If you’ve been paying attention to the oil and gas sector for very long, then you’ve no doubt heard all about the famed Bakken and Eagle Ford shales. The Bakken has transformed rural North Dakota into an energy Mecca, with staggering daily production that would be the envy of many… Read More

Would you pay $2.10 for a gallon of gas? I know I would. According to AAA, the nationwide average for a gallon of gasoline is $3.59… Diesel is even more expensive at $3.91. Yet despite high fuel costs across the country, a select group of drivers are paying only $2.10… Read More

Here’s some news that might come as a surprise to you… If you look back over the past four years, the biggest winner in the energy sector is a company that I bought last September, Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE: KOG), a $2.3 billion oil and gas exploration and production… Read More

The United States alone consumes 18.9 million barrels of oil every day, rain or shine. And China’s appetite grows more ravenous by the minute, with daily consumption doubling from 5.5 million barrels in 2003 to nearly 9.8 million in 2011. Aside from a brief downturn during the… Read More

The tidal wave of change is coming… And investors who get in now stand to make a killing. I’m talking about the shale oil and gas boom… and that’s despite the lowest natural gas prices in 35 years. Now that the country has… Read More

It’s official. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the United States could be the world’s largest oil-producing country in the next seven years. Based on the report, the United States could surpass all other countries in oil production by 2020. And 10… Read More

It’s official. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the United States could be the world’s largest oil-producing country in the next seven years. Based on the report, the United States could surpass all other countries in oil production by 2020. And 10 years later, the country could be energy-independent. Talk about your 180-degree turnarounds. For the past several decades, the United States has depended heavily on imports to feed its 19-million-barrel-per-day oil habit. In fact, about one out of every five barrels the United States consumes… Read More

It’s official. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the United States could be the world’s largest oil-producing country in the next seven years. Based on the report, the United States could surpass all other countries in oil production by 2020. And 10 years later, the country could be energy-independent. Talk about your 180-degree turnarounds. For the past several decades, the United States has depended heavily on imports to feed its 19-million-barrel-per-day oil habit. In fact, about one out of every five barrels the United States consumes each day comes from a foreign country. But if this forecast is accurate, then the United States production could eventually outpace domestic consumption. So instead of bringing in oil, we could be shipping it out. Is this plausible? You bet it is. In fact, the whole scenario sounds eerily similar to what has happened in the natural gas market. A decade ago, every credible analyst was convinced that the United States was running out of gas,… Read More

I want to show you the best way to invest in gold and other commodities. But there is something you need to know… Commodities are risky. One of the riskiest things an individual investor can attempt.  It’s estimated that 95% of individual commodity… Read More

On Monday, Jan. 7, the U.S. Mint began taking orders for 2013 American Eagle silver coins. Officials were bracing for an onslaught of sales, but I doubt they were expecting this. By the end of the day, the Mint had sold more than 3.9 million of the 1-ounce 99.9% silver… Read More

I just wrote a check this morning for my monthly power bill, made payable to American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) in the amount of $260.02.  I’m not alone. AEP serves five million residential and business customers in 11 states.  #-ad_banner-#Rain or shine, that’s five million checks that pour in each… Read More