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submitted by oiltrades 1220 days ago (via energyinvestmentstrategies.com)

I recently discussed the reasoning behind my owning shares of PetroBank (PBEGF). In a recent edition of Value Investor Insight, Passport Capital’s Laurance Narbut explicated the case more thoroughly. The Long Case for Canada’s Petrobank by: Value Investor Insight posted on: September 29, 2008 | about stocks: PBEGF.PK Why is Canada’s Petrobank [PBG:CN] one

How Oil is Actually Priced: Be Worried

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A recent article published in the Asia Times by former oil market regulator Chris Cook and posted below argues that all oil prices take their clues from the Brent spot price, a price that could be easily manipulated. Cook therefore believes the prices of all traded oil contracts, including WTI itself could suddenly decline in [...]

Hurricane Damage Accounts for Oil Price Rise

submitted by oiltrades 1220 days ago (via energyinvestmentstrategies.com)

An insightful report in the Financial Times posted below ascribes the recent rise in oil prices above $100 to the far greater than expected losses of oil production in the Gulf from hurricane damage. As the report also mentions, oil prices have risen despite softness in the global economy. There are many factors influencing the [...]

PetroBank Could Revolutionize Oil Sands

submitted by oiltrades 1220 days ago (via energyinvestmentstrategies.com)

I own shares of PetroBank (PBEGF) for two reasons. First the company has been doing a credible job of buying and exploiting conventional oil and gas resources. In Q2 it reported diluted EPS of $1.92 ($C) vs. $0.26 based on 23.9k boe production vs. 6.9k in Canada and Colombia. Just based on those results, the [...]

Environmental Push Back Against CBM

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Some mayors in Canada are working to halt coal bed methane drilling because the toxic water produced in the process may be polluting local waters according to the report posted below from the Financial Post. They say the employment benefits are small compared with the risks to fishing, recreation, and health. One company affected is [...]

Buffett Will Decide If Nuclear Has a Future

submitted by oiltrades 1220 days ago (via energyinvestmentstrategies.com)

It is fascinating to watch the re-arrangement of the power levers in American business as the credit squeeze separates those who have been wise stewards of capital from those who have been foolish - and transfers decisions into the hands of the wise. Who says capitalism is not working? A handful of institutions and individuals [...]

Asia?s Oil Production Expected to Increase

submitted by oiltrades 1214 days ago (via energyinvestmentstrategies.com)

The Wall St. Journal carried the following report that points out the short term burst in oil supplies expected to come from Asia.OCTOBER 7, 2008Asia’s Oil Production Expected to Increase, Ease Stress on Global Supplies By PATRICK BARTAAfter years of putting a strain on world energy supplies, Asia is expected to significantly increase its own [...]

Credit Crunch to Defer New Oil Capacity

submitted by oiltrades 1214 days ago (via energyinvestmentstrategies.com)

A Financial Post article, below, reports that tightening credit conditions will force some Canadian companies to defer expansion plans, particularly in the oil sands. There has been an expectation that the oil sands will add some 2 mb/d of capacity by 2015. It appears such growth will be scaled back. If oil prices go lower [...]

State Budgets Collapsing; Funding Absent

submitted by oiltrades 1214 days ago (via energyinvestmentstrategies.com)

Massachusetts has joined California in approaching the federal government for emergency funds to deal with cash flow problems. In the case of MA, the state indicated a possible need for $7B in emergency loans. Massachusetts faces a $233M shortfall in revenue for its first fiscal quarter due to a slower economy according to a brief [...]

Russian Oil Production, Exports Fall

submitted by oiltrades 1214 days ago (via energyinvestmentstrategies.com)

The Export Land Model got another piece of strong evidence recently from a report by Bloomberg that Russian oil production dropped .4% in September (boy, that’s quick - seems likely to be revised) but exports dropped 10%! If true, it almost sounds as though Russia is building some above ground strategic storage capacity. On the [...]