Category: Oil Investing

Everything You Know is Fracked

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted February 28, 2013

Editor Keith Kohl explains why the future of the U.S. energy boom relies on the highly controversial topic of hydraulic fracturing.

Bakken 201

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted February 27, 2013

In Part 2 of his History of the Bakken, Brian Hicks talks about the Father of the Bakken and the current boom state of the massive formation in North Dakota.

U.S. Crude Export Ban is Unsustainable

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted February 27, 2013

A ban on the export of U.S. crude oil has been in place for decades, but many companies are calling for a change in light of the shale boom...

Australian Shale Investment Opportunity

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted February 27, 2013

Australia's shale potential has been generating a lot of interest lately. And Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is the latest company to get involved...

Tullow Oil (LON: TLW) Drills for Ethiopian Oil

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted February 26, 2013

Tullow Oil (LON: TLW) has made a big oil discovery in East Africa. But investment, infrastructure, and stability problems plague the area...

Mississippian Lime Oil and Gas

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted February 25, 2013

China's Sinopec (NYSE: SNP) is set to purchase Chesapeake's (NYSE: CHK) Mississippian Lime assets as part of the U.S. company's efforts to reduce debt...

Iranian Oil Refinery

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted February 25, 2013

Pakistani officials want their nation to benefit from a planned Iranian oil refinery, but this has raised questions about the implications of U.S. sanctions...

The Bakken Effect

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted February 24, 2013

The Bakken region is now burgeoning with jobs and prospective workers. But a gap between residents and housing is causing unusual business practices...

Arctic Oil Stocks

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted February 24, 2013

The gatekeepers to about 70% of all Arctic oil feast on caviar and vodka, not burgers and fries. And Mother Russia still rules with an iron fist.

Past Peak Oil

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted February 21, 2013

Keith Kohl breaks down the misconceptions surrounding the world's oil supply and offers investors an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the U.S. oil revival.

Oil and Gas Pipeline MLPs

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted February 21, 2013

The government recently estimated that tax breaks for MLPs, including those that build oil and gas pipelines, could cost upwards of $7 billion...

East African LNG

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted February 20, 2013

India's state oil company is interested in obtaining a stake in an East African gas field, and it plans to build an LNG terminal to process the fuel...