Toreador Resource's Investment in the Paris Basin… and How Its Estimated 96 Billion Barrels of Oil was Discovered It all started with a note. It was a handwritten note on the margins of a long-forgotten report, in French, from a well site geologist many years ago who was on a rig...
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...
Part 2: The Permian Basin - Cline Shale Resource Play In Part 1, I explained how the Permian Basin in Texas was exploding with industry and investor interest—because of all the new tight oil plays being discovered and developed. And that has me excited about the prospects for one Canadian junior—though...
One of the (most profitable) things I do for subscribers is stay on top of all the new shale plays popping up all over the world. While shale oil and gas are widespread in North America, the global shale revolution is just starting — but is sure to continue for...
Canadian energy stocks are playing serious catch up to their American cousins this year. And I think that should continue through 2014—Canada is the Best to Invest in energy for the first time in 2-3 years. Last year, everybody’s money was going into US stocks—in almost all industries. Energy...
Since oil really started crashing, the media can only talk negatively about oil. These are the same talking heads who had no clue about the impending 50% plunge in prices. Why do we listen to them—instead of paying attention to facts? Here is one fact….US gasoline and oil demand is surging. That...
Editor's Note:  My subscribers often suggest junior oil and gas stocks to me, to which I reply – convince me.  Write me a story about why I should care about that stock, and use my regular format. Two subscribers mentioned – and wrote up – Reliable Energy (REL-TSXv). Reliable Energy is...
The media said there was no winner at the June OPEC meeting held early this past week. But there was—a big winner in fact. OPEC producers didn’t win because they didn’t get a production-cap deal that would instantly give them a higher oil price. Even the Saudis are now issuing multi-billion dollar...