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...
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...
The top growth sector for investors in 2011 Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracing” companies are overtaking drilling companies as the largest subset of the energy services sector – and research from two Canadian brokerage firms suggests that investors can expect fracking companies to continue growing strong into 2011 and beyond. All the...
The Experts Weigh In:  The 2001 Outlook for the Cardium Oil Formation PART II – what did we learn in 2010 and where is the next Cardium? Improving economics, higher oil prices and exploration that pushes the boundaries are three factors that could create even higher valuations in the Cardium play,...
Why "Time Is on Their Side" in 2011 PART 1 OF A 2 PART SERIES... What mergers and acquisitions will happen in the Cardium oil play in 2011? In the last half of 2009 and the first half of 2010 the Cardium was the hottest play in Canada.  Valuations moved up quickly...
The Alberta Bakken has gained a lot of visibility in the last month, but how quickly will events on the ground develop?  And where can retail investors profit the most from this new play? This hot new play is being touted as a probable look-alike for the Saskatchewan-North Dakota Bakken. ...
One of the Largest North American Oil Discoveries in Decades What has the oil and gas industry so excited about the Alberta Bakken – the stealth play of the year? Some big companies on both sides of the 49th parallel have spent millions buying thousands of acres of land – with...
The best new shale oil play you’ve never heard of is getting ready to explode onto investors’ radar early in 2011 – the Alberta Bakken. Located on either side of the Alberta/Montana border, the key land packages in this play have been assembled with very little news or...