GM (NYSE: GM) is the poster child for industrial policy gone right. But for this one bright spot there are at least two creeping shadows of regulatory overreach.
At this early stage in the security registration process, SandRidge Mississippian Trust II’s (NYSE: SDR) tax advantages, exposure to oil prices and potential for distribution growth make the stock worthy of consideration. However, much of this depends on the price at which the trust debuts; no stock is a buy at any price.
Last Thursday, I hosted one of my regular Live Chat sessions with readers of The Energy Strategist. Here are my responses to a handful of common questions from subscribers.
The boom in onshore oil and gas drilling continues to redound throughout the US economy.
The logistical bottleneck at Cushing, Okla., the delivery point for the crude oil that underlies the futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange, has a number of implications for energy investors.
US oil and gas trusts have become increasingly popular in this low-yield environment, but not every royalty trust is a winner. San Juan Permian Basin Royalty Trust lacks the upside of newly listed oil and gas trusts.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved plant designs for two new nuclear power plants in the Southeast US.
It’s not official, but there’s no reasonable expectation for any kind of meaningful action as long as politicians are lining up for November 2012. Until then it’s de facto government shutodown time.
Despite all the headwinds facing the US economy, our nation benefits from one major advantage over other developed nations: lower energy prices.
Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR) and ITC Holdings (NYSE: ITC) have executed a deal to merger their high-voltage electricity transmission operations.
