- Climate Change Proponents Target Energy Stock Holdings
- E&P Spending Survey Gives Cheer Not Lumps Of Coal
- Energy In Crosshairs; Is The Fiscal Cliff Has War Lost?
- The Ups And Downs Of The Global Natural Gas Business
- Record New Fleet MPG May Be Due To Cooking The Books
- Canada Open For Business; But The Open Door Is Closing
2012
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Musings From the Oil Patch, December 18, 2012
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Musings From the Oil Patch, December 4, 2012
- Health Of Saudi Ruler Could Become Black Swan In 2013
- Abandoning Nuclear Power Creating Problems For Germany
- OPEC, Oil Markets And Their Future Challenges
- The Perversion Of Green Energy Credits And Server Farms
- Oil Market Dislocations And Gasoline Prices In Texas
- America’s New Vehicle Fleet Gains Fuel-Efficiency Record
- Cape Wind Project Moves One Step Closer To Reality
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Musings From the Oil Patch, November 20, 2012
- Canada, O Canada: What Direction For 2013 O&G Capex?
- Is The Oilfield Service Industry Staring At The Up Escalator?
- Demographics Dictate World’s Future Economy Will Slow
- Natural Gas Industry May Give Up Waiting For Godot
- If You Believe The IEA, Our Energy Worries Are Over
- Super Storm Sandy And The Great Global Warming Debate
- New York And New Jersey Revisit 1970s With Gas Rationing
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Musings From the Oil Patch, November 6, 2012
- Green Energy, The Presidential Debates And Labor IG’s Audit
- Gasoline Prices Remain Political Issue But Not Ethanol
- Media’s View Of Oil Industry Experts Is Highly Questionable
- Gulf of Mexico Is In A Growth Mode – Will It Continue?
- Hurricane Sandy Becomes Magnet For Global Warming Hype
- Shale Gas Being Attacked On Safety And Emissions
- Canada Weighs “Net Benefits” Of CNOOC/Nexen Deal
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Musings From the Oil Patch, October 23, 2012
- BSEE Vs. Offshore Service Industry: A Compromised Policy?
- Does Rebound In Price Signal Return To Health For Gas?
- Thoughts About The Changing Energy Industry Landscape
- Politics Hampers Efforts For Correcting Energy Imbalances
- Energy Poll Backs Obama But By People Without Knowledge
- Global Economic Growth Continues Slowing: Hurts Energy
- Everyone Loves Wind Energy Except For Its Neighbors
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Risk Management for Sustainable Profits
The E&P sector faces a steeply rising risk curve due to a combination of increasingly complex field development projects, rising country risks, highly volatile commodity prices and unstable credit markets. Crispian McCredie and Ruud Weijermars, Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants, argue that sustainable profits are generated by those companies with the most rigorous risk management framework. (more…)
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Musings From the Oil Patch, October 9, 2012
- Is BSEE Regulation Another Example Of Ideological Agendas?
- Arabia’s Seasons Of Discontent And Saudi Black Swans
- Is America Knocking On The Door Of Energy Independence?
- Driving, Gasoline Use And Texas Subject Of NRDC Study
- Why Aren’t Gasoline Prices A Campaign Issue?
- Are GM’s Volt Sales Figures Being Manipulated?
- The Energy Debate According To VP Joe Biden
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Musings From the Oil Patch, September 25, 2012
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The Race to embrace Technological Change
Can the oil companies of the future maintain their operational integrity and meet global energy demand whilst satisfying shareholder expectations? Ruud Weijermars and Crispian McCredie, Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants, assess the outlook. (more…)
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Musings From the Oil Patch, August 28, 2012