Tag Archives: oil and gas

In an op-ed featured in the Financial Times this week, Fatih Birol, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), articulated the IEA's projections, signaling an impending "historic shift" in global energy demand and the potential peaking of oil demand before 2030. However, OPEC's Secretary General, Haitham Al Ghais, argued that such narratives could lead to energy chaos.

Here are 10 more questions potential investors should be asking oil and gas company management teams or searching for on the company website. Words: 1046

Coal, hydroelectric and oil are increasingly in high demand to meet the world’s growing appetite for power. In fact, global energy consumption grew 5.6 percent in 2010, the highest rate since 1973. Discover 10 other fascinating facts about worldwide consumption in this informative slide show.

The world of warrants is the undiscovered constellation in the universe of securities. Long term (LT) warrants shone brightly in 2009 - up 242% in U. S. dollar terms - and were up a further 91% in U.S. dollar terms in 2010. The warrants world consists of only 135 stars (i.e. constituents) of which only 32 are associated with 29 commodity-related stocks that have sufficient brightness (i.e. 24+ months duration) to warrant (the pun is intended!) the attention of earthly investors. Words: 1581

By cutting the federal funds rate to a range of zero percent to 0.25 percent, the Fed has forced rates on short-term Treasuries, short-term certificates of deposit, and money market accounts into the gutter. You can’t earn squat on these safe, cash-like investments so where can you turn for the income you need? Words: 540