Energy and Capital Archives

SeaBird Exploration (SBX.OL) gets $6M to Survey Oceania

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 17, 2014

Deepwater exploration off the coast of New Zealand has been shackled with new regulations, but it's still lucrative for surveryors.

The Natural Gas Revival

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted March 17, 2014

Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl explains where to look for investors trying to find the most profitable part of a gas boom.

Lynden (TSXV: LVL) Spuds First Well in Wolfcamp Shale

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 16, 2014

Canada's Lynden Energy will be spudding its first horizontal well in West Texas in May.

Ohio Puts Marcellus Frackers on Hiatus

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 16, 2014

Nearly a dozen earthquakes have occurred around a Marcellus drilling operation in Ohio. The state's natural resources department has stepped in to shut it down.

Company Crowdfunds Hybrid Transmission Retrofit

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 13, 2014

With a four-month old patent on a design that began more than 20 years ago, an Ohio-based company is trying to bring a new automotive transmission to market.

West Texas Oil

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 13, 2014

Keith Kohl's favorite microcap oil driller just made a new 52-week high...

New Company Rock Oil Holdings gets $250M toward shale plays

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 12, 2014

Private Investment firm Riverstone Holdings is sinking $250 million into a new company called Rock Oil Holdings, hoping to cash in on shale plays.

91.1 Million Barrel Per Day Demand, Says OPEC

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 11, 2014

OPEC has bumped up its estimate for global oil demand yet again; the second time in as many months.

Hyundai Plans Electric Car for 2016

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 10, 2014

Ford, Chevrolet Fiat, BMW, Toyota, Tesla, Renault, Nissan, Honda, and Volkswagen all have electric cars in production. Now, South Korea's Hyundai says it will get in on the action.

R.I.P OPEC

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted March 10, 2014

Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl takes a hard look at where investors are finding the most profitable drilling stocks during the U.S. oil boom.

New Philips (NYSE: PHG) LED Bulbs Hit Shelves

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 9, 2014

A new design of LED bulb eliminates the bulky heat sink and flattens the profile, making it lighter and more radiative.

Investing in Fracking

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 9, 2014

Individual municipalities are banning hydraulic fracturing, and Los Angeles could become the biggest one yet.