Overnight Chevron has made a bid for Atlas Energy which to my way of thinking confirms that natural gas has real potential to be a bridge fuel, a transition away from gasoline for the nations trucks and autos. While it has been believed by many that our President was loathe to get behind natural gas and is a supporter of the fuel of Dickens, coal. This purchase of Atlas may indicate that natural gas and not coal could come to the forefront if the US intends to wean itself off gasoline.
Green Investors should understand that the weaning process away from petro based gasoline fuels will be a piecemeal process, sometimes moving glacially slow and very dependent upon political support. The purchase of Atlas by Chevron marks the second major purchase in recent years followed by Exxon’s purchase of XTO Energy. Do we see a trend emerging?
RMHI has had a substantial position in Atlas subsidiary Atlas Pipeline Holdings for several months. While the search for more glamorous alternative energy investments can be enticing for green investors, we’ve preferred a more conservative position with investing the eventual transition from gasoline fuels to natural gas to ??.
Long AHD
Brad