Archive for February, 2009

The Natural (Gas) Solution To…The Economy, Energy Security, Carbon Mitigation, Foreign Relations, Auto-Industry’s Demise

Friday, February 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  The two most imminent issues affecting the continued prosperity of the U.S. are easily solved by each other. Former President Bill Clinton noted in an address at the Rodman & ... Read more..

Would Plains Bust Half Of Its Haynesville JV?

Friday, February 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Plains E&P has revealed that earlier this month they amended their Haynesville JV deal with Chesapeake Energy to allow them to opt out of half of the deal. By the ... Read more..

How To Improve Efficiency And Encourage Company-Wide Innovation

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Here is everything you need to know for the upcoming webinar I will be moderating on March 10, "Driving Innovation and Efficiency in the Digital Oil Field.": The energy industry has ... Read more..

Seeking Proppant? Join The Webinar, March 11, 10 a.m. CDT

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    Proppant demand continues to run full-out, and supply continues to run tight or out—and when exploiting U.S. shale and tight natural gas is at the top of more and more ... Read more..

Laughing At (Or With?) T. Boone Pickens

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

If you have read my blog at all, you know that I like writing about T. Boone Pickens. Being from Oklahoma, I am a bit of a T. Boone Pickens ... Read more..

Natural Gas Has A Tough Year Ahead

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Tom Petrie, vice chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., spoke at the Oil & Services Conference VII last week. I just listened to the webcast of his talk, and Petrie made ... Read more..

Bilger: Tight Capital Markets, Lower Prices Keep A&D Activity Slow

Monday, February 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The present marketplace for upstream oil and gas assets is "very slow" as the only sellers are companies that must sell because of liquidity needs or to clean up their ... Read more..

Frequently Asked Questions About Webinars

Friday, February 20th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The last couple months at Hart have been spent pursuing a new adventure in the web world: Webinars. Since webinars have become my new "baby," I have spoken on the ... Read more..

The Worst Is Over!

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

You've seen it here first! I received a research note in my inbox today saying that for oil and gas prices, and thus for energy equities, the worst may be over. ... Read more..

Amber Alert: Some Nonop GOM WI-Owners Lack Sufficient Risk Protection; Wind Cover May Be Sold Out By June 1

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Sell the asset—and problem? Not in this A&D marketplace.   Owners of nonoperated working interests in Gulf of Mexico assets may be without any coverage for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins ... Read more..