The ongoing volatility in the stock market is affording investors with an opportunity to invest in high quality oil & gas producers and oilfield service companies at a deep discount to their asset value. In particular, junior and mid-cap companies at trading at extremely attractive valuations.

In my opinion, equities are pricing in much lower oil prices over the long-term. My view is that while there may be additional volatility in the crude oil price in the short-term, supply and demand fundamentals are very strong for oil and long-term pricing will remain high and equity prices will rise to correct this disconnect.

EPG has just completed a company profile for Union Drilling (UDRL) has been posted under our Watch List Tab.

We have been tracking UDRL on our Watch List for almost a year. The company’s 3rd quarter results beat our forecast. We are bullish on the onshore drillers as we see continued strong demand for high quality onshore drilling equipment in the North American market, driven primarily by expanding drilling budgets in the shale plays.

At Energy Prospectus, we are focused on finding small and mid-cap energy firms that have significant near-term production growth and catalysts that will draw the market’s attention. Our current recommendation is that investors stay heavily weighted to crude oil, although we do see long-term potential for natural gas.

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