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...
The rapid increase in horizontal drilling and the shale revolution in the energy sector is re-defining the need and demand for North American energy services companies. This has created a work backlog that has the entire industry – drillers, fracking companies, fluid specialists, water services - stretched to the limit,...
I love speaking at investment conferences.  I learn so much from the subscribers and investors that I meet there. One of my subscribers is a landman from Wyoming, a former professional rodeo rider who flew up to see me at the Calgary Resource Investment Conference last weekend.  I sat wide...
Dear OGIB Reader, Over the next few weeks, oil and gas companies are going through a special sort of reporting period… and it’s going to have some important ramifications for stock prices — especially for junior gas producers. Here’s why: At the end of each calendar year, every single junior energy producer...
*Editor's Note: The following is a report I developed for Oil & Gas Investor magazine, published in its December 2010 edition. Part 1 of the story is re-printed below with their permission. Exchange-traded funds have been on a roll. Here’s how to find the one with the best fit, and...
Every year the stock market gives me new lessons to learn, and I’ll share a few from 2010. When it comes to the junior and intermediate North American oil and gas plays, I want to buy expensive stocks.  I rarely buy cheap stocks.  That sounds counter-intuitive, but it makes sense. When...
Part 2:  How To Position Yourself for High-Risk, High-Reward International Plays How do you find – and play - the junior oil exploration stocks that can be 10-baggers for investors? These are the companies that are drilling high-impact wells that can produce thousands of barrels a day – and their success...
ENERGY INVESTING 101 Dear OGIB Reader, Investing in oil and gas stocks is actually quite simple. Investors have two basic choices when starting out: 1) Do I want to get a stockbroker who specializes in oil & gas (probably based in Calgary or Texas) and do what (s)he tells me; or 2) Do...