Dundee's David Talbot Charges Ahead, Confident that Uranium Has a Bright Future
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (4/9/15)
Smart energy investors pay attention when Dundee Capital Markets' David A. Talbot speaks. With decades of experience as a geologist and financial analyst, Talbot knows his game. He puts his muddy boots on the ground, always visiting a mine before recommending a buy. In a wide-ranging interview with The Energy Report, Talbot opens Dundee's basket of well-positioned uranium mining firms—all well-managed companies that will pump out riches as the uranium price stabilizes. More >

Chen Lin Sees Buying Opportunity of a Lifetime in Energy Stocks
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (4/2/15)
After correctly predicting $47/bbl oil last year, Chen Lin, author of the popular stock newsletter What Is Chen Buying? What Is Chen Selling?, is licking his stock-picking chops at the bargains now available in international oil plays and the ones that could materialize stateside if the artificial pressure on domestic oil created by a ban on exports is not lifted. In this interview with The Energy Report, he names three stocks that are the victims of global hysteria around plunging oil prices and blindness to local opportunities. More >

Five Companies in Australia's Cooper Basin Worth Watching: Canaccord Genuity's Johan Hedstrom
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (3/26/15)
Canaccord Genuity energy analyst Johan Hedstrom is tasked with scouring the Australian oil patch looking for good deals even as prices slip and slide. In an interview with The Energy Report, Hedstrom minces no words: Pricing and rig costs are obstacles to taking large profits. But there is a silver lining to the energy price cloud—Australian gas exports. More >

With Expertise and a Little Luck, East West Petroleum Reels in Profits Despite Oil Price Plunge
Source: Kevin Michael Grace of The Energy Report  (3/26/15)
Many oil companies have been devastated by the oil price debacle. East West Petroleum, on the other hand, is making money, pumping more oil and strengthening its cash balance. CEO David Sidoo tells The Energy Report how shrewd joint ventures and a firm commitment to low costs have led to highly profitable wells in New Zealand and significant upside in Romania. More >

Why Goldman Sachs Is Wrong About Commodity Prices: Philip Richards
Source: JT Long of The Mining Report  (3/17/15)
Goldman Sachs delivered a dire commodities outlook earlier this year, but RAB Capital Founder Philip Richards still sees compelling buying opportunities. In this interview with The Mining Report, Richards discusses his outlook for oil, gold, vanadium, zinc and nickel, and profiles companies with projects that will see the light of day even in harsh price environments. A few of these names have doubled in stock value in recent months, and still others look poised to deliver multiple returns on investment. More >

Stephane Foucaud: How to Make Money in the Chaos of Oil and Gas
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (3/11/15)
Operating in difficult conditions—whether political, logistical or technical—comes with the oil and gas territory, but the collapse in oil and gas prices has added further complexity and risk to the space. Though many companies have lost half or more of their share price in the debacle, Stephane Foucaud of FirstEnergy Capital tells The Energy Report how to find value in small-cap exploration and production names, and provides several examples of companies poised to rebound on the upturn. More >

When Junior Markets Turn Most Negative in 35 Years, Guess Where Financier Carlo Civelli Puts His Money?
Source: JT Long of The Mining Report  (3/10/15)
After 30 years of investing in natural resources, financier and founder of Clarion Finanz Carlo Civelli has declared 2015 to be one of the worst natural resource investing markets he has ever seen. But he is still finding opportunities by funding some of his favorite management teams in neighborhoods where he sees an opportunity to prove resources and attract buyers. In this interview with The Mining Report, he shares his secret for finding companies that can create value despite challenging market conditions, and he reveals where he is putting his money today.

Contrarian Steve Palmer's Balancing Act Stretches from Western Canada to the East China Sea
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (3/5/15)
Building a small-cap energy portfolio that maintains balance in turbulence requires the ability to spot junior firms with solid backbones. Steve Palmer of AlphaNorth Asset Management has made a career of spotting companies loaded with value, and he tells The Energy Report not only what he looks for, but also where he has found it. More >

Three for Three and Going for Four: Manitok Energy's Mass Geremia
Source: Kevin Michael Grace of The Energy Report  (2/26/15)
The oil price collapse has left most of the industry reeling, but Mass Geremia remains unbowed. The president and CEO of Alberta oil and gas company Manitok Energy Inc. used hedging to protect against the worst of the downturn. In this interview with The Energy Report, Geremia explains how his strategy of prudent and efficient "old school" expansion has Manitok on track to become an intermediate producer before the end of the decade. More >

Macquarie's Brian Bagnell: Forget Peak Oil; Worry About Peak Demand
Source: Kevin Michael Grace of The Energy Report  (2/26/15)
Brian Bagnell of Macquarie Capital Markets has two caveats for investors in junior oil and gas companies: Expect extreme volatility, and don't expect oil prices above $70/barrel anytime soon. He tells the The Energy Report that the winners in this sector will demonstrate maximal efficiency and minimal costs, and that even in this time of crisis there are bargains to be had. More >

ROTH Capital's John White Pumps the Permian for Profit
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (2/19/15)
John White has initiated coverage on several small-cap exploration and production companies in the Permian Basin, the latest of the major basins to turn in a big way from vertical oil and gas wells to horizontal fractured wells. In this interview with The Energy Report, the ROTH Capital Partners senior research analyst names five Permian players on his list of favorites. More >

Alphastox's Moshevich Defines the One Thing Strong Energy Juniors Share
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (2/19/15)
The implosion of oil and gas prices will flush out oil and gas exploration juniors with weak balance sheets and too much debt, says Etienne Moshevich, editor of Alphastox.com. The small-cap companies left standing, however, are poised to soar once the market begins to accelerate. In this interview with The Energy Report, Moshevich touts the benefits of motivated management teams and solid balance sheets for all companies in the energy sector, and singles out seven oil and gas juniors, plus a pair of uranium picks, with outstanding prospects come the turnaround. More >

The Real Breakeven Price of Oil Is Not What You Think
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin  (2/18/15)
"In a zero interest rate policy environment, Wall Street debt syndicates will set the oil price, not the Saudis or the U.S. producers." More >

Low Oil Prices Are an Act of Economic Warfare: Veteran Investor Bob Moriarty
Source: Karen Roche, The Energy Report  (2/12/15)
This is a wonderful time to have cash and be in the oil business, according to Bob Moriarty of 321energy.com. That's because savvy juniors can go shopping for assets being sold as "uneconomic" when oil is $40–50/barrel. But the low price won't last, he tells The Energy Report, predicting much higher oil within the year. And while that increase will cause oil stocks to rise in tandem, Moriarty reminds investors that it still pays to be selective. More >

Blackbird's Garth Braun: Leveraging Leadership, Foresight and Natural Gas Liquids
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (2/10/15)
When an energy company has grown its share price more than 400% against strong headwinds in one year, that's an attention-getter. The formula, as always, is to get the right management, after which value will be created and growth will follow. CEO Garth Braun of Blackbird Energy Inc. has made sweet lemonade out of a sour market in fossil fuels. In this interview with The Energy Report, Braun describes his business model and talks about his management and leadership style. More >

Sowing the Wind in the Oil Markets
Source: Mike Berry, Disruptive Discoveries Journal  (2/2/15)
"Will U.S. consumers spend this unexpected and new income or save it?" More >

Michael Waring Has Seen the Energy Downturn Movie Before, and He's Not Worried
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (1/29/15)
With oil and gas prices down, it's time to cull the herd, sell marginal producers and double down on the strong ones in your portfolio, says Michael Waring, founder of Galileo Global Equity Advisors Inc. In this interview with The Energy Report, Waring explains that this kind of correction happens every 10 years in this space. It presents opportunities for companies to improve and investors to profit—and he names four companies he considers most likely to succeed. More >

Lies and Deception In Ukraine's Energy Sector
Source: Oilprice  (1/28/15)
The Ukrainian government has repeatedly claimed it is doing its best to improve the oil and gas investment climate, but official statements are the opposite of the reality, as Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is leading the great deception. More >

Jason Wangler Throws a Lifeline to Oil and Gas Investors
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (1/15/15)
The crash in oil prices and the continued depression in gas prices have exploration and production companies and their services providers hunkered down, cutting capital expenditures and trying to bring spending into line with income, says Wunderlich Securities Analyst Jason Wangler. The likely survivors have similar traits, and in this interview with The Energy Report, Wangler shares their secrets, and names companies he expects will have an especially bright future. More >

Revolutionary Oil Prospector Richard Masterson Shares Fracking Investment Opportunities Gov. Cuomo Can't Touch
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (1/8/15)
Richard "Rich" Masterson, a Midland, Texas-based consulting geologist, has helped originate oil and gas projects with previously unseen potential. In this interview with The Energy Report, Masterson describes the significance of innovative science and new methods of prospecting to locate and liberate large amounts of energy, regardless of NIMBY politics like those playing out in New York State. He also brings projects and companies with potential upside for investors to the surface. More >

Are You Ready for the January Effect?
Source: JT Long of The Mining Report  (1/6/15)
As far back as 1942, economists have noted that small-cap companies in particular tend to surge at the beginning of the year in a cycle known as the January Effect. After the year we have seen in the natural resources space, The Mining Report checked in with sector experts to find out whether they are expecting this traditional gift, how they are preparing for it and what companies could benefit. More >

Turbulent Times Call for Insulated Investments: Steven Salz
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (12/18/14)
Turbulence and volatility are in Steven Salz's forecast for the energy market. The special situations analyst at M Partners tells The Energy Report that falling oil prices are hurting oilfield services companies in different measures depending on their specialties, but that all are taking hits. A sign of the times: He thinks the Halliburton/Baker Hughes merger may be the first of a series of consolidations in the space. More >

Chen Lin: Low Oil Prices Fuel Bonanza Increases in Ethanol Stocks
Source: Kevin Michael Grace of The Energy Report  (12/11/14)
Chen Lin was one of the very few who foresaw the collapse in oil prices, so investors are well advised to pay attention to his advice. In this interview with The Energy Report,
the author of the What is Chen Buying? What is Chen Selling? newsletter touts the prospects of a few oil companies that can prosper in the downturn, and explains why cheap oil means high profits for U.S. ethanol producers. More >

Micro-Cap E&Ps with Less Risky Businesses: Casimir's Philip Juskowicz
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (12/4/14)
Many small-cap exploration and production companies have had a good run in recent years, but are now getting whacked given their strong connections to oil prices. But the news is not all bad: Philip Juskowicz of Casimir Capital makes a good case for certain micro-cap names. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Juskowicz discusses four companies with strong narratives, two with defensive assets, and notes that natural gas names could see market love as margins widen. More >

Reactors Restart Uranium Mines: Thomas Drolet
Source: Peter Byrne of The Mining Report  (12/2/14)
Thomas Drolet has decades of experience in capitalizing on the movement of international energy markets. The chief of Drolet & Associates Energy Services is not sanguine about the long-term potential of fracking, but in this interview with The Mining Report, he tells us why now is a great time to reinvest in the uranium space. More >