Estrella International Energy Services' (EEN:TSXV) mixed operational results caused Canadian brokerage Canaccord Genuity to reduce its 3Q11 EBITDA forecast for the firm to C$2.04 million from C$2.62 million and its 4Q11 earnings prediction to C$3.1 million from C$3.36 million.
Oil bulls are hoping every shale play in the US pulls--"An Eagle Ford" But it hasn't worked out that way--so far, the Eagle Ford is unique.  What I mean by that is..it's the only Big Shale Formation in the US where oil production really is collapsing like The Market expected. By...
RICK RULE INTERVIEW PART II Keith:    Rick, in the first part of our interview we talked about the state of the energy market now, and what some of the opportunities are. But let’s talk details for a second—you’re aiming to come in somewhat as a lender of last resort in a...
Dear OGIB subscriber, I don’t often write my readers with this level of urgency. But recently I came across a situation so profitable and so pressing… I did 2 things right away. 1. I put $400,000 of my own money on the line in this single investment idea. 2. I dropped everything at once...
Canadian brokerage firm GMP Securities downgraded Trilogy Energy Corp (TET-TSX; TETZF-PINK) from a BUY to a HOLD today, but did not reduce its target price of $27.50 per share.  The stock closed at $27.25 on Tuesday, and GMP said the downgrade was because the stock has already hit its...
August is often one of the best months to buy natural gas stocks; gas prices and the commodities stocks overall are at a low.  There is often (but not last year!) a run up in gas prices in the fall – and stocks follow – as...
The Cline Shale in Texas is one of the hottest new shale plays in the USA.  Devon Energy (DVN-NYSE) is suggesting it’s a huge play, pervasive over a very large area on the eastern shelf of the Permian Basin. In fact, the Permian is bursting with new resource plays—what’s old...
Even with WTI prices above $70 per barrel, and international Brent crude closer to $80… there really isn’t much geopolitical premium in the oil price yet. And that’s scary (as in… scary bullish) because war in the Middle East has rarely looked more certain—in two places. First off, oil prices are...