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...
How much oil is there in newly economic shale oil deposits around the world? We won’t know that for 50 years or more, but it’s not stopping energy companies from publicizing some extremely large prospective resource estimates – like, tens of billions of barrels of oil - with...
When it gets really cold at home we like to dream of far-off and warmer places we can go to look for oil and gas. In that regard, Peru is emerging as a real hot spot for Canadian junior exploration companies. In fact, almost all of South America is hot (literally...
Editor's Note:  In my last story I explained how lower gas prices could affect reserves, as reserve reporting season is underway.  Below, here's a look at how some junior oil companies might fare. - Keith Part 3 of a 3-part Series Reserves redux: Last time we talked about reserve reports and how natural...
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...
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...
Dear OGIB Reader, Following is a story my research team put together on the oil field service sector, including what it is that's driving the positive numbers... and two ways to play the momentum. Enjoy, - Keith -------------------------------------------------- Drilling levels in Western Canada are often a good barometer of the weather. 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...