Archive for April, 2009

Northeast B.C.’s Montney Play Remains Strong

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Some folks call British Columbia’s Triassic-age Montney a tight silt. Certainly, in look and appearance it’s a very fine-grained, shaley rock. Others call it a shale. Like many circumstances in life, ... Read more..

Customer Satisfaction With Oilfield Services Ranks With U.S. Postal Service, Airlines

Monday, April 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    Interest was overwhelming in the February 2009 report “Customer Satisfaction Declines Sharply During Up Cycle” by EnergyPoint Research Inc., which has redistributed it for those who have not yet had ... Read more..

‘Inconvenient’ Realities About Reducing CO2: ‘A Lot More Sacrifice Than Riding A Schwinn To Work’

Monday, April 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    Let me suggest that our conversation about how to reduce CO2 emissions must begin with a few “inconvenient” realities. Reality 1: Worldwide demand for energy will grow by between 30% ... Read more..

The Negative Consequences Of The Short-Selling Ban

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    An in-depth study of short-selling activities, “The Undesirable Effects of Banning Short Sales,” calls into question both the reasons for the decision to ban short selling and the prejudices that ... Read more..

New SEC Reserve-Reporting Rules Bring Meaningful Changes, Including ‘High Degree Of Confidence’ Test

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    The new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission final rules and interpretations regarding its oil and gas reporting requirements are the first significant revisions since the adoption of the original reporting ... Read more..

Matt Simmons: ‘We Have To Begin An Urgent Restructuring’

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

In a speech at the "Strategies for High-Performance in Volatile Times" session sponsored by Hart Energy Publishing and Oracle this morning, Matt Simmons, internationally famous investment banker and analyst to ... Read more..

Shaking Hands With The Devil

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez were just the best of friends last weekend at that Summit of the Americas, shaking hands and exchanging books and whatnot. But this does not bode ... Read more..

How President Obama Can Turn His Ambitious Energy Plans Into Reality: Five Ideas From Dr. Joseph Stanislaw

Monday, April 20th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  In the first 100 days of his administration, President Obama has put energy and environment policy at the heart of America’s future. In the next 100 days, he will need ... Read more..

Cabot Talks About Its Strong Marcellus Results In Northeast Pennsylvania

Friday, April 17th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Mike Walen, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., talked about the company’s Marcellus drilling program at Hart’s DUG conference in Fort Worth last ... Read more..

No Brazil Nuts For OPEC: South American Country Stays Out Of Oil Cartel

Thursday, April 16th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Brazil turned down an offer to join OPEC today, according to the Associated Press. Brazil is staying on the sidelines, saying that it is not a big enough exporter to consider ... Read more..

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