Coal and oil will remain key energy commodities well into the 21st century, but I expect natural gas to increase its share of the global energy mix substantially.

I expect oil prices to top USD100 per barrel this year and reaching record highs at some point in 2011.

Geology is at the heart of the decline in Mexican oil production and revenues, but political factors further complicate these challenges.

While the US coal market is far from dead, the international coal market is positively booming. Here's how to profit.

Some exploration & production firms are looking to grow their oil production more than 50 percent in 2010 by exploiting unconventional oil plays like the Bakken Shale. At current oil prices most producers believe that wells in the core part of the Bakken Shale offer after-tax returns on investment of 100 percent and remain profitable even at significantly lower prices.

In a market where most income-oriented groups offer near record-low yields, investors are starving for income. All MLPs offer market-beating distributions, as well as attractive tax advantages, but fight the temptation to blindly reach for the highest yields.

In a market where most income-oriented groups offer near record-low yields, investors are starving for income. All MLPs offer market-beating distributions, as well as attractive tax advantages, but fight the temptation to blindly reach for the highest yields.

In the case of master limited partnerships (MLPs), focusing on earnings per unit--the MLP equivalent of EPS--not only provides an incomplete picture of a company's health but it's also downright misleading.

Stocks to profit from in the oil and deep water drilling market. 

 
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To profit from the boom in deepwater spending, focus on Brazil, my favorite region in The Deepwater Golden Triangle.