Archive for March, 2010

Better Knowledge-Sharing: Fill The Dry Knowledge Well With These Practices

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

    Communication problems are as old as human history. Bridging gaps is a continual challenge, and industry leaders need to know how to capitalize on overcoming those gaps. Within the oil ... Read more..

Energy Terms: Unconventional Oil

Friday, March 12th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

It's the big industry buzz word right now, unconventional oil. But just what is it? Well, with conventional oil, you drill a hole in the ground and pump the oil out ... Read more..

M&A Musings: Chandra Thinks Rumored Corporate Combos Farfetched

Friday, March 12th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Hypothetical M&A combinations were the theme of the week, says Jefferies & Co. analyst Subash Chandra, with underperforming gas names as sellers and the majors buying. Except few of the combinations ... Read more..

Kansas Crude On The Upswing

Friday, March 12th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Thanks largely to the use of 3-D seismic in prospecting for small structural closures, oil production has been rising in Kansas. In 2007, the state produced 36.59 million barrels of ... Read more..

EnRisk Partners’ Study Reveals 29% Of Producers Never Hedge

Monday, March 8th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    Oil and gas markets have experienced significant changes during the past two years. Between crude oil moving from $146 to $33 in less than five months and gas going from ... Read more..

Year-End 2009 Results: Booking PUDs—A Give-And-Take Proposition Under New SEC Reporting Rules

Friday, March 5th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  Booking proved undeveloped petroleum reserves has become a give-and-take exercise under new U.S. SEC regulations. Oil and gas companies are reporting both upward and downward year-end PUD revisions in the ... Read more..

Traveling America, The Natural Gas Way

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

A Texas college student is currently driving from Austin to Boston in a natural gas-powered vehicle to bring attention to CNG cars. Castlen Kennedy, a University of Texas student, is currently ... Read more..

Feature Story Preview: Picking Winning E&P Stocks In 2010

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Without higher commodity prices as a general-interest magnet, how should wary investors spot winning E&P stocks in this year? Four analysts weighed in with Oil and Gas Investor about nine ... Read more..

Parkman: Buyer Valuation Of Shale-Gas Assets Depends On Maturation Of The Play

Monday, March 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    “…A Barnett package of assets would probably be a lot easier to value at this point than an Eagle Ford package….”   Discount rates among shale plays continue to be diverse, based ... Read more..

Investors Favoring Traditional Registered Securities Over PIPEs

Monday, March 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

In the wake of the market crash in 2008, many public-equity investors are still favoring easily monetized, traditional securities over private investments in public entities (PIPEs) and overriding royalty interests. ... Read more..