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• Is This The Next Big Wildcat Opportunity?

  Published 11 May 2015 | viewed 11,202 times

  Bannock Creek Project.Clouds over the oil investment space are obscuring a few rare wealth-creation opportunities. The history of exploration indicates that massive discoveries are often…

• Why Shell Isn’t Giving Up On The Arctic Just Yet

  Published 08 May 2015 | viewed 4,524 times

  IntroductionAs summer approaches, Arctic sea ice will start to melt away. That will open up the region for oil and gas exploration. In American waters,…

• Global Energy Advisory – 8th May 2015

  Published 08 May 2015 | viewed 4,169 times

  Africa/Middle East Oil & Gas UpdateKurdistanThe Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq is upping the ante with Baghdad over the long-running oil question. Now…

• Major Nat Gas Opportunity Right On Europe’s Doorstep

  Published 30 April 2015 | viewed 4,961 times

  IntroductionThere has been a lot of ink spilled on the energy relationship between Russia and Europe. Russia is, after all, Europe’s top supplier of natural…

• Global Energy Advisory – 1st May 2015

  Published 30 April 2015 | viewed 4,234 times

  GeopoliticsRussian Oil and Gas: The Squeeze Is On—Sort ofEuropean Union regulators have formally charged Gazprom with abusing its dominant market position in Europe—a charge a…

• Fortune Favors The Bold, Especially In Iran

  Published 24 April 2015 | viewed 3,818 times

  Introduction The tentative framework deal reached between Iran and the P5+1 nations over its nuclear program has raised the prospects of a broader thaw in…

• Global Energy Advisory – 24th April 2015

  Published 24 April 2015 | viewed 3,133 times

    Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions • With the flurry of speculation surrounding Shell’s designs on BP Plc, BP’s chief executive, Bod Dudley, is trying to…

• Falklands Present A Unique Opportunity To Smaller Players

  Published 17 April 2015 | viewed 4,790 times

  IntroductionArgentina has started to make a name for itself in the oil and gas world due to the vast reserves located in the Vaca Muerta…

• Global Energy Advisory – 17th April 2015

  Published 17 April 2015 | viewed 4,786 times

  The Geopolitics of Oil The Iran-Pakistan Pipeline The Iran-Pakistan pipeline, which has been languishing on the Pakistani side, looks set to get a boost from…

• Is The Multi-Billion Barrel UK Oil Discovery Pure Hype?

  Published 10 April 2015 | viewed 5,077 times

  Introduction “The King is dead, long live The King!” Just as this expression conveyed the notion that royal control is passed onto the next monarch,…

• Global Energy Advisory – 10th April 2015

  Published 10 April 2015 | viewed 4,333 times

    Geopolitical Update There is no need at this point for investors to fear a rapprochement with Iran in terms of what it might do…

• Coal is Dying; Avoid These Companies

  Published 03 April 2015 | viewed 6,916 times

  We have all heard about the doom and gloom that the U.S. coal sector is facing – a double-whammy of abundant supplies of cheap shale…

• Global Energy Advisory – 2nd April 2015

  Published 03 April 2015 | viewed 5,089 times

  Kurdistan Oil Update • Gazprom Neft Middle East is preparing to conduct a 2D seismic survey on the southeastern section of the Halabja block. The…

• This Nation Has Potential To Be Europe’s Biggest Crude Producer

  Published 30 March 2015 | viewed 5,016 times

  Introduction Albania is not typically on the European tourist route. Several decades of floundering economic growth and isolation under a communist dictator will do that.…

• Global Energy Advisory – 27th March 2015

  Published 30 March 2015 | viewed 4,303 times

  Frontier Updates • Amid the oil price slump, if you’re considering Africa, forget Nigeria and look to Kenya. The east African emerging oil giant has…

• Winners And Losers Of EPA’s Carbon Plan

  Published 20 March 2015 | viewed 4,601 times

  Introduction The United States is hoping to take drastic measures to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. However, with the U.S. Congress gridlocked and unable to…

• Global Energy Advisory – 20th March 2015

  Published 20 March 2015 | viewed 5,612 times

  Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Iraqi forces (backed by Shi’ite militias) have retaken most of the towns and the area surrounding Tikrit, in central Iraq,…

• LNG Thrown A Lifeline By Shipping Industry

  Published 13 March 2015 | viewed 5,986 times

  Introduction Marine vessels offer the cheapest and easiest way to transport goods around the world. There are an estimated 50,000 container ships moving goods from…

• Global Energy Advisory – 13th March 2015

  Published 13 March 2015 | viewed 4,915 times

  Politics, Geopolitics & ConflictYemen’s oil-rich Marib province is the likely next target for takeover by Houthi militants who have unseated the Yemeni government. Houthi rebels…

• Drones To Clean Up The Energy Industry

  Published 06 March 2015 | viewed 4,433 times

  Introduction Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, have revolutionized warfare, allowing airstrikes from an undetected position and removing soldiers from danger. The U.S. has rapidly…