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What You Need To Know About Shale Gas Investing and the Pros and Cons of Fracking

January 7, 2010 · 6 comments

in commodities, energy, investing, natural gas, oil, unconventional energy

Shale gas assets have become a hot story lately, with the news that Total (NYSE: TOT) put in a bid to buy these from Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) and ExxonMobil put in a bid for XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO).  So what is shale gas and fracking – the process it depends upon for gas extraction?  [...]

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Deciding Whether You Should Invest In Suncor (SU) or Canadian Oil Sands (COS.UN)

December 28, 2009 · 2 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, TSX, commodities, energy, income trusts, investing, oil, resources, stock picks, stocks

Suncor (TSX: SU) and Canadian Oil Sands Trust (COS.UN) are two of the biggest oil plays in Canada as well as the top go-to stocks in their sector.  But since they both offer heavy exposure to the oil sands, how do you choose between them?  Which is the better investment, Suncor, or Canadian Oil Sands, [...]

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Natural Gas Industry Update and Price Forecasts

August 25, 2009 · 3 comments

in energy, investing, market bottom, natural gas, seasonal investing, stock picks

Calling a bottom in natural gas?  This past Friday, August 21, 2009, natural gas futures were trading below $3.00 in New York – compared to oil futures hitting the year’s high above $74.  Some analysts have even been speculating that natural gas could go down to zero, given the enormity of current oversupply and overproduction.
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