Oil bulls are hoping every shale play in the US pulls--"An Eagle Ford"
But it hasn't worked out that way--so far, the Eagle Ford is unique. What I mean by that is..it's the only Big Shale Formation in the US where oil production really is collapsing like The Market expected.
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By: Bill Powers
Valuing public companies is a black art.
Analysts use many metrics, and when delivering a final price target on a stock, use the average of several methods—cash flow multiple, Net Asset Value and the esoteric “management premium”.
But I want to suggest to investors that right now, one of...
Many small exploration and production (E&P) companies could still be worthless even if oil prices rise next year according to RBC Capital Markets. RBC’s recent energy note—Surviving The Downdraft--looked at the prospects for 29 US and Canadian small cap stocks.
They are what I call The Zombie Stocks—The Walking Dead. ...
The Biggest Wins in the Market either come from
a) buying the leaders in an industry and staying with them
b) turn-around stocks--typically broken companies on the mend – and unique, high-growth small-cap stocks.
There’s another newsletter that specializes in this—very successfully. It’s Fabrice Taylor’s President’s Club. For the last five years,...
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...
RICK RULE INTERVIEW PART II
Keith: Rick, in the first part of our interview we talked about the state of the energy market now, and what some of the opportunities are.
But let’s talk details for a second—you’re aiming to come in somewhat as a lender of last resort in a...
Oil and gas producers are among the least profitable sectors in the energy world—yet they gain the most attention.
And they’re cyclical—you have to trade them. They had a great two year run from 2009-2011, then were the wrong place to be for two years, but the Polar Vortex of...
WHY DOES RICK SOUND SO HAPPY IN THIS ENERGY MARKET?
INTERVIEW WITH RICK RULE, SPROTT US HOLDINGS INC.
Rick Rule is a naturally happy guy, despite being immersed in one of the most depressed parts of the economy right now. I’ve known Rick for almost two decades, and it was his...