Going forward, energy insurers should enjoy higher premiums as operators seek to bulk up coverage, and models price in substantial risks. Read More

Big Oils are a classic value proposition at current prices; now is the time to go shopping. Read More

The price of natural gas liquids has declined recently, but investors shouldn't worry about this seasonal weakness. However, the Obama administration's moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is a bigger concern. Read More

Expect China’s big three energy companies to continue to invest in North American and Australian shale-gas operations. Read More

With global oil demand recovering, the back half of the year should be a solid environment for tanker companies. Here's my favorite way to play this trend. Read More

Macro issues will continue to drive stock prices in the energy sector until second-quarter earnings season gets into full swing. Here are two short plays to hedge your portfolio. Read More

Tim Guinness, the London-based manager of Guinness Atkinson Global Energy (GAGEX), shares his take on the oil spill's impact and the future of the US energy sector. Read More

A leadership change in Australia suggests that the draconian resources super profits tax will be watered down--an incremental positive for the mining industry. But the main reason to invest in coal miners down under remains intact: growing demand from China and India. Read More

Fundamentals suggest that now is the time to buy shares of tanker companies. Read More

Should individual investors be sweet on Brazil’s sugar industry? Read More

With a young fleet and little exposure to the Gulf of Mexico, this driller is our top energy pick for June 2010. Read More

Macondo is an environmental disaster, but investors must separate pre-election political rhetoric and sensationalist media coverage from reality and history. Odds are that Macondo will turn out to be far less of a disaster than BP’s most vocal critics suggest. Read More

Over the past year energy-focused MLPs have become more popular for the very same reasons as in the mid-1980s: high yields and tax advantages. Forget yields--focus on fundamentals when making your investment decisions. Read More

A steady stream of negative news and sensationalist headlines is behind the extreme volatility in global markets. Here's my game plan to navigate this challenging market. Read More

Some have argued that the recent decline in oil prices represents an abnormal trading pattern or the beginning of a bear market in oil. But past experience doesn’t support that conclusion. Read More

Although large investment banks have profited enormously from commodities trading over the years, community banks in areas with strong ties to the oil and gas industries usually benefit from robust local economies. Read More

Global stock and commodity markets are following developments in European credit markets. Earnings, economic reports and stock-specific news simply aren’t the main drivers of market performance right now. Although the current scare could drag on for a few more weeks, it’s likely to prove a buying opportunity for energy stocks. Read More

Many of our favorite master limited partnerships have pulled back to attractive valuations. Now is the time to buy. Read More

It might seem callous to identify opportunities to profit from the deadly disaster on the Horizon rig. However, panic and lead to overreaction in markets. And extremes of sentiment typically offer investors opportunities that would never occur in normal trading environments. That’s the case with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More

The actual value of natural gas produced from some of the most important US shale gas fields is currently running at over $7 per thousand cubic feet. Read More