by +Keith Schaefer There’s always a bull market in energy—you just have to know which sub-sector to buy. So where do my subscribers and I make money right now? You might be surprised by the answer...but first some context... In Q3 2103, oil producers in North America were the place to be, as...
Dear OGIB reader, A 21st century wild-west scenario is developing in Texas. It all has to do with the fast-rising use of water in the Lone Star state's energy patch. There are two “Sheriffs” – state and national regulators – each with conflicting ideas. And that means the townsfolk—all the oil and gas...
There are two very important energy stocks for investors to watch.  In Canada, it’s the large integrated oil producer Suncor—symbol SU on both the TSX and NYSE.  In the United States, it’s the large independent refinery company Valero—VLO-NYSE. I think they’re important because I see the as them as energy...
The Duvernay code has been cracked, and Canadian analysts are racing to update their financial models. It’s one of the biggest plays in Canada, and in a very short time it has gone from a very expensive science experiment to a money making play. Recent results from Chevron (CVX-NYSE) and...
Commodity’ is now a four letter word. Metal prices have collapsed.  Oil is plummeting.  Natural gas and coal are struggling, and iron ore is on death’s door. But right now, there is one commodity that everyone agrees will rise in price this year. The Big Banks are piling into the idea. Analyst...
The Coming Energy Infrastructure Overcapacity Glut October 1, 2015 By: Bill Powers When free money is thrown at any part of the energy industry for a long enough length of time, the natural boom bust cycle can be taken to extremes and massive distortions can develop. Due to unprecedented access to all forms...
The water dilemma around fracking in the oil patch is valued in the billions. And entrepreneurs are quickly developing a suite of technologies to solve it. The issue is both the quality of water — residents near oil and gas wells want 100% comfort that fracking does not contaminate their groundwater...
Lithium is the hottest commodity in global energy, and there’s a race on to develop the next greenfield lithium mine (greenfield=from scratch). Lithium X (LIX-TSXv; LIXXF-OTCBB)) took a big step to being The Next Big Lithium Producer with a deal last week to get a pilot plant operating at their Sal...