Archive for August, 2008

Nape Prospect Show Offers Wide Variety

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

This year's Summer NAPE, held at the George R. Brown conference center in Houston in late August, was bigger than ever. For those who haven't had the opportunity to attend, ... Read more..

Notes From Summer NAPE 2008

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Another Summer NAPE Expo come and gone. Good times, good news, good people. Lots of shale prospects in every other booth. Traffic seemed a little slower and less over-heated than ... Read more..

Go Boone, Go!

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

We like a man who puts his money where his mouth is--and Texas energy entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens certainly has the money to back up his words. What's more, he ... Read more..

NAPE Discussions: The Rise Of Natural Gas

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

At Summer NAPE at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston yesterday, I had a nice chat with Sunil Deshmukh. He has observed the rise of natural gas, particularly ... Read more..

Forget Energy Independence For Now, We Have An Election To Win!

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Republicans will be backing off their support for opening up Alaska drilling to show their support for presumed presidental candidate John McCain. The GOP has been capitalizing on the growing U.S. ... Read more..

Live From Summer NAPE, It’s The Oil And Gas Investor Show!

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Hey loyal readers, I'm writing to you live from Summer Nape at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. We are rolling to make sure we are providing you ... Read more..

IPAMS To Dems: Natgas Must Join Solar and Wind

Monday, August 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The Democratic National Convention opened today in Denver, and energy will be a part of the discussion for the speeches and the party platform. It remains to be seen just ... Read more..

Weyburn Field A Model for CO2 Use And Storage

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

I just returned from a trip to Weyburn Field in Saskatchewan, Canada. Weyburn, operated by EnCana Corp., is the site of the largest full-scale, in-the-field study of CO2 storage in ... Read more..

Time Magazine Claims It Knows How Oil Market Is Manipulated

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Time Magazine is claiming it has proof that the price of oil can be rigged. Just as prices are falling, Time has come out with an expose of what they ... Read more..

Weekend Review: From Sperm Whales To The Majors’ Big GOM Buy

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Let's take a look back at the last week to determine what companies, individuals and even animals, are hot. Who's hot? China. Yes, they're beating the U.S. in the Olympic gold medal ... Read more..