Oil – Not all the shale plays are created equal, and one in particular is bucking the trend with robust economics and company share prices that show it. But is it too late to buy in? Fund Manager Josh Young doesn't think so, and he sat down with The Energy Report to discuss the hottest (and coldest) North American shale plays. Read on to find out where he's finding bargains that could pay off handsomely.
The global oil landscape is rapidly changing, with "shockwaves" from supply growth in the US due to shale gas, light tight oil as well as the Canadian oil sands extending to "virtually all recess of the global market," according to the International Energy Agency.
Oil – Shale oil has been North America's great experiment, says Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin Editor Keith Schaefer. But in this interview with The Energy Report, he questions the experiment's success and predicts steep declines ahead, with just a few formations left to supply the market. The question is what shale play will last the longest? Read on to find out how—and when—to get positioned for the end of the shale revolution.
Oil – On Economic Straight Talk, Arthur Berman talks about why the big oil companies are looking at shale plays in the US to replace their reserves. The article is quoted: Major oil companies exited onshore North America during the mid-1980′s to early 1990′s because of dwindling opportunities of sufficient size to meet the economic requirements of [...]
Oil – Strata-X Ltd. (TSXV:SXE) provided an update on its acquisition of both the Vail oil project and a shale oil project based in Texas, commenting that it plans to raise up to $7 million to finance the purchases going forward.
Oil – The Bakken Shale is fueling an upturn in fortunes for the US oil industry and could be the prime driver of oil production growth in the US over the next decade.
Oil – A land purchase in South Dakota by a small, Texas-based independent Bedrock Oil & Gas Co. has led to speculation that the state could possibly hold a Bakken-sized oil formation hosting 3 to 24 billion barrels of oil.
Gas – State governments are increasingly flexing their regulatory muscle and mandating increased transparency around hydrofracking to allay public fears.
Oil – The potential of unconventional oil and gas, and the junior companies that are pioneering cutting edge technologies in the emerging sector, topped the energy agenda at the World Resource Investment Conference in Vancouver.
Oil – The rapidly growing shale oil industry in Texas could signal a coming oil boom for the United States.
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