LNG Makes It A Really G’Day, Mate

by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research

They don’t call Australia the lucky country for nothing.

It must be luck to have such abundant amounts of energy, metals, minerals and agricultural commodities, not to mention residing so close to China and India, two countries with large populations and a seemingly insatiable appetite for such natural resources.

And that luck shows again in the recently approved, multi-billion dollar, Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which is spreading good fortune to the foreign companies involved in the venture and the investors who know that Australia is where it’s at…

Australia currently has the 14th largest known gas reserve in the world, and many expect it to make the world’s top ten list in that category sooner than later. Dr. Graeme Behtune, the director of research firm Energy Quest, estimates the

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Clenergen Corp. CEO Mark Quinn announced today before the opening that the company has acquired an exclusive intellectual property license for use in India and Sri Lanka from Star Biotechnology Ltd. This license will provide immediate access to the technology and knowledge required to increase the rate of biomass production, assisting in the generation of clean electricity through gasification.

“This is a significant source of plant science and expertise for Clenergen and will literally accelerate the development of our ambitions in the field. We have been working with the science team for the past six months and I am glad to have now reached this milestone”, stated Mr. Quinn today.

Using mother strains of Paulownia originating from Australia, the Polyploidy Technology Plant Adaption Process (PTPAP) will be applied to produce an entirely new species of fast growing tree, specifically cultivated to thrive in the climate and soils of land leased

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Recently, oil major ConocoPhillips (COP) and Australia’s Origin Energy Ltd., joint developers of a multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, chose a 230-hectare site for the venture’s processing plants. The 50-50 partnership, Australia Pacific LNG, zeroed in on Laird Point on Curtis Island near Gladstone in Queensland as the location of its proposed LNG plant.   The announcement of the site selection is being considered as a significant milestone in the development of the project, as the partners move towards the final investment decision (proposed for the end of 2010), followed by the first shipment to international markets (expected by the end of 2014).   In September last year, ConocoPhillips declared its plan to create a long-term Australasian natural gas business focused on coalbed methane production and LNG processing and sales in partnership with Origin Energy (Australia’s second-biggest electricity and gas retailer).   We believe that the ...

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Base metals were (mostly) slightly higher on Thursday. Copper gained 6.35 cents to close at $2.2069/lb. Nickel fell by nearly 2 cents to finish at $6.7139/lb. Zinc was little changed, ending at $0.6780/lb. Aluminum rose by nearly a cent, closing at $0.7014/lb., while lead moved to $0.7319/lb., up more than half a cent from the previous session. Despite copper’s rise yesterday, there is renewed sentiment that Chinese demand (which boosted prices by more than half this year) will weaken as the slow seasonal consumption period approaches.

“The market is watching out for Chinese imports and stockpiles data and these will drive sentiment in the days ahead,” Jia Zheng, analyst at Southwest Futures Co., said yesterday.

“There is talk that around 100,000 tons of copper is making its way to LME warehouses in Asia in the next three weeks, and that is weighing a bit on sentiment,” said Jia.

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'Everything is murky in this part of Europe where Russia continues to expand its grip over the energy sector': the New York Times looks at the shady dealings surrounding Emfesz.  After refusing to sign the EU-led Nabucco deal, the president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has signed a law that would allow another pipeline to Russia to be built.  Turkey may pay between $16 and $20 billion for a Russian nuclear plant.  Stroitransgaz has signed a deal with Transneft to construct a section of the Baltic Pipeline System-2.  Bangladesh and Russia have come to an agreement on plans for a nuclear power station in a move to counteract the country's energy shortage.  Croatia's state-owned gas pipeline operator Plinacro has signed a deal with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a $95 million loan ...

Simple question: how do you invest during an inflationary boom? Today, some concrete ideas. And the simplest idea of them all-when you consider soaring government deficits-is to sell government bonds and buy beaten down, world-class equity.

Mind you, this is if you want to be in the equity market at all. There is a very good case to be made for NOT being in the equity market this year, or only being in those asset classes and single stocks you think will appreciate (or grow earnings) faster than the rate of inflation.

But let’s be more direct and say that this is still a bear market. The bear market began in 2000 with the popping of the tech bubble. The Fed fought back in 2003, setting a low-interest rate policy the rest of the dollar-pegged world followed. This kicked of leveraged booms in residential housing, credit derivatives, and stocks, bonds and commodities.

All

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With the prospect of 30 million pounds of uranium evaporating from the supply lines four years hence, Blackmont Capital research analyst George Topping sees sovereign stockpiling already beginning to make itself felt on the demand side of the equation. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, George says he sees the price nudging up to $65 by the end of this year, then to $70 in 2010, $80 in 2011 and $100 within five years.

The Energy Report: Let’s begin with some of your thoughts about uranium. Almost two years ago, spot prices hit a record $137 per pound. A year ago—well before the bottom fell out of virtually all the markets—the spot price dropped by nearly half, to the neighborhood of $70. You focus a lot of your attention on uranium. How do you see its future shaping up?

George Topping: The situation right now is you’ve got the spot …

George Topping, a research analyst specializing in the mining sector at Blackmont Capital, pays closer attention to uranium and copper than he does gold and silver, but in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he shares what he foresees: gold flat at $950 per ounce (in real terms) through 2011, copper at $1.80 per pound in two years, and uranium nudging up $100 per pound within five years.

The Gold Report: Let’s begin with some of your thoughts about uranium. Almost two years ago, spot prices hit a record $137 per pound. A year ago—well before the bottom fell out of virtually all the markets—the spot price dropped by nearly half, to the neighborhood of $70. You focus a lot of your attention on uranium. How do you see its future shaping up?

George Topping: The situation right now is you’ve got the spot price down at about $43 a pound …

Chinese regulators rejected Coca-Cola Co.’s (KO) $2.3 billion bid for China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd., China’s largest juice company.

The move surprised many analysts, as it will make it easier for Western countries to prevent Chinese companies from acquiring overseas targets and discourage other large corporations from pursuing mergers in China.

China’s Ministry of Commerce blocked the deal saying the biggest takeover of a Chinese company failed to meet the country’s anti-monopoly law and would be “negative for competition.”

“If the acquisition of Huiyuan went into effect, Coca-Cola is very likely to take a dominating position in the domestic market and the consumers may have to accept the high price fixed by the company as they don’t have more choices,” the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.

Huiyuan Juice is a household name in China, and controls 42% of the country’s pure-fruit-juice market. Coca-Cola controls 54%

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