fiasco in Argentina, and the oil-rich nation has been making steady efforts to encourage foreign investment in its energy sector. Bill Newman, vice president of international oil and gas with Mackie Research Capital, insists investors should focus less on political risk and more on the world-class Vaca Muerta shale play. In this interview with The Energy Report, Newman names oil and gas majors and junior explorers making progress, and recommends a few names that are taking advantage of Argentina's production incentives. More >

How to Exploit the Coming Natural Gas Export Explosion: Frank Curzio
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (5/8/14)
There's more than one way to invest in energy, and you don't have to choose between majors and juniors. Frank Curzio, editor of the Small Stock Specialist newsletter, tells us exactly why every investor needs a diversified portfolio of juniors, large-cap oil and gas producers and natural gas services. In this interview with The Energy Report, Curzio talks of a shifting political climate and why it could mean a massive boom for U.S. natural gas exports. Don't let yourself be caught out in the cold when the natural gas market catches fire. More >

Malcolm Shaw: Why Is the Market Ignoring These Companies?
Source: Tom Armistead of The Mining Report  (5/6/14)
Malcolm Shaw is looking at a modern-day map to buried treasure. He sees a company operating a shale-oil well that has tested at a free-flow rate of 590 barrels per day, a junior producer in Argentina working naturally fractured shale, an unrecognized frack sand resource, and a company that owns one of the most exciting uranium discoveries on the planet. Yet Shaw, a partner at Hydra Capital Partners Inc., is sometimes mystified by the lack of investor interest. In this interview with The Mining Report, Shaw talks about these projects and more, explaining how a savvy investor can profit from diamond-in-the-rough opportunities. More >

Albania Is Fertile Ground for Oil Opportunities
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (5/5/14)
"Today Bankers' Albanian discovery is the largest onshore oilfield in all of Europe." More >

Angelos Damaskos: The Best Way to Profit from Peak Oil
Source: Kevin Michael Grace of The Energy Report  (5/1/14)
The era of cheap oil is over, declares Angelos Damaskos. In this interview with The Energy Report, the principal adviser of the Junior Oils Trust says that oil will become progressively more expensive to find, with prices topping the all-time high of $147 per barrel within 10 to 20 years. He counsels that investors should avoid the majors (too stodgy) and the pure explorers (too risky) and should instead choose producers or near-producers, highlighting five companies with good reserves and room to grow. More >

Andrew Coleman Wants to Know if You Are Ready for the Global Oil Surplus
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (4/24/14)
As North America continues to produce more oil and gas than the world knows what to do with, Raymond James Analyst Andrew Coleman thinks the sector is likely to remain sluggish. But if investing is a bit of a poker game, you need to learn to read the table if you want the best chance at a winning hand. In this interview with The Energy Report, Coleman explains the international supply/demand disparity and tells us which oil and gas producers he values highest in an uncertain energy market. More >

Why Energy Is Catching the Market's Eye
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (4/23/14)
"In a spectacularly performing market during 2013, energy lacked some of the incredible performance seen throughout the other sectors, but recently it has turned up, catching the attention of the market yet again." More >

Do You Practice Quality of Life Investing? Michael Berry Does
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (4/17/14)
Energy and food will be hot commodities as emerging middle classes start buying cars and beef. That is why, in this interview with The Energy Report, Discovery Investing Founder Michael Berry explains the importance of quality of life investing. Oil and gas, uranium and fertilizer stocks are on sale now, but might not be in the years to come. More >

Why Ukraine's Gas Industry May Be the Most Profitable in the World
Source: Robert Bensh, OilPrice.com  (4/16/14)
"Right now, the pipeline system is nothing but a conduit for Russian gas into Europe. It could be much more." More >

Three Key Metrics to Identify a Superstar Investment
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Mining Report  (4/15/14)
Etienne Moshevich, editor of Alphastox.com, looks at three things before he decides to get excited about a company: people, projects and structure. In this interview with The Mining Report, Moshevich explains his ground-up approach to evaluating junior resource companies and names the names that are set to rake in the profits. More >