It’s funny what one thinks about when packing for a trip (especially when that packing is taking place in a mad dash frenzy). Your humble editorial director has jet fuel on his mind as he prepares to scoot across the friendly skies once again — or rather, the price of jet fuel to be more specific. How much longer can the airlines afford to lose money with nearly every mile they fly?

Today, Chris Mayer tells us about an important energy metal that was once considered lost. Found once again, this metal finds itself in great demand with a market that looks good for the next few years to come.

Remember last week when the director of the Brazil National Petroleum Agency Haroldo Lima told the world that the Carioca oil field, “Could be the world’s biggest oil discovery in thirty years?” Let’s unpack the word “could.” It “could” be the world’s biggest oil field that will never enter into production.