Category: Oil Investing

Oil Theft Plagues Nigeria

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted June 26, 2012

The black market for oil sucks up 17% of Nigeria's daily production.

Shale Oil's Threat to OPEC

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted June 24, 2012

North America's shale oil glut could shake up OPEC exports.

Where is Crude Headed?

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted June 23, 2012

Yes, lower oil prices are good for everyone (except drillers in shale oil), but it doesn’t mean they’re permanent.

OPEC's Own Oil Crisis

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted June 21, 2012

Energy and Capital Editor Keith Kohl looks into the shady OPEC dealings of the past, showing investors why oil prices are headed back to $100 per barrel.

Investing in Energy Independence

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted June 19, 2012

Energy and Capital Editor Keith Kohl shows investors how to read between the lines and profit from Obama's energy plan.

Russia's Massive Shale Potential

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted June 18, 2012

The Bakken has been highly profitable for U.S. shale oil production, but this Russian formation may steal the spotlight.

The Truth About Energy Subsidies

Written by Nick Hodge
Posted June 18, 2012

Energy solutions should be viable without government handouts. Yet the recent figures show oil, coal, and gas got $312 billion... while renewables got $57 billion in one year.

Apache Corp. Assets May Contain 3 Billion Barrels of Oil

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted June 17, 2012

Apache Corp. sees huge potential in its Williston Basin and Mississippian Lime assets and in British Columbia.

3 Infrastructure Stocks Finally in Play

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted June 13, 2012

Energy and Capital's Keith Kohl explains why the greatest investments are the ones that can withstand the test of time.

Move Over Alaska, Here Comes the Bakken

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted June 13, 2012

Bakken oil production in North Dakota is on an upward trend, with no indication of slowing down.

America's Fracking Boomtowns

Written by Nick Hodge
Posted June 12, 2012

Thanks to advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking), the United States is producing more barrels of oil per day than it has in a decade, bringing all the jobs and newfound...

Dark Saudi Secrets

Written by Nick Hodge
Posted June 8, 2012

Saudi Arabia’s energy consumption pattern is unsustainable. The country currently consumes over one-quarter of its total oil production – some 2.8 million barrels a day. This means that on a...