WHY DOES RICK SOUND SO HAPPY IN THIS ENERGY MARKET? INTERVIEW WITH RICK RULE, SPROTT US HOLDINGS INC. Rick Rule is a naturally happy guy, despite being immersed in one of the most depressed parts of the economy right now.  I’ve known Rick for almost two decades, and it was his...
Goldman Sachs made a prediction on Sunday, September 11, that the United States will become the world's largest oil producing country by 2017.
Norm Lamarche is bullish on everything to do with natural gas. That is - everything except the producers of it. "The real opportunity here is clearly for the consumers of natural gas in North America," says Investment Executive's 2009 Fund Manager of the Year, and a principal at Front Street Capital...
It’s often tempting to cut and run following a big dump in the stock market, but it’s also a good time to take a breather and reset some priorities to take advantage of the next market cycle. The good news is that if you’re still reading, it...
I became a believer in this oil price move on Wednesday, when a bearish weekly report came out from the EIA—the US Energy Information Administration. US production was up and inventories were up—everything about that report was bearish.  The oil price only dropped for an hour, maybe 90 minutes, then...
My experience is that in the stock market, wealth is built in steps. My portfolio is flat for 12-18 months, and then a Big Win comes.  Flat again, then Big Win.  Repeat. (The hard part of investing is keeping that money, during the flat times.) Big Wins actually come along regularly; every...
Junior oil and gas company Crown Point Ventures Ltd. (CWV:TSXV) recently announced its plans to drill between 10 and 24 wells in San Jorge Basin in the next 24 months and two to four wells in the Neuquén Basin.
North America seems to be experiencing a new oil age, with production that could reach record levels by 2016, according to a report recently issued by Bentek Energy.