IS OIL AND GAS A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT?
Yes. Oil & gas can be a very profitable investment. After all, some of the largest companies in the world are oil and gas companies. Investing in oil and gas can be accomplished in many ways; from purchasing stock in large public companies to partcipating in private, independent projects. You can invest in oil and gas exploration, refineries and service companies and you can invest through mutual funds or derivatives such as commodities futures. All of these investment areas in oil and gas are potentially profitable. However, as an investor you should try to analyze their varying degrees of risk and reward. One of the first factors of investing properly is trying to determine what your investment goals or objectives may be. As an example, it may be that you are looking to receive a 7 to 12 percent annual return. This type of return can be easily obtained with the purchase of stock from most of the well-known major or independent oil companies. Or, you may be looking for a rate of retur
