The shale gas revolution

New technology has opened up vast natural gas reserves. It’s a game changer – and an opportunity for investors, say James McKeigue and David Stevenson. Here they tip three energy stocks to buy now.

The idea of cheap energy might seem a laughable pipe dream to British consumers, particularly after recent price hikes by utility companies. Yet for anyone living in America, one form of energy has seen its price do little but fall in recent years.

Natural gas traded in the US (there is no global market as yet, as we'll see below) has plunged from more than $13 per thousand British thermal units (MBtu) to around $3.60 MBtu today.

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James McKeigue

James graduated from Keele University with a BA (Hons) in English literature and history, and has a certificate in journalism from the NCTJ. James has worked as a freelance journalist in various Latin American countries.He also had a spell at ITV, as welll as wring for Television Business International and covering the European equity markets for the Forbes.com London bureau. James has travelled extensively in emerging markets, reporting for international energy magazines such as Oil and Gas Investor, and institutional publications such as the Commonwealth Business Environment Report. He is currently the managing editor of LatAm INVESTOR, the UK's only Latin American finance magazine.