Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on specific stocks and other investing topics from the members of his Inner Circle. Every week, his comments and recommendations on a selection of the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And every Friday, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions.

This …read more »

Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on specific stocks and other investing topics from the members of his Inner Circle. Every week, his comments and recommendations on a selection of the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And every Friday, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions.

One …read more »

Yesterday we discussed the shale revolution. (View the post: Why the shale revolution will make oil price shocks a thing of the past.) The production of natural gas and oil from shale is rising rapidly in North America. This angers some environmentalists, even as it creates jobs and tax revenues at a time of economic uncertainty. More than that, oil …read more »

Because of today’s high government debt, high joblessness and high deficit spending, many people expect we’ll have to suffer through rising taxes and weak economic growth for the next decade. This belief makes sense, but only if you disregard recent developments in energy.

Before the start of the financial crisis, pessimists used to look on spikes in oil prices as …read more »

TRANSCANADA CORP. (Toronto symbol TRP; www.transcanada.com) has agreed to reroute its proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline around an environmentally sensitive aquifer in Nebraska’s Sandhills region.

The state government will work closely with TransCanada to find an acceptable route. That should speed up the environmental approval process for this Canadian stock’s biggest pipeline project.

Keystone XL will pump oil from the Alberta …read more »

Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on stocks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. Every week, his comments and recommendations on a selection of the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And every Friday, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions.

One of …read more »

Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on stocks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. Every week, his comments and recommendations on a selection of the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And every Friday, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions.

This week, …read more »

PEYTO EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT CORP. (Toronto symbol PEY; www.peyto.com) continues to generate higher cash flow. And it’s reinvesting that cash flow to expand production in order to deliver greater returns for its shareholders.

The company produces and explores for oil and natural gas in Alberta. Peyto’s average daily production of 34,443 barrels of oil equivalent (including natural gas) is weighted 89% …read more »

Enbridge continues to build new oil and gas pipelines. These are expensive projects, but the company’s regulated businesses give it lots of cash flow to keep expanding and raising its dividend.

ENBRIDGE INC. $34.46 (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 760.0 million; Market cap: $26.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 2.8%; www.enbridge.com) gets 80% of its revenue by operating pipelines …read more »

PEYTO EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT CORP. $21.98 (Toronto symbol PEY; Shares outstanding: 133.1 million; Market cap: $2.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.3%; www.peyto.com) produces and explores for oil and natural gas in Alberta. The company converted from an income trust to a dividend-paying stock on December 31, 2010.

Peyto’s average daily production of 34,443 barrels of oil equivalent (including …read more »