Archive for June, 2008

Judge Says No To Plans For Coal-Burning Power Plant In Georgia

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Dynegy and LS Power Group got a shot to the chin recently as a judge said no to their $2-billion plan to build Georgia's first coal-fueled generating plant in ... Read more..

Britain Takes The Lead In Commercial Quest To Capture Carbon

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Four companies have been placed on a very exclusive and very short list. BP Alternative Energy International., E.ON UK, Peel Power and Scottish Power Generation have found themselves in this after ... Read more..

Jim Parkman: E&P Start-Up Veterans You Should Talk To First

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Before getting started on your own E&P company, Jim Parkman, co-founder of investment-banking firm Parkman Whaling LLC, Houston, suggests speaking to individuals who've done it before, successfully. Some of the E&P ... Read more..

What Does Saudi Arabia Do For The World?

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Saudi Arabia should have a serious international PR problem. But, it doesn't. If you are familiar with an instance in which Saudi Arabia has stepped up and provided aid to individuals in another ... Read more..

What To Do When Surrounded By Bears? (Quietly) Buy!

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

A radio news program this morning began with a question: "What do you do when approached by a bear?" The program (aired by KUHT-FM in Houston/National Public Radio) is an ... Read more..

Another Day, Another Jacked-Up Charge

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky is facing restated charges in his "oil theft" case, which means the Russian government is ready to start throwing more scary terms around to railroad ... Read more..

Prizes for Energy Technology Grow Like Mushrooms

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The government can tax people to reduce oil consumption, or award them for trying alternative energy sources and to innovate, to reduce consumption. Carrot or stick? Sen. John McCain says if he becomes president, ... Read more..

Haynesville Sweet Spot Getting A Texas Twang

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

If one uses the Haynesville shale and Bossier shale interchangeably, (as many are starting to do) then operators will target the Lower Bossier in East Texas and the Haynesville shale ... Read more..

Gas Pipeline Gets Warm Welcome In Arkansas

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Location, location, location. It's the mantra for the real estate industry and so it might seem, for the natural gas pipeline industry as well. Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe was on hand ... Read more..

Pay Now Or Pay Later

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

One of the many ideas to help cut gas prices that is encircling Washington is the idea to suspend the gas tax, as John McCain proposed at the end of ... Read more..

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