exploration

Shale, the last oil and gas train: Arthur Berman

James Stafford
March 10, 2014
Arthur Berman discusses the current state of the shale oil and natural gas markets.

Silver stackers: Measure your stash like a miner

David Morgan
February 18, 2014
There's a method to the madness of accessing a mining property. Here's a primer.

Insider tips from the energy fronts in Kurdistan and Tuscaloosa

JT Long
January 3, 2014
How can investors get exposure to the hottest new oil and gas plays without getting burned by conflict premiums abroad or regulatory hurdles in North America? Fresh off three months of traveling the globe, Matt Badiali shares his insights on how to go where no one else wants to be and make a lot of money doing it.

Mexico Congress approves oil bill breaking 75-year monopoly

Adam Williams, Eric Martin and Nacha Cattan, Bloomberg
December 12, 2013
Mexico will end 75 years of government control of its vast oil reserves after Congress approved the nation’s most significant economic reform since the North American Free Trade Agreement.

End of Mexico 75-year oil monopoly looms with Senate accord

Adam Williams and Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Bloomberg
December 9, 2013
Mexico’s seven-decade state energy monopoly is poised to end after senators from the nation’s two biggest political parties agreed to allow output sharing contracts and licenses for outside producers.

End of Mexico 75-year oil monopoly looms with Senate accord

Adam Williams and Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Bloomberg
December 9, 2013
Mexico’s seven-decade state energy monopoly is poised to end after senators from the nation’s two biggest political parties agreed to allow output sharing contracts and licenses for outside producers.

Big winners in Kenya's oil debut

James Stafford
October 22, 2013
Kenya will start pumping its first commercial oil next year and begin exporting in 2016, but this is just the opening salvo: New discoveries in recent months and fast-track new well development make Kenya the darling of East Africa from an investor’s perspective.

Big winners in Kenya's oil debut

James Stafford
October 22, 2013
New discoveries in recent months and fast-track new well development make Kenya the darling of East Africa from an investor’s perspective.

Oil explorers beware: Hackers are eyeing what you know

Jen Alic
March 12, 2013
While most would think that the risks junior oil and gas companies are taking in exploring new frontiers as far away as the remote reaches of Africa are related to government instability and conflict, another risk they face is right at home and lies right beyond their network firewalls.

Iraq seeks oil investors in post-Saddam exploration offer

Nayla Razzouk and Anthony DiPaola, Bloomberg
May 29, 2012
Iraq is preparing to hold its first auction of oil and natural-gas exploration rights since the 2003 ouster of Saddam Hussein, offering investors the opportunity to exploit the world’s fifth-largest crude reserves.