Allen Brooks
Musings From The Oil Patch – November 29, 2016
The OPEC Agreement: Yes…But Are EVs Reaching The Take-off Point Or Doomed To Neutral? The 2016-2017 Winter: Will It Be The Winter Of Our Despair? Renewables And Battery Technology Breakthroughs Watson And The World Of Big Data In Energy Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch – November 15, 2016
Natural Gas Prices Collapse As Upcoming Winter Written Off It’s Trump! Public’s Concerns May Have Been Overblown Is Canada Finally Getting Its Pipeline Export Act Together? Autonomous Trucks Pave The Way For Self-driving Cars Does The Trump Election Change OPEC Rolling The Dice? Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch – November 1, 2016
The Elephant In The Oil Market May Not Be OPEC Agreement The Anti-Fossil Fuel Movement Risks Environmental Disaster First Keystone; Now DAPL; Next NE Natural Gas Pipelines? Despite Climate and Matthew Hype, Public Not Worried Government Should Tell Obama About Climate Change Carbon Taxes Are Popular With Some Until They Are Not Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, October 18, 2016
Nat Gas Prices Higher As Output Falls, But Will Winter Help? Canada Working To Gain Market Share In Ontario Gas Market A Different From Usual Driving Trip Home From Rhode Island California Updates Autonomous Car Testing Regulations LED Highway Lights Criticized Over Light Quality Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, October 4, 2016
Did We Just Spend Two Years In Hell For Nothing? Continuing Examination Of EV Impact On Gasoline Demand Challenge For Oil Industry Rebalancing Supply/Demand Self-driving Cars Coming To A Street In Your Neighborhood Asian Market Share Fight Highlights Oil Glut Struggle Australia – On The Move But Don’t Trust Your GPS Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, September 20, 2016
Unlikely Investor Touts Energy Investments As Good Value Do You Think You Know Where Oil Prices Are Heading? Is Our Energy Future At Risk Following Oil Price Downturn? Can Gasoline Survive Economic, Enviro and Tech Attacks? Will Hurricane Hermine Be Only Test For Offshore Industry? Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, Septembe 6, 2016
Debt And Interest Rates Will Impact Industry Restructuring Is There Hope For Natural Gas This Winter? Creating Legacies Often Means Re-writing History Colorado Ballot Win Offsets Infrastructure Battles Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch,August 23, 2016
As Recovery Gains, Trajectory Becomes Critically Important Canadians Learning The Cost Of Environmental Legislation U.S. Renewables Enters A New Era – Deepwater Wind Starts Insuring Adequate Power Is Challenging For All Parties The Logic Of Attacking Heavy-duty Truck Fuel Efficiency Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch,August 9, 2016
Has Oil Industry Just Repeated Spring 2015 Head Fake? Challenge For Electric Companies Is Weak Power Demand Will 2016 Be The Year Oil Industry Gets Hit By Hurricanes? Nuclear Power And The Utility Market Challenge Brief Comments And Observations On Recent Topics Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, July 26, 2016
ExxonMobil, Climate Change And Free Speech – The Case How The LED Lightbulb Is Changing Energy And Business Has First Shot In New England Natural Gas War Been Fired? Sick Economies Growing Sicker Won’t Help Oil Prices How U.S. LNG Is Changing The Natural Gas Energy Map U.S. Auto Mileage Standard Will Not Be Achieved […]
Musings From The Oil Patch, June 24, 2016
Northeast Electricity Market Struggles To Find Future Fuel Mix Will Oil Market Be All About Supply Or Can Demand Help? Understanding $100 A Barrel Oil And The Shale Revolution Driver Surveys Show Support For Self-driving Cars Lacking Changing Power Fuel Mix Will Have Energy Repercussions Understanding What Lies Behind Climate Change Movement Read article »