From mature conventional fields to established and emerging shale oil plays, the Permian Basin offers something for exploration and production firms of all types. Read More
Energy Strategist Weekly
Don't believe the hype. Energy-focused master limited partnerships aren't overvalued. Read More
Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have enabled producers to extract oil trapped in the Bakken Shale and other "tight" rock formations. Here's a quick survey of two of Canada's biggest tight oil plays. Read More
Forget all the talk about Yucca Mountain, US loan guarantees for nuclear-power facilities and byzantine regulations regarding new plant permitting in the developed world. The build-out of reactors in Russia, China, India and other emerging economies continues to accelerate. Read More
Natural gas vehicles (NGV) are a hot topic in the US, but the real growth is going on overseas. Read More
Asia's appetite for liequefied natural gas (LNG) continues to increase, but will it come from the US? Read More
Fundamentals are improving for some US coal producers, but the real growth story is taking place in Asia. Read More
As the natural gas market enters a period of seasonal weakness, investors are concerned that fall 2010 will once again bring concerns about production outstripping storage capacity. Read More
Drilling activity in unconventional plays remains robust despite depressed natural gas prices--a puzzling disconnect that prompts many investors to steer clear shale-gas producers. Pugh Clauses explain part of this anomaly. Read More
Natural gas prices may be depressed, but this commodity has a bright future. Read More