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Nanotechnology: When Smaller is Bigger and Less is More

Nanotechnology: When Smaller is Bigger and Less is More

Feb 08, 2013 at 14:36 | James Stafford

It’s time to dig below the surface for good energy investments—way below the surface. The future of energy will be shaped in large part by new technology, the heart of…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 8th February 2013

Oil Market Forecast & Review 8th February 2013

Feb 08, 2013 at 14:31 | Editorial Dept

The 12-week crude oil rally appears to be running out of steam after reaching $98.24. Despite the close near the high last week, buyers were absent from the get-go this…

Talking Turkey: What About Renewables?

Talking Turkey: What About Renewables?

Feb 08, 2013 at 14:28 | Editorial Dept

In its quest to become a self-sufficient regional energy hub and a hydrocarbon bridge between the Middle East and Europe, Turkey still hasn’t made that one big discovery, but the…

Tanzania: Pipeline Woes for this Gas Giant

Tanzania: Pipeline Woes for this Gas Giant

Feb 08, 2013 at 14:25 | Editorial Dept

Ask Tanzanians what the gas bonanza has done for them. For starters, anyone who owns property in the port city of Dar es Salaam has seen that property value sky…

Assassination in Tunisia, Trigger for Revolutionary Revival

Assassination in Tunisia, Trigger for Revolutionary Revival

Feb 08, 2013 at 14:20 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: The assassination on 6 February of opposition politician Chokri Belaid, a notable opponent of the Islamist-led government, is the trigger that will push the ongoing political crisis and…

Turkish Leftist Group Claims Ankara Bombing

Turkish Leftist Group Claims Ankara Bombing

Feb 08, 2013 at 14:17 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: A leftist group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of the US Embassy in Ankara, but if this is a message about Turkey’s role in the Syrian conflict…

The Syrian End Game: A Private Actor Arena

The Syrian End Game: A Private Actor Arena

Feb 08, 2013 at 14:15 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Our attempts at offering probability scenarios for an end game in Syria are crippled by the intensified meddling of a growing number of private actors who have formed…

Business-Military Collusion in Myanmar's Minority 'Clean-Up' Operations

Business-Military Collusion in Myanmar's Minority 'Clean-Up' Operations

Feb 08, 2013 at 14:12 | Editorial Dept

The issue of Burmese billionaire Tay Zaw’s financial contributions to Myanmar’s military regime that we alerted you to earlier is now becoming public due in part to the leak of…

From Shale Boom to Refinery Revolution: Massive Investment Potential

From Shale Boom to Refinery Revolution: Massive Investment Potential

Feb 01, 2013 at 14:23 | Dan Dicker

Note: Following on from last week’s Inside Investor report with Dan Dicker where he mentioned CVR Refining (up over 10% since last Friday.) We decided to spend some time looking…

Aubrey McClendon and the Destruction of the Natural Gas Market

Aubrey McClendon and the Destruction of the Natural Gas Market

Feb 01, 2013 at 14:21 | Editorial Dept

Aubrey McClendon is gone – or at least he’s on his way out from Chesapeake energy (CHK).  But the destruction of the natural gas market, where he was the ringleader…

Investors Beware: Egypt's Revolution is Not Over

Investors Beware: Egypt's Revolution is Not Over

Feb 01, 2013 at 14:20 | Editorial Dept

In April, Egypt will hold crucial parliamentary elections. Preparations for this are being undertaken against an extremely volatile backdrop of violent protests, a state of emergency in three key provinces,…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 1st February 2013

Oil Market Forecast & Review 1st February 2013

Feb 01, 2013 at 14:18 | Editorial Dept

After reaching a high at $98.24, March Crude Oil futures sold-off slightly and consolidated as long traders took a breather ahead of Friday’s U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report. Despite strong speculative…

Qatar's Agenda in Syria

Qatar's Agenda in Syria

Feb 01, 2013 at 14:15 | Editorial Dept

Situation: Qatar continues to funnel weapons and facilitate other assistance to Syrian rebels and Salafi jihadists fighting the Assad regime in Syria.Bottom Line: Determining the outcome of the…

Iraq's Ongoing Oil Resources Power Struggle

Iraq's Ongoing Oil Resources Power Struggle

Feb 01, 2013 at 14:13 | Editorial Dept

Incident: The tit-for-tat conflict over Iraq’s oil resources continues with Iraqi Kurds suggesting they are in talks with “two to three major international companies” to develop oil resources claimed by…

Does Russia Have Anything to Fear from Chavez's Failing Health?

Does Russia Have Anything to Fear from Chavez's Failing Health?

Feb 01, 2013 at 14:11 | Editorial Dept

Incident: Russia makes moves to deepen its energy cooperation with Venezuela, with Rosneft announcing a planned $10 billion investment in offshore oil and natural projects and the creation of a…

Could we See a Revolt in Azerbaijan?

Could we See a Revolt in Azerbaijan?

Feb 01, 2013 at 14:10 | Editorial Dept

Incident: Azerbaijan is experiencing an unusual amount of unrest as protesters take a stance against corruption and challenge the authority of Azerbaijani strongman Ilham Aliyev, who has responded with a…

A Fresh Opportunity in Refining Stocks

A Fresh Opportunity in Refining Stocks

Jan 25, 2013 at 13:10 | Dan Dicker

The one party that continues to roll on in the midst of a very quiet energy sector remains refining.  But you must be particularly careful where you go here, as…

Shale Oil and the Australian Outback - A Hot, Secure Frontier

Shale Oil and the Australian Outback - A Hot, Secure Frontier

Jan 25, 2013 at 13:08 | Editorial Dept

Forget the “frontier” basins of North Africa for now, and the energy sector uncertainty in the Levant, which has been taken over by the Muslim Brotherhood, here’s a massive opportunity…

The Energy Industry is Not Safe in North Africa

The Energy Industry is Not Safe in North Africa

Jan 25, 2013 at 13:03 | Editorial Dept

Energy interests sector-wide should be prepared for the coming security nightmare that is the Sahel. At a time when even the juniors have become unaccountably brave in frontier regions, the…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 25th January 2013

Oil Market Forecast & Review 25th January 2013

Jan 25, 2013 at 12:59 | Editorial Dept

An improving global economy and stronger demand for higher risk assets helped drive crude oil futures higher this week. Although the market looked sluggish at times due to technically overbought…

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