| Many Americans awoke this morning to see that | | | | 90's when oil was depressed. Don't be a |
| an oil pipeline in Alaska was leaking and had | | | | whining, crying consumer take action..... |
| to be shut down. The pipeline accounted for | | | | join the oil/gas party! In my travels across |
| about 8% of US production, not exactly a | | | | the American oil fields, I have come to meet |
| small drop-off. With supplies already | | | | some of the nicest people in the business |
| stretched and demand rising, any disruption | | | | world. I have experience mostly in the quick |
| in oil is met with vicious volatility on the | | | | paced northeast in my other endeavors, |
| up side. How many other times have we awoken | | | | therefore it is a pleasure to deal with "salt |
| to see other headlines that led to upward | | | | of the earth" folks in the oil heartland.I |
| pressure on prices? I seem to remember a | | | | read this morning that India's GDP was |
| few: Refinery Fire in Texas, Hurricane | | | | projected to grow at 7-8% next year and |
| Heading toward Gulf, Nigerian Rebels take oil | | | | China's GDP at 10%. I also read that Lebanon |
| men hostage, Iran threatens to Eliminate | | | | did not accept the cease fire presented by |
| Israel, Hezbollah Kills and Kidnaps IDF | | | | the French and the USA. It is unfortunate |
| Soldiers. I do not remember seeing any | | | | that I can not rejoice that oil is rising |
| headlines that sounded like the following: | | | | purely on organic demand, but the terrorism |
| Oil Demand is Decreasing Worldwide, Oil is | | | | premium that is part of the current oil |
| Being used in Less Products, India and China | | | | market does not have any simple way of going |
| are Slowing, The Internal Combustion Engine | | | | away. Hezbollah can be defeated for the time |
| is Finished. The question is when will | | | | being, but the philosophy will live on, |
| investors wake to the fact that we are in | | | | unfortunately. Iran will continue to |
| fact in a long term bull market in oil and | | | | threaten Israel and seeks to eliminate them |
| gas?Opportunities abound in the US for savvy | | | | from the map. Iraq is heading toward civil |
| investors to "grab the bull by the horns". | | | | war. Osama and Al Qaeda are still active. |
| Qualified accredited investors should | | | | Hugo Chavez hates the USA and controls big |
| continue to invest in direct participation | | | | oil reserves. So what will the headlines |
| oil and gas deals. Look for experienced | | | | look like going forward? Will they make the |
| operators and invest the time to get out to | | | | BP news on the pipeline damage today look |
| the fields and understand the business. You | | | | small?The only way to protect yourself and |
| would not invest in real estate without | | | | hedge your portfolio is to invest |
| getting to know the local market would you? | | | | systematically in oil & gas.A veteran |
| There are many states that have independent | | | | financial officer for multiple construction |
| operators raising money for deals in their | | | | companies, Gerald is an experienced leader. |
| area of expertise. I have dealt with | | | | Seeing the opportunities in the oil & gas |
| operators in Texas, West Virginia, Kentucky, | | | | business, he is now focusing his efforts in |
| Tennessee, and the midwest, call me any time | | | | building value through use of new technology |
| or email me and I'll pass on a favorable | | | | in the oil patch. He also writes a number of |
| referral.The media has bashed oil companies | | | | investment newsletters focused on oil/gas, |
| this past year for excessive profits. Where | | | | ethanol, biofuels, and cleantech. Email for |
| was the media when the average independent | | | | free copy! |
| was struggling to stay alive in the 80's and | | | | |