James Burgess

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• Clean And Profitable Oil Sands Production Now A Reality

  Published 09 November 2015 | viewed 10,063 times

  At a time when global oil prices are slumping, the death knell sounds for Keystone XL, and major oil sands projects are scrapped, America’s first-ever…

• One Technology That Could Change The Global Oil Industry

  Published 09 November 2015 | viewed 10,031 times

  A new joint venture aimed at reviving sleeping giant oilfields is now up and running and ready to distribute what is described as ‘revolutionary’ Plasma…

• The Next Big Thing In Enhanced Oil Recovery

  Published 28 October 2015 | viewed 12,208 times

  Sleeping giant oilfields that were once thought mature and largely tapped out are getting a second lease on life with the latest in revolutionary enhanced…

• Investing In The Permian Of The North – The Most Economic Basin In Canada

  Published 15 September 2015 | viewed 6,166 times

  Investors don’t make money by investing with the herd and, historically, great wealth has been generated through proper forecasting and investing counter-cyclically. Rather than look…

• One Shale Boom That Is Bulletproof To The Current Market Chaos

  Published 08 September 2015 | viewed 7,685 times

  While oil prices in the U.S. plummeted below $39, Canadian explorer Madalena Energy has forged ahead with a strong Q2 showing and preparations for its…

• Land Values Are Set To Skyrocket In This New Oil Region

  Published 15 July 2015 | viewed 8,063 times

  While the drop in oil prices effectively means no drilling for now in Canada’s biggest shale reserves, we’re looking at some of the cheaper, smaller…

• Propell Technologies Attracts $9.75 Million For Its Plasma Pulse Technology

  Published 08 July 2015 | viewed 9,557 times

  Propell Technologies Group (OTCQB: PROP) announced on July 8 it secured a $9.75 million investment from Ervington Investments, whose ultimate beneficial owner is businessman Roman…

• “Bigger Than The Bakken: Energy Companies Setting Their Sights On Argentina”

  Published 18 May 2015 | viewed 18,955 times

  Argentina is quickly becoming the venue for the next shale boom, and now the race is on to get in on the oil and gas…

• Could This Be One Of The Best Ways To Play The Oil Rebound?

  Published 27 April 2015 | viewed 8,408 times

  Small-cap WellStar Energy (TSX.V: WSE) is not only surviving the oil downturn by playing it smart, it’s thriving on strategic new acquisitions in Saskatchewan and…

• A Change In The Weather Could See This Small Cap Strike It Big

  Published 27 April 2015 | viewed 6,704 times

  Saturn Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: SMI) announced on April 24 that it had received a key permit from provincial regulators that will allow it to drill…

• The Big Winner In The US Coal Regulations Game

  Published 21 April 2015 | viewed 7,364 times

  Overnight, the US government has created a $2-billion segment of the electric power industry that Warren Buffet has already invested more than $30 million in—and…

• From The Toilet To The Tap--The Future Of Water Is Here

  Published 15 April 2015 | viewed 8,583 times

  As America’s oil-rich and breadbasket states dry up under the constant threat of drought and water supplies running dangerously low, a Texas company’s toilet-to-tap technology…

• Canadian Small Cap With Giant Potential In Argentina’s Shale Plays

  Published 11 April 2015 | viewed 8,709 times

  One of four significant resource plays for small-cap Canadian explorer Madalena has been described as a “sleeper” that has now awakened, with successful horizontal well…

• Texas-Based STW Resources Brings Water Revolution To Dry State

  Published 23 March 2015 | viewed 8,366 times

  The definitive answer to Texas’ drought, concerns about future supplies of potable water, and oil industry fears of fracking drying up is next generation technology…

• Low Oil Prices Spur Conventional Wildcatting Spree in Utah

  Published 17 March 2015 | viewed 8,563 times

  Utah has been an attractive oil and gas venue for decades, with three key plays that drew all the attention until a fourth play was…

• Utah: A Wildcat Buy Reminiscent Of The Wolverine

  Published 14 March 2015 | viewed 12,249 times

  Remember Wolverine Oil, when early bird investors got staggeringly rich on this wildcatter which hit a discovery missed by the supermajors and ended up pumping…

• Petrobras Scandal Goes Far Deeper Than Previously Thought

  Published 12 March 2015 | viewed 11,798 times

  The ongoing and seemingly widening scandal plaguing Petrobras is beginning to cause fissures in Brazil’s political system. New evidence suggests that the ruling political party…

• Keeping It Simple - Prosper From The Oil Price Storm

  Published 02 March 2015 | viewed 11,328 times

  While North American drivers are seizing the day at the pumps with unbridled enthusiasm, the oil and gas industry is in trouble; but this nimble…

• Colorado Junior Drills Next Shale Hotspot

  Published 16 February 2015 | viewed 10,811 times

  While America’s biggest oil and gas explorers cut back on drilling activities, one junior company continues to forge ahead successfully in its flagship Piceance Basin…

• The Most Promising Growth Player In Argentinian Shale

  Published 03 February 2015 | viewed 21,167 times

  Argentina Home to First Shale Boom Outside North America and Next Big Hotbed for Energy Investment in a 2015 Election YearUniquely Positioned International Small Cap…