Energy Musings
An eclectic collection of stories and analyses by Allen Brooks, dealing with issues and developments within the energy industry that have potentially significant implications for executives operating oilfield service companies.
Musings From The Oil Patch,September 23, 2014
Where Will The Future Of Crude Oil Prices Take Us?
Good News Doesn’t Sell Papers, Especially If It’s O&G News!
The U.S. Natural Gas Market Is Like Ol’ Man River
Challenges Of Shale-Driven Boom – Will It Last For Long?
Massachusetts Justice And The Dog That Didn’t Bark
Musings From The Oil Patch, Septeber 9, 2014
What Does Winter Outlook Say About Natural Gas Demand?
Booming Car Sales And Rising VMT To Change Oil Demand?
Brits: Are You Ready For A Winter Of Discontent?
After Hiatus, Keystone XL Pipeline Battle Resumed Friday
Can You Trust The Financial Data Used To Analyze Energy?
Musings From The Oil Patch, August 26, 2014
Further Proof Of Industry Change Due To Era of Austerity
Environmentalists Disrupt Efforts To Boost NE Gas Supply
Is Canada Finally Seeing The Light On Energy?
A Positive Outlook For Wind And Offshore Wind Generation
Renewables: Not Only Expensive, But Possibly A Bird Killer
Musings From The Oil Patch, August 12, 2014
New Cost Research Disputes Attractiveness of Renewables
Will Natural Gas Storage Go From Worst To Best In Decade?
Era Of Austerity: The EIA Recognizes Importance Of Profits
Will Golden Arches Ruling Upset Oil Industry Structure?
Once Again The Terror Of Technology: Driverless Vehicles
Energy And Climate Change Lessons From Our River Cruise
Musings From The Oil Patch,July 29, 2014
EVs Aren’t Catching On In Europe: Power Market Needs Fixing
Alternate Survival Strategies For Oil Industry’s Era Of Austerity
The Success (Mirage) Of Renewable Energy Supplies
Why Is U.S. Navy Funding Study To Stop Onshore Tornadoes?
Study Shows Wind Turbine Fires More Prevalent Than Thought
Musings From The Oil Patch,July 7, 2014
Environmental Battle Over Energy Sources In New England
Do Crude Oil Export Permits Signal A Change In U.S. Policy?
Health Of The Natural Gas Market Good For Consumers
Struggling To Make Electric Vehicles Mainstream
Canada And Its Natural Resource Economy Challenge
Warmists And Storm Damage; Here Is A Mindset Problem
Musings From The Oil Patch, June 24, 2014
In A World Of Oil Terrorism, Natural Gas Storage Is Crucial
Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Economics Are Challenged
The Impact Of Rig Efficiency On Drilling And Production
Status Of The Climate Change Political Money War
China Struggles With Pollution And Economic Growth
The Importance Of Social Science In Environmental Debate
Musings From The Oil Patch, June 10, 2014
Transforming Energy Future Will Take More Than A Policy
Tracking The Natural Gas Injection Season And Storage Build
New Google Driverless Car To Revolutionize Auto Business
EPA GHG Rules And Coal Plants: More Talk Than Action?
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Musings From The Oil Patch,May 27, 2014
German Economic Data Points To Slow Growth – Energy, Too?
On the Road Again: Just Me And The Trucks
Latest Development In Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Saga
Will The City Of The Future Be Automobile Free?
Driverless Cars Will Be Energy’s New Disruptive Technology
Energy, Economics, And Liberty – An Energy Colloquium
The Potential Trap Of Correlation Versus Causation
Musings From The Oil Patch, May 13, 2014
Keystone XL Pipeline: The Job Killer Or Is It Dead?
Understanding The Energy Options For The Power Market
If More Violent Weather, Why Is Hurricane Forecast Benign?
Obama And IPCC Wage Climate Change War For Green Fuels
New Study Refutes Melting Greenland Glaciers Due To GHG
Shareholder Returns – Another Aspect Of Era Of Austerity
The Latest Attempt To Harness Higher Atmospheric Winds
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 Global – Should Saudi Beware?