The Energy Sector is having a RED day; a down day as oil prices re-trench.  Oil is supposed to do that at this time of year--the shoulder season between summer driving season and winter heating. But it always makes me re-think my investing strategies.  So right NOW--if I had to--where...
Toronto-based Cormark Securities reaffirmed its Top Pick recommendation for Pure Energy Services (PSV:TSX) and increased its target price for the company's stock to $14.00 from $13.00.
In my last story – Investing in Energy Services Stocks -- I explained why the entire energy services industry should see rising revenue and profits over the next few years. These are the companies in major demand as the shale revolution continues. Now let's look at the services sub-group that's really...
Energy market analytics company BENTEK Energy said that the Environmental Protection Agency's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule would likely benefit the natural gas industry at the expense of the coal industry.
The market is flying.  Meme stocks are back.  It is good times again. But I have not been a big buyer.Instead, I have taken the opportunity to reduce my positions – particularly in oil – and regroup.I am not convinced that what we have here is a sustained bull market...
Zeke Zeringue is a man with a plan. But the new CEO of Calgary based GasFrac (GFS-TSX) says shareholders need to understand it’s a long-term plan. Zeringue took over as CEO of GasFrac in October 2011, 14 months after it went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. GasFrac is unique in...
Alberta may not be back to its former self, but it sure looks like it is getting off the mat. It always starts with jobs, especially in Alberta. Here the news has turned positive for the first time in years. Unemployment in Alberta dropped to 7.2% in February. Source: economicdashboard.alberta.ca Unemployment is now below...
Is This “Biggest Factor” Silently Charging Up The U.S. Natural Gas Market? Mexican natural gas imports from the US will keep increasing through 2016 and 2017, to the point where Mexican demand could be 9% of US production with two years, up from the current 3.5%. The chart below shows the...