Dave is Managing Geologist of the Pierce Points Daily E-Letter.
Another big week for offshore oil and gas. With the most intriguing news being: Japan’s INPEX hitting a “high-pressure gas column” in a scientific test…
Coal has gone from black sheep to red hot over the last month. With soaring prices prompting a sudden burst of optimism amongst miners globally.…
I’ve been writing over the last several months about the world’s top natural gas play — the growing demand center of Argentina. And this week,…
Major development in the global platinum sector this week. With miners in the world’s top-producing nation South Africa apparently having reached a deal with mineworkers…
Historic week in oil and gas exploration. With the tiny Central American nation of Belize kicking off its first-ever offshore evaluation work this past Thursday.…
Big week for coal. With prices for Australian thermal jumping above $100 per tonne for the first time since 2012. That marks a 100% rise…
Huge deals struck in both the energy and mining sectors this past week — with one rising nation at the hub of them all. Russia.…
Rough week for the South American copper mining sector. With reports from Peru suggesting that at least one person was killed by police in violent…
Offshore exploration has been a rare bright spot for the global oil and gas industry lately. Some of the movement in the offshore sector is…
Major development this past week in the world’s top natural gas play — the Marcellus shale of the northeastern U.S. Lawmakers in Pennsylvania — where…
As I’ve been discussing recently, there have been signs of life for the coal market the last few weeks. And this week, the world’s most…
Finally the global gold market is getting some good news from its top consuming nation — India. Reports earlier this week suggest that something very…
Around the world, governments continue to loosen their hold on oil and gas reserves. Just look at a slew of developments this week. Such as…
Lots of interesting mining opportunities emerging these last few weeks — on one particular continent. Africa. Uganda, for example, said last Wednesday that it will…
The reason oil companies have gone bankrupt over the past few years is not due to “historically low oil and natural gas prices” as stated…
It’s been an eventful week in oil. With reports from top producer Saudi Arabia showing record August production of 7.622 million barrels per day —…
The investment picture keeps getting bleaker for the world’s most hated commodity. Coal. This week saw another slew of investors officially back away from coal…
A very important issue just emerged in the oil and gas world. Driven by an investigation from some of the biggest prosecutors in America. Looking…
Big day for nickel yesterday. With prices leaping nearly 20 cents on the day to near $4.60 per pound — marking a nearly 5% move…
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for oil investors. With crude prices having descended back to near $40 per barrel, after making a run…