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Byron King

A Harvard-trained geologist and former aide to the United States Chief of Naval Operations, Byron King is our resident oil and energy expert, and we are proud to have him on board as the editor of Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor. This "old rock hound" uses his expertise and connections in global resource industries to bring you the very best opportunities in energy, mining and precious metals. Byron has made frequent appearances in mainstream media such as The Washington Post, MSN Money, Marketwatch.com, Fox Business News, CNBC's Squawk Box, Larry Kudlow, Glenn Beck and PBS Newshour. He also had a feature article written in the Financial Times, and has appeared on both CNN and Marketplace radio broadcasts. Byron has also been quoted in various international publications such as The Guardian and De Volkskrant, and has been a guest on Canada's CBC television broadcast.

  1. Energy & Scarcity Investor

    First Offshore Namibia Well: No “Commercial” Oil • May 21, 2013

    Late yesterday, we received the results of the Wingat-1 well, just drilled about 120 miles offshore Namibia, in deep water. The well, completed in 68 days by the semi-submersible rig Marianas, came in within budget. The bad news? The word is they “found oil although not in commercial volumes.”…Read more…

  2. Outstanding Investments

    First Offshore Namibia Well: No “Commercial” Oil • May 21, 2013

    Late yesterday, we received the results of the Wingat-1 well, just drilled about 120 miles offshore Namibia, in deep water. The well, completed in 68 days by the semi-submersible rig Marianas, came in within budget. The bad news? The word is they “found oil although not in commercial volumes.”…Read more…

  3. Daily Resource Hunter

    America’s Game-Changing Energy Weapon • May 21, 2013

    Last week I was in London attending the Platts Crude Oil Conference. In particular, much of the trip is geared toward energy and mineral issues, about which I write in my paid-up newsletters. Then again, I’ve spent time discussing the future of military technology with several people I know who follow these things from across …Read more…

  4. Byron King's Military Tech Alert

    America’s Game-Changing Energy Weapon • May 17, 2013

    I’m in London this week and I’ve spent time discussing the future of military technology with several people I know who follow these things from over here. Really, there are few things in the world quite like an informed British perspective. This week, it was a focus on energy weapons at the tactical, operational and strategic levels……Read more…

  5. Daily Resource Hunter

    This “Left For Dead” Industry Is Roaring Back • May 16, 2013

    How can you make money by investing in the stock market? It helps to go where the money is flowing. Along those lines, two of the strongest sectors of the current U.S. economy barely existed a few years ago. In fact, one sector was left for dead (and I mean roadkill!) when the U.S. government …Read more…

  6. Outstanding Investments

    Update — They Drilled “Deep” • May 15, 2013

    The world is filled with oil platforms and wells drilled just “deep enough,” such that the drill found something, and the operation stopped. Whatever remains below is unknown. But that’s not how this company operates. They want to know what’s down there, which makes sense since the rig is there, and the bit is turning……Read more…

  7. Energy & Scarcity Investor

    Update — They Drilled “Deep” • May 15, 2013

    The world is filled with oil platforms and wells drilled just “deep enough,” such that the drill found something, and the operation stopped. Whatever remains below is unknown. But that’s not how this company operates. They want to know what’s down there, which makes sense since the rig is there, and the bit is turning……Read more…