Rick Rule: Supply Decrease + Demand Increase = Explosive Oil Upside
Source: Special to The Energy Report  (9/6/11)
Global Resource Investments Founder and Chairman Rick Rule is a self-described energy bull. In this special Energy Report from his latest web broadcast, he highlights the global macro-trends that will drive energy prices—oil, natural gas, uranium and alternative energy—way up in the coming years. More >

Deficit Panel May Aim at Oil Tax Breaks
Source: Houston Chronicle, Jennifer Dlouhy  (9/6/11)
"A big question is whether the panel will embark on a broad rewrite of the tax code, with a lower corporate tax rate in exchange." More >

The Black Monday the Public Doesn't Know About
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (9/5/11)
"We will need to see some resolutions in Euro-land before gold will trade lower or sideways." More >

Kuwait, Saudi Boosted Oil Output to Ease Prices
Source: AFP  (9/4/11)
"'Without this measure, oil prices would have shot above current levels causing a global crisis and contributing to a recession in the global economy.'" More >

Trading Oil's Trends
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (9/1/11)
"This week, the overall market is leaning towards lower prices. All bounces in the oil price should be considered shorting opportunities." More >

Oil Trades Near One-Month High
Source: Bloomberg, Mark Shenk  (9/1/11)
"U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly grew last month and jobless claims decreased, bolstering hopes for the world's biggest crude consumer." More >

How Much U.S. Shale Gas Is There, Really?
Source: MIT Technology Review, Mike Orcutt  (8/31/11)
"It appears there are more than enough recoverable resources in the Marcellus to meet foreseeable demand." More >

Natural Gas Marches On
Source: The Motley Fool, Adam J. Crawford  (8/31/11)
"An expanding natural gas refueling infrastructure coupled with the decreasing incremental cost to convert could jump-start the natural gas vehicle industry." More >

Earthquakes, Hurricanes and. . .Shale?
Source: IPAA  (8/31/11)
"The U.S. Geological Survey announced has increased its estimates of Marcellus Shale natural gas deposits to a staggering 84 trillion cubic feet." More >

Oil Stocks and Relative Strength: What to Look For
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (8/30/11)
"Certain stocks will perform better than index benchmarks and others will perform worse. By using both oil and stock indexes we can improve our chances of picking quality stocks." More >

Natural Gas Stocks Expand In Line
Source: Zacks Investment Research  (8/30/11)
"The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed an in-line build-up in natural gas supplies." More >

Western Majors to Get First Crack at Libyan Oil
Source: David Zeiler, Money Morning  (8/30/11)
"Countries that supported Gadhafi's overthrow will likely be first in line for post-war Libyan oil production, while those that sat on the sidelines may miss out." More >

Fracking Is Here to Stay
Source: Financial Post, Christopher Swann  (8/30/11)
"Even by ultra-conservative reckonings, there's still up to 109 years of production remaining." More >

The Perils of Moving from Oil to Synthetic Fuel for Vehicles
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (8/29/11)
"What's happening in Uzbekistan right now has great relevance for the rest of us—especially when it comes to how we power our vehicles." More >

Unleashing Energy and Jobs
Source: Houston Chronicle, Barry Russell  (8/29/11)
"Forget what you thought you knew about the oil and gas industry. In the U.S., it's the independents that are doing the heavy lifting." More >

Alberta Makes Concessions to Oil-Sand Producers in Parks Plan
Source: Dow Jones, Edward Welsch  (8/29/11)
"Final version of the conservation plan for the oil-sands region achieves 'balance between the environment, development and the community aspect of living and working in Alberta.'" More >

Crude Gains as Market Hopes for Fed Action
Source: Dow Jones, Jerry DiColo  (8/25/11)
"Stock and commodity markets hope that the Federal Reserve will signal a new round of stimulus measures Friday." More >

Risk-On Trades Are Back
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (8/25/11)
"The overall market seems to be entering a pivot point. It's likely that another big move is brewing." More >

Libya to Honor All Legal Oil Deals: Jehani
Source: Reuters, Mahmoud Habboush  (8/24/11)
"Reconstruction efforts to bring oil and other industrial infrastructure back to normal would take at least nine months." More >

Oil Trade Links to Syria Cut Ahead of Embargo
Source: Financial Times, Javier Blas and Sylvia Pfeifer  (8/24/11)
"Industry executives said that several traders and foreign oil companies had over the past few days quietly stopped dealing with Syria." More >

Oil Trade Links to Syria Cut
Source: Financial Times, Javier Blas and Sylvia Pfeifer  (8/24/11)
"The world's largest oil traders and international oil companies are severing their trade links with Syria as the EU prepares to impose an oil embargo." More >

Christopher Henwood: Get Out of the Way and Let Markets Work
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (8/23/11)
Thomson Reuters' Commodity and Energy Specialist Christopher Henwood believes bailouts of too-big-to-fail companies and countries addicted to entitlements have cast an ominous shadow over the global economy. Nevertheless, he finds room for optimism as global economic turmoil puts downward pressure on energy prices, which should give the economy some breathing room. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Chris shares a bit of his market knowledge and economic philosophy. More >

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including Thomson Reuters' Commodity and Energy Specialist Christopher Henwood's interview in today's Energy Report discussing his strategy for hedging uncertainty with gold and oil. More >

U.S. to Slash Marcellus Shale Gas Estimate 80%
Source: Bloomberg, Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Katarzyna Klimasinska   (8/23/11)
"The revised estimates are likely to spur a debate over industry projections of the potential value of shale gas." More >

What's Next for Oil
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (8/22/11)
"Oil drifted higher into resistance with declining volume before a sharp pullback on heavy volume. It may be forming a base that would act as a launch pad for higher prices in coming weeks." More >