Allen Brooks
Musings From The Oil Patch, April 29, 2014
NOIA’s Position On Offshore Contractor Regulation Shifts The Nine Lives Of The Keystone Denial Process Polar Vortex, Climate Change And Gas Storage Challenge Russia, Ukraine and The EU’s Energy And Climate Challenge Prized European Cars May Not Be All That Fuel-Efficient Sad Day For Academic Research, But Maybe They Were Joking? The Skyscraper Index Goes […]
Musings From The Oil Patch, April 15, 2014
Gas Storage Level Prompts Injection Guessing Game The Oil Industry’s Era of Austerity – Part Two Here Come The Offshore Wind Turbines – In Theory At Least Clothing Quality Article Morphs Into Environmental Concern UN IPCC Report Revives Fears Of Malthusian Future IMF’s Global Economic Outlook Hurts Energy Prospects Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, April 1, 2014
Does EIA Drilling Productivity Report Reflect Real World? Saudi Arabian Royal Succession Clarified But Not Resolved Ukraine, Europe’s Energy Situation And An American Rescue Are Renewables Helping Or Hurting Our Population? Energy CEOs Fail To Make The Grade At Barron’s Senate Democrats And The Public’s View Of Climate Change Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, March 18, 2014
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Musings From The Oil Patch, March 4, 2014
Keystone Pipeline: Scorched Earth or Merely A Prairie Fire? Oil Supply Disruptions Support Global Oil Prices Fewer December Bakken Wells Point Out Shale Challenge Will The Polar Vortex Drive Gas And Propane Prices Higher? Will The War On Climate Change Become The Next Syria? Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, February 18, 2014
Positive Keystone EIS Ignites Scorched Earth Environ Strategy Understanding Oil Industry Restructuring Currently Underway LNG And Challenges Facing Global Gas Market Do Recent Auto Trends Portend Problems For Energy? Here Is An Example Of Why Private Equity Likes Energy? Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, February 4, 2014
A Dutch Gas Bubble Could Create Global Indigestion Auto Sales, Fuel Demand And Our Vehicle Future Was Obama’s Climate Change Effort Sabotaged By The NSA? Europe Facing The Reality Of Climate Change/Energy Policy Energy Markets Confront Another Polar Vortex Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, January 21, 2014
Auto Sales Are Back But What About Electric Vehicles? Lower Oil Price Outlook Hurts OFS Stock Outlook Weather Forecast Failures Create Energy Opportunities Delaying Keystone While Creating Anti-fossil Fuel Legacy The Dividend Vs. Share Buyback Debate Continues Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, January 7, 2014
Chemicals: An American Shale Revolution Beneficiary A New Year Brings Us Another Anti-Fracking Movie Will Energy Shareholders Hope For More Activism In 2014? Two Charts That Caught Our Attention In The Past Week Survey Says Fracking Knowledge Lacking; Book Unhelpful The Amazing Race For First Offshore Wind Farm Continues Read article »
Musings From The Oil Patch, December 24, 2013
An Oilfield Poem For The Season And The Ages A Toolpusher’s Night Before Christmas Energy Receives Little Support In Barron’s 2014 Outlook The Chevron Tower Decision – Sign Of Emerging Problems? Supreme Court And Lawlessness In The Offshore Business The European Union And Challenges To Its Energy Policy Is The Energy Glass Half Full Or […]
Musings From The Oil Patch, December 10, 2013
Age Of Private Equity Has Benefitted From Shale Revolution North America Gas Output Trends Show Mixed Performance The Economist’s World In 2014 Report’s Interesting Points The Politics Surrounding Wind Energy Are Blowing Hot 2013 Hurricane Season Surprises As One Of Weakest Ever Read article »