Share tips: Profit from America's thirst for gas

With demand for domestic gas rising in the US, this Canadian natural gas producer is set to profit, says Paul Hill.

The era of cheap fuel has ended and many countries are turning their backs on nuclear power. Yet US natural gas trades at ten-year lows and (based on energy content) at an equivalent of $15 per barrel, compared to $100 for oil. Why? Mild winter temperatures, record shale gas production and a lack of export options are the main reasons American inventories have swollen and prices have dropped. But this won't last.

Domestic gas consumption is rising and is expected to reach 30%-35% (from 25% today) of North America's aggregate energy needs by 2030.

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Paul gained a degree in electrical engineering and went on to qualify as a chartered management accountant. He has extensive corporate finance and investment experience and is a member of the Securities Institute.

Over the past 16 years Paul has held top-level financial management and M&A roles for blue-chip companies such as O2, GKN and Unilever. He is now director of his own capital investment and consultancy firm, PMH Capital Limited.

Paul is an expert at analysing companies in new, fast-growing markets, and is an extremely shrewd stock-picker.