2011 World Energy Outlook for Oil

November 14th, 2011 Category: Investing, Market Analysis, Oil, Opinion 8 comments
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According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2011 World Energy Outlook report, world demand for energy is set to increase 40% by 2035. China alone will account for 30% of demand growth consolidating

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The Bet On Rising World Energy Consumption

September 21st, 2011 Category: Investing, Market Analysis, Oil 13 comments
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My bias towards oil and gas investments is really obvious when you look at my portfolio. Being in this sector is not only a question of personal preference; it is a solid

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Libyan Oil to the Rescue? You Bet!

August 29th, 2011 Category: Market Analysis, Oil, Opinion 11 comments
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Right before the Libyan war started, Libya was accounting for about 2% of the world’s daily oil demand with production hovering around 1.6 million barrels of oil per day in February. Not only

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Canadian Interest Rates: 2011-2012 Forecast

August 10th, 2011 Category: Investing, Market Analysis, Opinion 27 comments
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With the federal reserves’ pledge to keep interest rates low until mid-2013, the cordon has closed around Canadian interest rates for the next 12 months in my opinion.  Mark Carney, the

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NUTS! Staying The Course

August 3rd, 2011 Category: Investing, Market Analysis, Opinion 18 comments
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Even before the debt deal got to the president for signature, it was already so old news that the market was selling off on the next worry in line. I mean come on, we all knew

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Market Thoughts: US Debt Drama and Pinecrest Energy

July 27th, 2011 Category: Market Analysis, Opinion 11 comments
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Talk about a dysfunctional government in the US; I have a feeling both political parties are riding a speeding car towards a cliff, none of them wants to die but

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Why Electric Cars Won’t Kill Oil Anytime Soon

July 19th, 2011 Category: Investing, Market Analysis, Opinion 27 comments
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I came across an interesting article recently where Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance, forecasts the number of EV vehicles sold in 2020 to comprise 10%.  It turns out

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Will Natural Gas Prices Determine the Fate of the US Nuclear Renaissance?

May 25th, 2011 Category: Investing, Market Analysis, Natural Gas, Opinion 14 comments
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I came across an interesting headline of a premium article with the following content:

The fate of the U.S. nuclear renaissance will be determined

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Will Oil & Gas Stocks Rise Again?

May 17th, 2011 Category: Investing, Market Analysis, Natural Gas, Oil, Opinion 32 comments
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While this month has been a text book example of “Sell in May and go away” for commodity stocks, this year has also been a text book example of how consecutive black swan

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Did Silver Trigger the Commodity Sell Off?

May 6th, 2011 Category: Investing, Market Analysis, Opinion 22 comments
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Silver prices dropped more than 25% in 1 week after receiving one hit after another as investors walked all over each other to exit their positions. What triggered this flight from commodities?

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