Condensate prices in Canada are soaring—now sitting some $14/barrel ABOVE WTI—making it the most valuable Canadian energy product. It’s creating huge profits for the lucky few natural gas producers who have large condensate volumes in their production stream.Condensate is both a heavy Natural Gas Liquid (NGL), and a super light...
The chase for yield has investors asking lots of questions about MLPs -- Master Limited Partnerships. Today's editorial is an 8-point checklist every investor should know before adding MLPs to their portfolios, and comes from guest editor Brian O’Connell. by +Keith Schaefer Can you afford to miss out on an investment opportunity...
Activity in the huge Bakken field is going home. Home is Montana, where the Bakken was originally discovered. Drilling equipment and crews are moving back across the border from North Dakota—where the Bakken Boom has been the Biggest—boosting Montana’s rig count to 22 from just eight at this time last year....
I’m all about empowering retail investors.  I write my blog and my subscriber paid copy to help them gain back an edge against the institutional money that gets better information faster in the markets.  I mean, how many retail investors have a paid analyst at their call? That’s why I’m...
by Jen Alic Welcome to East Africa—home of a potential 28 billion barrels of recoverable oil, 440 trillion cubic feet of gas and 14 billion barrels of natural gas liquids. Recent success by Africa Oil (AOI-TSX; AQIFF-PINK)—the stock went from $2-$11 in just two months in the spring of 2012 on...
Dear OGIB Reader, The leading Canadian junior oil companies are doing whatever they can to create value for their shareholders. Three of the top junior oil companies in Canada are turning away from high growth and into dividend plays this morning. These are all well-respected, leading junior management teams. One was...
In Part 1 - How To Trade the Oil Markets, Canadian oil and gas research analysts Josef Schachter and Martin Pelletier explained one of the key strategies to make money in the junior oil sector—trade the volatility; learn how to read the swings. Here, they share some of their best money-making strategies...
What’s the biggest lesson retail investors need to learn to increase profits in these markets? It’s knowing how and when to trade volatility. The professionals say trading volatility really is the only way to make money in a flat to down market, which the energy sector (especially the juniors!) has gone through since...