High Energy Prices Ensure Strong Q2 Results
Source: OilBarrel.com  (8/3/11)
"Results from oil majors showed a flurry of telephone-style profits and a sector in rude financial health despite some underlying anxiety." More >

U.S. Dependence on Petroleum Imports Is Falling
Source: Kansas City Star, Steve Everly  (8/3/11)
"The U.S. once imported two-thirds of what the country's refineries needed. In 2010, imports fell to 49%. What happened?" More >

Tokyo Looks to Build Natural Gas Power Plant
Source: Japan Times, Takahiro Fukada  (8/3/11)
"The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants to build a natural gas-fueled plant that can generate equivalent electricity to one nuclear reactor." More >

The Heat Is on Private Gas Well Owners
Source: thespec.com, Matthew Van Dongen  (8/2/11)
"A permanent plug may be the fate of thousands private natural gas wells still in use across southwestern Ontario, an end to a historic free ride amid fluctuating oil and power prices." More >

Oil Swerves Between Small Gains and Losses
Source: Market Watch, Claudia Assis and Virginia Harrison  (8/2/11)
"Crude oil futures alternated between edging higher and inching down as the U.S. debt deal cleared its first legislative hurdle." More >

Profit from Oil's Seasonal Low
Source: Forbes, Tom Aspray  (8/2/11)
"The usual summertime correction in oil prices is now setting up risk-controlled buying opportunities for stocks and ETFs." More >

Oil in the Family
Source: Gambit, Alex Woodward  (8/2/11)
"One of five offshore inspectors were recused from duties due to personal ties. Where will the industry turn to find experienced employees?" More >

Jordan Looking at All Energy Options
Source: UPI  (8/2/11)
"Jordanian officials said they are looking at all of their options in response to attacks on Egyptian natural gas networks." More >

Indonesia Offers Nine CBM Blocks, One Oil and Gas Block
Source: Platts  (8/1/11)
"The Indonesian government has invited bids for nine coal-bed methane blocks and one oil and gas block." More >

Oil Breaks to Be Tax Targets for New Committee
Source: Bloomberg, Richard Rubin  (8/1/11)
"The next deficit-reduction talks to raise taxes for oil companies will face opposition from Republicans who have the procedural power to stop them." More >

Josh Young: Forget Commodity Prices; Invest in Undervalued Companies
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (7/28/11)
Oil and gas prices may go up or down, but that doesn't bother Josh Young, portfolio manager and founder of Young Capital Management. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he tells us why his key to finding potential winners in the oil and gas (O&G) business is based on finding stocks with attractive assets trading at a large discount to their intrinsic values rather than particular commodity prices. More >

Equities Are Hit with Panic Selling, What Does It Mean?
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (7/28/11)
"We are in for some choppy price action, but the odds are pointing to higher prices for both stocks and commodities." More >

World Gains From U.S. Natural Gas Abundance
Source: VOA News, Greg Flakus  (7/28/11)
"A new study says the U.S. natural gas boom also may help ease energy problems in other parts of the world." More >

Could a Natural Gas Cartel Emerge?
Source: Daily Green, Jim DiPeso  (7/28/11)
"With oil, the results of global market reactions will soon show up at the corner gas station. Not so with natural gas." More >

Bullish Oil Technicals
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence   (7/26/11)
"If a bull-market upleg is indeed brewing, speculators and investors alike ought to capitalize on this excellent buying opportunity in oil stocks."
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Oil Prices Fall on U.S. Default Concerns
Source: The Street, Andrea Tse  (7/26/11)
"Oil futures sink as the economy continues to show signs of deterioration." More >

U.S. Natural Gas Futures Rise with Temperatures
Source: Dow Jones, Amy D'Onofrio  (7/26/11)
"Futures fell slightly early Monday but reversed course as traders looked to more heat forecasts supportive of prices." More >

Energy Boom Fuels Hiring
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Ryan Dezember  (7/26/11)
"Oilfield services companies are pushing U.S. energy employment to its highest level in two decades." More >

Will Oil Reach $120 by December?
Source: Wall Street Cheat Sheet, Eric McWhinnie  (7/26/11)
"Although there have been numerous economic reports to derail oil, the black gold continues to hold firm." More >

Transparent Li-Ion Batteries Make Electricity-Generating Windows Possible
Source: RSC, Kate McAlpine  (7/26/11)
"It is now possible to increase the battery's energy storage without sacrificing its transparency." More >

2011 Halftime Report: Oil Outlook Remains Strong
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (7/25/11)
"Emerging markets are almost entirely the source of this increased demand." More >

China Buys Another Piece of Oil Patch
Source: The Globe and Mail Carrie Tait  (7/21/11)
"China had been content to learn the ropes in Canada, rather than operate the controls—this approach may change." More >

U.S. Panel Backs Canadian Oil Pipeline
Source: AFP  (7/21/11)
"Committee advocated supporting a democratic ally rather than sourcing oil 'from Hugo Chavez in Venezuela.'" More >

U.S. Judge Puts Brakes on Oil Sands Gear
Source: The Globe and Mail, Nathan Vanderklippe  (7/20/11)
"A controversial plan to transport oil sands equipment using scenic U.S. highways has hit another roadblock." More >

Crude Gains as Greek Outlook Brightens
Source: Wall Street Journal, Dan Strumpf  (7/19/11)
"A weaker dollar helped oil prices advance, as the outlook for another bailout for Greece brightened."
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