Canada’s Partnership with the Middle East Strengthened

Pipelines & Midstream
energy in UAE

The trading relationship with Canada and the UAE has been a complex one over the years but recently there have been significant signs that their trading ties will continue to flourish in 2015 and beyond. With Canada recognizing the UAE as a priority market, this particular marketplace has become one of the biggest export markets included in Canada’s ‘Global Markets Action Plan’.

In an interview with oil and gas magazine Pipeline they spoke with Canada’s ambassador to the UAE, Arif Z. Lalani about . . . → continue reading: Canada’s Partnership with the Middle East Strengthened

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Oil and Gas Covered Call ETF List

Oil and Gas ETFs
covered call etf

Are you thinking of adding exposure to the energy sector through a covered call oil and gas ETF? Covered call writing is an investment strategy that has been around for a long time. It is designed to generate income from a stock by selling a call option against it. You are essentially selling the right to buy the stock at a set price in the future.

For example, if you own 1,000 shares of XYZ Company bought at $10 per share, you can write . . . → continue reading: Oil and Gas Covered Call ETF List

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Investing in Drilling Companies

Drilling & Services, Drilling Companies
drilling rig akita

When you’re thinking of investing in oilfield services stocks the first segment that comes to mind is that of drilling companies. Buying stocks of fracking companies and drilling companies pretty much offer a lower risk exposure to the energy sector compared to oil and gas producers. Drilling companies operate a fleet of drilling rigs used to punch holes into conventional reservoirs or tight formations that allow the extraction of oil or natural gas.

Many of Canada’s major drilling companies have a . . . → continue reading: Investing in Drilling Companies

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Investing in Fracking Companies

Drilling & Services, Fracking Companies
trican fracking

The onset of horizontal drilling and multi-stage fracing has been a major driver of unconventional resource development. Fracking is a technique used to release oil and gas from reservoir rock formations by sending water and sand down a well at ultra-high pressure. The pressurized fluid fractures the formation rock creating pathways for trapped oil and gas to get to the well.

The fracking companies have become a large if not the largest part of the oilfield services sector. The shale revolution which started . . . → continue reading: Investing in Fracking Companies

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Canadian Dividend Stocks: Senior Oil and Gas Producers

Oil Stocks
senior oil and gas dividend stocks

We are looking for senior Canadian dividend paying oil and gas companies with production in excess of 100,000 boed. Bigger is not always better because it implies low or no growth in production. However, the senior group has a few advantages compared to intermediate energy companies:

Oil Sands Exposure

The list below includes several stocks which offer a meaningful exposure to Canada’s oil sands. If you’re looking for oil sands companies to invest in, be sure to investigate Suncor Energy, Cenovus, . . . → continue reading: Canadian Dividend Stocks: Senior Oil and Gas Producers

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Canadian Dividend Paying Bakken Oil Stocks

Bakken formation, Oil Stocks, Shale Oil
williston basin map

The Bakken formation stretches over 25,000 square miles beneath North Dakota, Montana, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. According to Continental Resources, the Bakken/Upper Three Forks formations hold an estimated 577 billion barrels of original oil in place. That means a 3.5% recovery factor translates into 20 billion barrels of recoverable light oil. Thanks to Bakken shale oil, North Dakota is on track to become the second highest producing oil state in the US after Texas.

The Bakken . . . → continue reading: Canadian Dividend Paying Bakken Oil Stocks

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