As I explained in Part 1: Atlantic Canada Oil Shale Projects, we're seeing a shale revolution all over the world right now… from the juniors to the seniors. And we're seeing this increasingly in all-but-forgotten plays. Take the Green Point play, for example. The management team at Shoal Point...
One of the largest undeveloped shale plays in the world will get its First Big Test next month--June—the Beetaloo Basin in northern Australia. It’s timely, it’s big, and for shareholders of Falcon Oil and Gas (FO-TSXv), it’s free.  CEO Philip O’Quigley (yes he lives in Ireland) has done a novel-worthy...
Can shale oil and gas carry the U.S. to energy independence? The short answer is no, says Credit Suisse (CS) in a September 7 report, but North America as a whole could be energy self-sufficient. CS hangs their thesis on 4 key pegs: 1. Flow rates from oil wells about 25% higher than now,...
Everyone knows that Iraq is an important oil producing country. But Iraq is more than just important, it is critical. Iraq is so important that in October of 2012 the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report called “World Energy Special Outlook On Iraq”. In that report the IEA concluded that in 2035 oil prices would be...
Great Investors Share One Trait – They Wait For The Fat Pitch (Exactly Like This One) If you want to be a really good investor, you need to be able to do one thing really well: Sit on your hands and do nothing. It sounds easy, but it is the hardest thing...
Half the oil price but 4x the free cash flow! Sounds like a pitch from Barnum & Bailey's circus, doesn't it--Step right up folks and see it with  your own eyes! I'm going to show this magic trick--starting with the chart below.  In 2017 at $50 oil, Vermilion Energy (VET-TSX/NYSE)...
Part 2 of a 3-part Series: The new “tight”or “unconventional” oil and gas plays being discovered all over the world are so different from conventional production that independent reserve evaluators face new challenges when calculating reserves. That was one of the findings that came out of a conversation I had with...
How to Find and Play the 10-Baggers Abroad - Part 1 What were the oil stocks that made me the biggest profits in 2010? It was junior oil stocks with international plays.  Companies like Xcite Energy (XEL-TSXv) that went from 62 cents to $6 last year with a heavy oil play...