Energy and Capital Archives

Forest Oil (NYSE: FST) Taps Eagle Ford Shale

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 14, 2013

Low natural gas prices have created a decreasing cash flow for Forest Oil (NYSE: FST), but it plans to accelerate its oil drilling program in the Eagle Ford with the help of Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE:...

Veolia (NYSE: VE) Wins LNG Water Treatment Contract

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 14, 2013

BG Group (LON: BG) has signed on Veolia (NYSE: VE) to treat and recycle groundwater from LNG production...

Pickens Plan for Natural Gas Returns

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 14, 2013

Natural gas vehicle use has shot up globally, but the U.S., despite its natural gas boom, is far behind many other nations...

Another Failed Government Energy Policy

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted April 14, 2013

Solyndra cost us about a half billion tax dollars. This next one could run as much as $22 billion!

Salty Saudi Tears

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted April 11, 2013

Keith Kohl peels back the layers of lies the Saudis have been telling the world for decades regarding their oil production... and reveals a way to profit from their scheme.

Oil Demand Forecast Lowered for 2013

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 11, 2013

OPEC and the IEA both revised down their projections for oil demand growth through 2013. But that doesn't mean production is lagging...

Israel Natural Gas Production Begins

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 11, 2013

The Israeli offshore natural gas reserve tapped by Noble Energy (NYSE: NBL) has been in production for nearly a week...

Keystone XL Approval Bill

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 11, 2013

House Republicans are tired of waiting on President Obama for a Keystone XL decision that may never come, so they're putting the pressure on...

Blockbuster U.S. Shale Formation

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 10, 2013

This past Monday, one of our favorite drillers announced a blockbuster gas well, and it's starting to make some serious waves...

Shale Doubles Natural Gas Resources

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 10, 2013

A recent study by the Potential Gas Committee has shown that recoverable natural gas reserves are much higher than last estimated...

Lithium-ion Battery Breakthrough?

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 10, 2013

While some battery manufacturers are working on improving the lithium-ion battery, others are going back to the lead-acid battery...

North Dakota Refinery Boom

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 10, 2013

A refinery from MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU) and Calumet Specialty Products Partners (NASDAQ: CLMT) will be the first new U.S. refinery in over 35 years...