by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Shell’s FLNG Breakthrough
United States Moves Toward LNG Exports
United States Moves Toward LNG Exports
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Japan’s “Three Mile Island”
Japan’s nuclear disaster is tragic on many levels. My focus here, though, will be on what it means for uranium investments and the world’s energy markets.
The main worry is that the situation in Japan chills the industry in the same way Three Mile Island did in 1979. Will political pressures quash the nuclear renaissance? It’s too early to know for sure how this will play out, but we can make some guesses.
[Read more...]The Future Market for Alternative Cars
On Tuesday, Tesla became the first American automaker to go public since 1956, as shares began trading under the ticker TSLA on the Nasdaq. With its most expensive car selling for more than $100k, Tesla is looking to strike a chord with wealthy yet environmentally conscious car buyers. Later this year, Chevrolet hopes its Volt (a price tag about half the size of the Tesla Roadster) will become the first electric car for the masses.
[Read more...]Liquid Natural Gas: The Next Resource Boom?
Australia is on its way to becoming to natural gas what the Middle East is to oil. This could become Australias biggest resource boom yet.
Asia is the fastest growing market for liquid natural gas (LNG). Currently, Japan is the largest buyer. Japan and South Korea together make up 53% of current global regasification capacity. (That is, the ability to import LNG and turn it back into a gas for consumer and industrial use.) But demand elsewhere in Asia is catching up:
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Liquefied Natural Gas Goes Boom!
Even before the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami reminded the world that nuclear power is not risk-free, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market was booming in Japan. In fact, the LNG market has been booming throughout Asia for the last several years. That’s good news for Australia…and for a variety of companies that serve the LNG industry.
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