Fate of Canadian Pipeline Rests with U.S. State Dept.
Source: Fox News, Judson Berger  (1/25/11)
"State Dept. weighs environmental impact against jobs and cheaper, friendlier oil." More >

Oil Falls Near Eight-Week Low
Source: Bloomberg, Margot Habiby  (1/25/11)
"Crude has dropped for six days since settling at a 27-month high." More >

Shareholders Demand Fracking Risk Disclosure
Source: Environmental Leader  (1/24/11)
"Resolutions also request companies recycle, reduce toxic chemicals, and ensure the integrity of well cementing." More >

Lawmakers Gear Up to Drill Commission on Oil Spill Report's Findings
Source: Greenwire, Katie Howell  (1/24/11)
"Widely anticipated 280-page report includes recommendations for industry, Congress." More >

Ohio Lake Town Fights Nat. Gas Fires
Source: Reuters  (1/24/11)
"Natural gas line problem caused fires in 20 homes, led to evacuations." More >

James West: The Revolution in Energy Investments
Source: Alan Trujillo for The Energy Report  (1/20/11)
James West's Midas Letter, a fixture in the world of resource stock investing, is a well-known source of precious metals investing ideas. In an exclusive interview for The Energy Report, Writer Alan Trujillo talks with James about how he is expanding his focus to include energy. He covers a wide range of topics, from the shift in the traditional energy investment paradigm to where investors can get a foothold in companies with mega-discovery potential. More >

Oil's Drop Is Longest in 9 Weeks
Source: Bloomberg, Grant Smith and Christian Schmollinger  (1/20/11)
"Inflation bolstered speculation that China will take more steps to cool the economy." More >

Idaho Approves Giant Refinery Shipments
Source: The New York Times, Tom Zeller Jr.  (1/19/11)
"'Megaloads' stretch nearly the length of a football field." More >

Plan to Export Nat. Gas Stirs up Critics
Source: The Kansas City Star, Steve Everly  (1/18/11)
"Consumers and producers debate over prices, U.S. energy dependence." More >

Crude Falls on Alaska Pipeline Restart
Source: Dow Jones Newswires, Jerry DiColo  (1/18/11)
"Production restart dispels concerns about supply disruptions." More >

IEA, OPEC Clash over Oil Output
Source: Reuters, Emma Farge and Dmitry Zhdannikov  (1/18/11)
"IEA accuses Saudi Arabia of stealthily boosting output to cool an oil price rally." More >

Crude Rebounds, Tops $92/Barrel as Dollar Drops
Source: Dow Jones Newswires, Jerry DiColo  (1/13/11)
"Brent crude continues its march toward triple digits." More >

Another Alaska Oil Pipeline Shutdown Planned for Leak Repairs
Source: The Anchorage Daily News, Elizabeth Bluemink  (1/13/11)
"Workers install new piping to fix a leak that prompted a four-day emergency shutdown." More >

U.S. GAS: Futures Extend Losses on Storage Report
Source: Dow Jones Newswires, Matt Day  (1/13/11)
"Report of a slightly smaller-than-expected weekly draw from U.S. gas stockpiles reinforced the view that supplies will be ample to meet winter's heating needs." More >

U.S. Import Prices Jump as Energy Costs Surge
Source: MSNBC  (1/12/11)
"Inflation may be tame domestically, but overseas price pressures loom." More >

U.S. Allows Some to Resume Gulf Drilling
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Ben Casselman and Daniel Gilbert  (1/4/11)
"Path cleared for 13 firms to resume work on wells already underway." More >

Richard Kang: ETFs Are Active Investors' Weapon of Choice
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report   (1/4/11)
Small boutique firms are finding new ways to slice ETFs up and repackage them for investors who are taking an active approach to their investment funds, not simply buying and holding them. Richard Kang, CIO and director of research for New York-based Emerging Global Advisors, specializes in ETFs and says liquidity and more choices are responsible for record amounts of cash flowing into ETFs. In this Energy Report exclusive, Richard talks about his funds and some reasons niche ETFs are changing the investment landscape. More >

Israel Confirms Major Gas Find
Source: New York Times, Ethan Bronner  (12/30/10)
"Leviathan is one of the world's largest offshore gas finds in 10 years." More >

The Best Oil Story of 2010 Just Got Better
Source: Keith Kohl, Energy & Capital   (12/29/10)
"Clearing the air about unconventional oil. . ." More >

Crude Oil Nears 26-Month High
Source: Bloomberg, Margot Habiby and Mark Shenk  (12/28/10)
"Oil advanced after MasterCard reported holiday sales rose 5.5%." More >

Iraq's Oil Production Highest in 20 Years
Source: Bloomberg, Kadhim Ajrash and Nayla Razzouk  (12/27/10)
"Oil production exceeded 2.6 Mbpd for the first time in 20 years." More >

Oil Sands to Boom
Source: The Tyee, Stanley Tromp  (12/27/10)
"Expect a rise in GHG-emitting heavy crude production in N. America." More >

Oil and Gas Assets Flood Market
Source: Financial Times, Sylvia Pfeifer  (12/27/10)
"World's majors under intense pressure to boost returns for investors." More >

Big Energy Stories of 2010
Source: Energy Tribune, Geoffrey Styles  (12/27/10)
"Cheap energy is always a key to growth; now, nat gas is the only one." More >

Steve Palmer: Go Long on Oil Equities
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (12/16/10)
AlphaNorth Asset Management President and CEO Steve Palmer believes further economic growth in China and the ongoing economic recovery in the U.S. will send oil prices over $100 a barrel in the first half of 2011. But he picks his oil equities knowing the oil price will play only a small role in determining any share-price appreciation. For him, it's about getting in early on companies with reasonable prospects for massive gains. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Steve shares three of his favorite oily names with outsized potential. More >