Energy and Capital Archives

Massive Q1 Profit Drop for Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE: DO)
+Investing in Sustainability - 2014-04-24
Diamond Offshore Drilling reported a drop in both revenue and profits in the first quarter.

The Oil Loophole
A Sure Thing - 2014-04-24
It is still illegal to export crude oil from U.S. shores. But this one loophole is making it possible, and one sure thing will come of it...

SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) Teams Up with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)
+Gulf Coast Oil Profits - 2014-04-23
Rooftop solar company SunPower Corp. has teamed up with Google for a new residential financing program.

TransCanada (NYSE: TRP) Delayed Again on Keystone XL
U.S. Energy Security - 2014-04-23
Once again, the government kicks the can down the road with its final decision to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Investing in Sustainability
Another Ethanol Scam Uncovered! - 2014-04-23
While bureaucrats want to use your food for fuel, forward-thinking investors are shunning ethanol and loading up on opportunities in sustainable farmland.

A Biofuel Blunder
A worse pollutant than gasoline? - 2014-04-22
According to a new study, cellulosic biofuels actually pollute more than gasoline .

Gulf Coast Oil Profits
Make Exxon Pay You - 2014-04-22
Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl explains why a small group of investors are banking on one of the most undervalued sectors in the oil industry.

Ukraine's Great East Energy Inc. gets into CNG Distribution and Sales
+Drone Wars - 2014-04-22
Compressed Natural Gas vehicles aren't 'mainstream' yet...but the sector continues to grow.

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) New Energy Strategy
Changes to Touch Every Business Unit - 2014-04-21
Like many major companies, Microsoft is striving for net zero. But what does it mean for a company that touches so many parts of so many industries?

Vanguard Energy (OTCQB: VNGE) Sells Only Operating Oil Field
+OPEC's Oil Collapse - 2014-04-21
Texas upstream oil producer Vanguard Energy Corp is selling off its only working oil field.

Drone Wars
The Newest Battle Between the Titans of Tech - 2014-04-21
Many were quick to criticize Amazon's ambitious vision with its drone delivery service, but drones may be heading into the mainstream sooner than you think...

OPEC's Oil Collapse
The U.S. Oil Revival - 2014-04-18
Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl takes a deeper look into how the U.S. tight oil boom is infuriating OPEC members... and how investors are taking advantage of the situation.

EU to meet with Putin for Natural Gas Talks
+Petroplex Investing - 2014-04-17
Putin says the EU is to blame for Ukraine's financial woes, EU says it's not so. Yet both sides agree Natural Gas supplies should not be disturbed.

Putins Gambit: Crimea's Oil
Big Blocks in the Black Sea - 2014-04-17
That Putin is willing to threaten war and the status quo means he believes Russia needs the oil from the Crimea. It's not just warm water ports and national pride. It's oil and gas.

Shale drilling releases 100+ Times More Methane than EPA thought
+California's '60% Catastrophe' - 2014-04-16
The shale drilling stage may emit much more methane than the EPA originally forecasted, according to a new study.

Petroplex Investing
The 16 Hottest Oil Markets Today - 2014-04-16
No matter how much we produce, we'll never be able to get enough oil onto the market fast enough to keep pace with global demand. This will result in the inevitable rise in oil and gas prices, as well as a huge opportunity for those who invest in the oil and gas space.

California's "60% Catastrophe"
Land of Free Love, Expensive Oil - 2014-04-15
Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl reveals California's "60% Crisis" that is fueling its drive toward clean energy and shows investors why this push may not solve the state's real problem.

Wind Turbine for Charging your Phone
+Thanks, Putin! - 2014-04-15
Wind power to charge a phone or tablet sounds great, but is it possible yet?

Welcoming the New Cold War
Thanks, Putin! - 2014-04-14
The Cold War once gave Americans a simple sense of purpose: to be better than the Soviets at anything and everything. And it was with this sense of purpose that our nation was able to accomplish so many great triumphs...

Total SA (NYSE: TOT) Commits to Angolan Offshore Project
+Alaska's Peak Oil Crisis - 2014-04-14
French Oil giant Total SA is going forward with its deep sea project off the coast of Angola

Big Box Retailers Push Wind Power
Ikea leads renewable charge - 2014-04-11
Ikea strives to be "net zero" by 2020. With a huge investment in a domestic wind farm, the Swedish retailer is leading a clean energy charge.

Alaska's Peak Oil Crisis
Boom to Bust for Big Oil - 2014-04-11
Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl explains why Big Oil is having a production crisis in Alaska and shows investors where to find the best oil profits right now.

Ametek (NYSE: AME) merges with Zygo (NASDAQ: ZIGO)
+Buy the Dip in Biotech - 2014-04-11
Ametek is buying all of Zygo Corp's stock at a 31% premium in its merger.

South Carolina gets first Bitcoin ATM
+Nuclear Safety Doubts Don't Hurt Uranium Stocks - 2014-04-10
The number of Bitcoin ATMs in the Robocoin franchise is increasing.

Buy the Dip in Biotech
Punch Bowl Still Out - 2014-04-10
The idea of big incisions for operations like open-heart surgery will be looked on as barbaric in ten years. Small incisions, micro robotics, and catheters are the future...