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 27, 2011
- Marcellus Shale Resources: “Just one more thing…”
- Is Capital Discipline Re-emerging In The Natural Gas Market?
- Who To Believe About Global Warming – Gore Or Polls?
- Rhode Island Wind May Be Establishing A New Record
- Cold Regions Could Suffer Environmentally From Bulb Ban
- The Farce Of Green Jobs Depends On How You Define Them
- Driving Down And Now Cars Being Sold To Raise Money
- Wind Energy – Just Make Sure No One Can See It
Musings from the Oil Patch – August 30, 2011
- Marcellus Shale: The Glass Half Empty Or Only Half Full?
- Obama Backs Electric Vehicles – Public Grows Skeptical
- Racing Irene To Rhode Island – Quick Thoughts
- Obama Plans Reorganization Of Climate Change Initiative
- Slowing Global Growth Portends Pressure On Oil Prices
- UK Power Market Encounters True Cost Of Green Energy
- Another Bad Sign For Energy – Auto Sales Forecasts Cuts
Musings from the Oil Patch – August 16, 2011
- The Value Of Shale Gas Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
- High Speed Rail Aim Skips Fastest Growing Transport Sector
- Does Gore’s Climate Change Rant Signal Movement’s End?
- New Auto Efficiency Standards Arrive As Oil Prices Collapse
- Incandescent Light Bulb Ban Nears As New Types Appear
- U.S. Credit Downgrade Unleashes Doubts About Growth
- Energy Policy Causes Pain For Utility, Citizens and Canada
Musings from the Oil Patch – July 19, 2011
- Gas Shale Debate Creates Strange Producer Economic Analysis
- Al ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Gore Returns To Climate Stage
- EPA Pollution Rules Drive Energy Market Transformation
- Gas Shales And Chesapeake’s Bold Investment Move
- Economy Struggles With Serious Issues – Energy Impact?
- Divergent Views On Future Of Auto Industry
- Greening Economy Has To Pick More Vs. Less Green Cars
Musings from the Oil Patch – July 5, 2011
- Natural Gas Shale Debate Becomes Front Page News!
- Maybe Offshore Rhode Island Wind Moves Forward
- Encana-PetroChina Deal Collapse: Canary In The Gas Well?
- Being Green Or Creating Green Economy Not Easy
- Politics Of Oil Rises To A New Level With Oil Release
- Clueless RI Media Lauds Opposition To Hess LNG Terminal
Gas Shale Changed LNG Market Not Opposition
Last week Hess Corp. announced it was withdrawing its application to construct an LNG receiving terminal in the Providence, Rhode Island area. A local newspaper congratulated itself that its editorials helped mobilize the opposition it credits with stopping the terminal. Not surprisingly, New England has little appreciation for the energy business, except when oil prices go up, and the changes that have occurred in the natural gas market due to the success with gas shales.
Musings from the Oil Patch – June 21, 2011
- Future Of Petroleum Framed By Politics And Economics
- Environmentalists Hit BOEMRE With Suit Over Gulf Permits
- Green Energies Clash And Suffer Under Renewable Mandate
- Is High Unemployment Destined As The New Normal?
- People Starting To Connect Dots Of Renewable Energy Cost
- U.S. Hurricane Forecast Explains How 2011 Could Be Worse
Musings from the Oil Patch – June 7, 2011
- A Real Game-Changer – Saudi Aramco’s ATP Effort?
- UK Hydraulic Fracturing Report Supports Technology Use
- If U.S. Follows Canada’s Fiscal Solution, Energy Use To Fall
- Frac Attack: Burning Water And Earthquakes
- Scientists: Forget About Peer Review; Fear Legal Action!
- Tornadoes Give Climate Change Supporters Ammunition
- Will Canada’s Summer Help Global Warming Proponents?