The domestic oil economy is booming because of the increased political impetus to reduce dependency on foreign oil. As domestic oil reserves remain strong, investors are learning about how they can buy access to crude oil so they can sell it on the commodities market. Unless you are a geologist or engineer, you might not have even thought it possible to make such an investment without knowing anything about crude oil, drilling, or oil markets. Yet new methods of funding the drilling projects like crowd funding are helping to open the dynamic crude oil market up to ordinary investors. This is an exciting time for entrepreneurs in the United States.
It’s a good time to invest in energy stocks, but it’s an even better time to invest in the actual infrastructure and means of production of crude oil–the oil wells that are located in the United States. This is where all the action is and where all the fun it, the source of your energy. So rather than giving your money to a company and not having control over how that capital is allocated, you are investing in a more direct application related to the extraction of crude oil.
When you invest in an oil well, you are investing in oil infrastructure directly. You are practically the owner of the means of producing oil because your money will go towards financing the ongoing oil projects in places like Texas. If you have a significant amount of money to invest, have a high risk tolerance, and are really interested in crude as a primary investment, then you can even invest at the top and have long term control over the entire project. Most people prefer the safe bet and sure thing, which offers a lower rate of return but for a lot less capital up front and less risk too.
