Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Oil And Gas Investment Opportunities Brief Introduction

By Stacey Burt


A few years after the year 2000, there was a general rise in the cost per unit of gas and oil due to the increased reliance of a major source of energy. Oil and gas investment became very attractive among such opportunities with petroleum investments among the most attractive opportunities. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries estimated that in 2008 the energy requirements raised oil demands to between 86 and 87 million barrels per day.

Tax exempt investment in an oil or gas trust should be considered by the investor seeking direct sector exposure. The process involves investing in the production stage, or during the purchase of exploratory drilling machinery. The process provides a pass through treatment from investments and incomes in this energy sector, with mutual funds and future contracts in the oil sectors being the most common investment undertaken.

The oil and gas industry offers a number of investment opportunities with investment in shares available at any time. It is safe to say that any investor has an opportunity waiting for them. For example, an investor can have an investment in oil drilling, as well as in the company's future contracts. Cautionary measures should always be taken like all other investment opportunities where investors need to carefully research all risks.

What drives the world economy is basically oil and gas. There are many ways by which the products from gas and oil can be used, therefore, anything that happens within this sector has the power to change the direction of a country's economy.

During the exploration process, companies are at high risk when buying tracks of land with making profits focused on once drilling begins. Since there is always a probability of striking or finding oil in production quantity in a certain area, the companies aim to acquire land on these places. Other opportunities such as provision of oil mining infrastructure, transport and communication, marketing, shipping and legal compliance procedures are also available to the investor.

Historically the oil industry has played the role of a diversifier in the economy as when oil and gas prices rose, the economy would generally be slow. Investors in the energy industry are cautioned of this trend. Also, large profits are realized which can even amount to 10 times the initial capital invested. The sector also enjoys many tax advantages as most tax is invisible to a shareholder who buys shares from a public traded stock.

However, when the risks anticipated occur, such as when there is no oil found at a given site, the investors are set to lose. The investors, therefore, may seek to redeem their interests from various options available through brokers. Brokers can be costly with some charging more than a quarter of the funds received.

Investors know risk well and at any given time, there is likelihood that they are always prepared for the worst. Any kind of risk is always assessed and anticipated with measures put in place. The more experienced the investor is, the better the success rate after factoring in all the possibilities.




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