James Stafford

Latest articles from James

• Why Short Sellers Are Desperately Trying (And Failing) To Sink Recon Africa

  Published 25 July 2021 | viewed 11,319 times

  When a small, ambitious exploration company starts drilling in a 6.3-million-acre onshore oil play, the vultures descend. In the case of Reconnaissance Energy Africa (TSXV:RECO;…

• Could This Be The Most Promising Oil Play Of The Decade?

  Published 20 July 2021 | viewed 22,111 times

  No oil discovery narrative appears to have captured investor attention this year as much as Reconnaissance Africa’s (TSXV:RECO, OTC:RECAF) acquisition of the rights to Namibia’s…

• Update On World’s Most Exciting Oil Play: An Interview With Jim Granath

  Published 05 July 2021 | viewed 13,832 times

  Namibia is currently witnessing what could become one of the most spectacular explorational oil plays in recent memory, and one Canadian driller is at the…

• Recon Africa: The Truth About The World's Most Exciting Oil Play

  Published 29 June 2021 | viewed 25,565 times

  A daring junior oil and gas explorer has set out to put the African country of Namibia—which has never produced a single barrel of oil…

• Meet The Man Behind The World's Most Exciting Oil Play

  Published 25 June 2021 | viewed 18,806 times

  This is the story about an oil play that so far has lived up to its promise…Namibia is the setting…And a little-known Canadian explorer is…

• The Most Exciting Oil And Gas Play On The Planet? Interview with Bill Mooney

  Published 07 June 2021 | viewed 12,507 times

  As Reconnaissance Energy Africa (TSXV:RECO, OTC:RECAF) continues to excite investors and industry experts alike, we sat down with the man responsible for what could be…

• Is This The World’s Most Exciting Oil Discovery? An Interview With Craig Steinke

  Published 25 May 2021 | viewed 30,552 times

  After very promising results on their first well in Namibia’s giant Kavango basin, global attention has turned to this small Canadian explorer as it drills…

• Is This The Beginning Of The End Of Naked Short Selling In Canada?

  Published 10 May 2021 | viewed 9,943 times

  Finally, after years of watching dubious short-sellers manipulate stocks and destroy companies, Canadian regulators are ready to do something about it, and unscrupulous short-sellers who…

• The Best Is Yet To Come For The World’s Hottest Oil Play

  Published 19 April 2021 | viewed 57,131 times

  By now, those of you who read about my top New Year’s stock pick, Recon Africa, will have learned that this small-cap explorer may have…

• Naked Short Selling: The Truth Is Much Worse Than You Have Been Told

  Published 02 February 2021 | viewed 94,110 times

  There is a massive threat to our capital markets, the free market in general, and fair dealings overall. And no, it’s not China. It’s a…

• How To Play The Oil Price Rebound In 2021

  Published 05 January 2021 | viewed 22,951 times

  The oil industry took a tumble in 2020, but the tides are beginning to turn. Oil prices are currently wading cautiously in the $50 range…

• Is This The Most Exciting Oil Stock For 2021?

  Published 18 November 2020 | viewed 13,286 times

  In 2020 the oil and gas industry suffered through its most brutal year in modern history. Oil prices went negative for the first time ever,…

• The World's Last Great Oilfield: An Interview With Nick Steinsberger

  Published 16 September 2020 | viewed 12,678 times

  Two and a half decades ago, Nick Steinsberger invented what is now the modern-day frack in the Barnett shale. Now, the petroleum engineer extraordinaire is…

• The Largest Oil Play Of The Decade? Interview With Daniel Jarvie

  Published 01 September 2020 | viewed 80,107 times

  As we approach the climax of a potentially enormous Permian-style discovery in the opening of Namibia’s giant, deep Kavango Basin, internationally acclaimed geochemist Daniel Jarvie…

• Is $90 Oil Possible? An Interview With Jay Park

  Published 17 January 2020 | viewed 20,394 times

  As the asymmetric war between Iran and the U.S. continues to escalate, threatening oil supply across the Middle East, oil markets appear to be entirely…

• Meet The World’s Most Powerful Bitcoin Backers

  Published 27 November 2017 | viewed 52,133 times

  Cryptocurrency may be one of the biggest threats to governments, security and the entire financial system that we’ve ever seen. It can help fund terrorism…

• The IEA Is Grossly Overestimating Shale Growth

  Published 16 November 2017 | viewed 26,476 times

  This week, the IEA said that U.S. shale would dominate the oil and gas markets over the next decade, rising to “a level 50 percent…

• How Many Barrels Of Oil Are Needed To Mine One Bitcoin?

  Published 26 October 2017 | viewed 67,858 times

  The Bitcoin boom is well and truly underway, and investors are constantly looking for new ways to gain an advantage in this space. The best…

• What Are The Long Term Consequences Of The Brexit

  Published 24 June 2016 | viewed 22,446 times

  We begin with a look at the key data for the oil and gas industry this week, which shows the impact of the Brexit vote…

• Think Beyond Oil And Gold: Interview With Mike ‘Mish’ Shedlock

  Published 25 May 2016 | viewed 25,880 times

  The energy sector was certainly a bargain in January, but no one really knows where oil will be around Christmas. While we may have already…