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(WPRT) Natural Gas: Another Great Contrarian Investment in 2012
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Tuesday, January 24, 2012: Issue #1693 There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “In the valley of the blind, the ‘one-eyed man’ is king.” If you seriously consider what I’m about to show you, this old saying...
31Jan2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(DVN) U.S. Energy Department’s Weekly Natural Gas Inventory Release is Bullish
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a larger-than-expected drop in natural gas supplies, as imports from Canada declined. However, this is largely seen as a one-off shot, with warmer-than-normal temperatures across the country restricting the commodity’s...
31Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EIA) Natural Gas 2011: An Unhappy Ending
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a slightly lower-than-expected drop in natural gas supplies, as warmer-than-normal temperatures across the country have restricted the commodity’s requirement for power burn. In fact, gas stocks – currently...
13Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IMF) International Monetary Fund Sees Risks Intensifying
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded another caveat about the deepening global crisis. According to Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Managing Director, the crisis is unfolding, escalating and spreading across the world. She has even suggested that the world could see a...
19Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AEP) Coal Industry Stock Review – December 2011 – Industry Outlook
Coal has been used for nearly as long as mankind has thrived, for everything including cooking, making clay pots, heating, as fuel to run steam-powered trains, to make weapons, heating homes, generating electricity, powering railroads and boats, and fueling factories. Today,...
15Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(FDI) India Hard-Sells Retail Foreign Direct Investment
As the resistance to foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail gathers storm, the Indian government has decided to take the opposition head on. The government was virtually forced to put the ‘FDI in retail’ policy on hold within days of its announcement. The government has...
14Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DVN) U.S. Energy Department Reports Natural Gas Stockpiles Down 20 Bcf
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a larger-than-expected drop in natural gas supplies, as frigid weather in the West led to production freeze-offs. However, gas stocks still remain at elevated levels – 8.7% above the 5-year average and 2.7%...
13Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EIA) Shale Gas: A Boon or Bubble?
Over the last few years, a quiet revolution has been reshaping the energy business in the U.S. Known as ‘shale gas’ – natural gas trapped within dense sedimentary rock formations, or shale formations – it is being seen as a game changer, set to usher in an era of energy...
9Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IMF) IMF Eyes Lower Growth Forecast
Come January 2012, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will have to pare its growth forecast for the world. IMF’s September 2011 projections indicated a global growth of 4% for 2012 as opposed to over 5% in 2010. This announcement by the IMF does not come as a surprise. The...
6Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DVN) EIA Reports Surprise Natural Gas Draw
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a surprise dip in natural gas supplies on account of unseasonably cold weather in the Southeast. However, gas stocks still remain at elevated levels – 7.3% above the 5-year average and 1.1% higher than the same...
6Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(HP) U.S. Natural Gas Storage Hits Record High
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a lower-than-expected rise in natural gas supplies. However, the total working gas in storage is still well above the 5-year historical range, as mild weather continues to restrict the commodity’s demand for...
29Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IMF) IMF Introduces Bailout Fund – A Thanksgiving Gift For Europe?
When the world economy is reeling under the European sovereign debt crisis and ever-increasing uncertainty in the continent across the Atlantic, here’s some good news from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF has introduced a bailout fund called Precautionary and...
24Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(HP) U.S. Natural Gas Stockpiles Up 37 Billion Cubic Feet
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a higher-than-expected increase in natural gas supplies, attributable to sagging demand amid robust production. The Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report – brought out by the Energy Information Administration (EIA)...
15Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IMF) Stock Market News for October 31, 2011 – Market News
Markets chose to take a breather on Friday, closing on a flat note just a day after it posted a huge rally spurred on by the outcome of the European Council meeting. However, some of the encouragement ebbed after analysts questioned the effectiveness of the plan. Nonetheless,...
2Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EIA) U.S. Energy Department’s Weekly Inventory – Natural Gas Supplies Rise Further
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a lower-than-expected increase in natural gas supplies. However, the increase in storage was still well above the 5-year average rate, as mild weather continues to restrict the commodity’s demand for power burn...
25Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EIA) Oil and Gas Stock Outlook – October 2011 – Industry Outlook
OUTLOOK Crude Oil Mounting worries about Europe’s debt crisis, a persistently weak U.S. jobs market and less-than-encouraging guidance from the Federal Reserve have been weighing on investor sentiment, weakening oil prices to around $85 a barrel. Apprehensions about high...
20Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EIA) U.S. Energy Department Reports Large Natural Gas Build
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a higher-than-expected increase in natural gas supplies, attributable to sagging demand amid robust production. The Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report – brought out by the Energy Information Administration (EIA)...
18Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CVX) Utica Shale Drilling Permits Skyrocket in September
by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Thursday, October 13, 2011 On Tuesday, the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) released a report about the sharp increase in Ohio shale drilling permits. Steve McDonald recently wrote about the land value increases occurring in the region. As...
17Oct2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(ACI) Coal Outlook Promising for Investors
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Thursday, October 6, 2011 Earlier, I talked about the 25-year outlook for liquid fuels based on the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2011. It’s the EIA’s annual 25-year energy forecast,...
13Oct2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(EIA) 25-Year Outlook for Liquid Energy
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Thursday, October 6, 2011 The Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released its International Energy Outlook 2011. It’s the EIA’s annual 25-year energy forecast, and it contains important information for investors...
7Oct2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(PTEN) U.S. Natural Gas Supply Keeps Growing
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a higher-than-expected increase in natural gas supplies, attributable to sagging demand amid robust production. The Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report — brought out by the Energy Information Administration...
2Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EIA) U.S. Energy Department’s Natural Gas Data In-Line
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a build-up in natural gas supplies towards the lower end of expectations. However, the increase in storage was still well above the 5-year average rate, as benign fall temperatures continue to restrict the commodity’s...
27Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ETP) Energy Transfer Partners – A New Favorite in Natural Gas Supply
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Tuesday, September 20, 2011: Issue #1604 By now, everyone should know about America’s abundance of natural gas. Most of the new supplies are coming primarily from the development of major shale plays. The Marcellus, the Haynesville,...
21Sep2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(DVN) Energy Information Administration Reports Bearish Gas Build
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a larger-than-expected build-up in natural gas supplies on the back of higher production, as well as benign fall temperatures that restricted the commodity’s demand for power burn. The Weekly Natural Gas Storage...
20Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(WHR) Is Your Refrigerator Burning Too Much Coal?
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Thursday, September 15, 2011: Issue #1601 I’m talking metaphorically, of course. The answer is: It depends on how old it is. I’ve written a number of articles on energy efficiency. Hands down, it’s simply the easiest, most cost-effective...
19Sep2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(CHK) This State Will Produce 25% of America’s Natural Gas
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Thursday, September 1, 2011 And it just happens to be the one I live in. Pennsylvania. It’s nicknamed the “Keystone State.” But if current natural gas production trends continue at this pace, we may have to rename it something...
14Sep2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(EIA) U.S. Energy Department’s Inventory Release Showed 64 Bcf Added to Natural Gas Stocks
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a larger-than-expected build-up in natural gas supplies. Cooler temperatures throughout the country and continued power outages following Hurricane Irene tempered natural gas demand for power burn. This was somewhat...
14Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CHK) A Tipping Scale Still Favors Natural Gas
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Friday, September 9, 2011 This past April 21, according to Baker Hughes Inc.’s (NYSE: BHI) weekly rotary rig count, the number of rigs drilling for oil surpassed those drilling for natural gas. Back in May, I wrote an article on...
11Sep2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(DUK) How to Profit When Power Plants Retire
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Tuesday, August 30, 2011: Issue #1589 It’s no secret that coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel on the planet. That being said, it’s an essential part of our existence. The world burns more than seven billion tons per year, mostly...
6Sep2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(DVN) Natural Gas Stockpiles Up 55 Bcf
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a smaller-than-expected build-up in natural gas supplies on the back of increased cooling demand spurred by extremely hot weather in the Gulf Coast region. The Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report brought out by...
3Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued