Michael McElwrath, President & CEO of Far East Energy Corp, also Assistant Secretary of Energy during George H.W. Bush's administration, says coal bed methane will be the forerunner to shale gas in China, and will provide the bulk of the increase in gas supply for the next decade.

Discussing whether financials are the most vulnerable sector, with the "Fast Money" traders; and 3D Systems is acquiring 80 percent of rival Phenix Systems, with Avi Reichental, 3D Systems CEO.

Alastair Newton, Senior Political Analyst at Nomura warns about the rising crescent of chaos in the Middle East, and flags the upcoming Iranian elections as a risk event.

Despite the lull in energy markets, Carlos Cabrera, Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Energy expects demand to return to historical rates of growth due to a strong outlook for Asia and Latin America.

Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom says there is a lot of hope and optimism surrounding Myanmar but warns of challenges the country needs to surmount.

Fang Fang, CEO of Investment Banking, China at JPMorgan says the bank has recently trimmed its 2013 GDP growth forecast for China to 7.6-7.8% due to concerns about industrial overcapacity.