Archive for June, 2010

An American Gas Leader In Re Macondo, And The Impact On Drilling, Prices, Regulation

Monday, June 28th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

“…Macondo was the result of human failure, not the failure of technology.” Recently queried Keith Rattie, chairman, president and chief executive of integrated U.S. gas company Questar Corp., on ... Read more..

Selling Up: ‘Shale Technology Has Turned Everything On Its Head’

Monday, June 28th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  Royal Dutch Shell’s $4.7-billion bid for private-equity-funded start-up East Resources Inc. is further evidence of the transformation of the global oil and gas industry that is being fueled by development ... Read more..

New Anti-Gas “Documentary” Is Latest Hit Piece Against Industry

Thursday, June 24th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The IPAA and Energy In Depth are not amused with a new documentary making its rounds on HBO titled "GasLand." An indie darling of the Sundance Film Festival, the movie ... Read more..

Gulf Blowout Has Energy Private-Equity Leaders Questioning Forward E&P Valuation Metrics

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    Valuing U.S. E&P investments is challenged today by the eventual outcome of federal and state law and policy regarding future best practices in drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and ... Read more..

Frac Math in the Bakken

Monday, June 21st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The Bakken is a barn-burner, and if one includes the Lower Lodgepole formation as well, then this area of North Dakota could contain up to 8 billion barrels of oil, ... Read more..

Deloitte’s Stanislaw: A New Path Toward Clean Energy, Jobs, Security

Thursday, June 17th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

“Green” is no longer the magic bullet to solve our energy concerns, according to Dr. Joseph A. Stanislaw, an independent senior advisor to Deloitte LLP and founder of the advisory ... Read more..

Energy Capital Conference attracts CNBC news coverage

Thursday, June 17th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

About 500 execs recently gathered at Oil and Gas Investor’s annual Energy Capital Conference and Exhibition in Houston. The two-day show featured a day of informative workshops and a solid ... Read more..

Challenges To Production of European Unconventional Gas Outlined

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 Posted in shale gas | Comments Off

Five main challenges stand in the way of shale-gas development in Europe, said Alastair Nichol, executive advisor, Encana Corp., speaking to a crowd of 150 attendees at the Global Unconventional ... Read more..

Reliance On The Prowl In The Eagle Ford?

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Word has leaked to the international press that Indian energy conglomerate Reliance Industries is stalking a joint-venture opportunity in the Eagle Ford shale. Specifically, looking to acquire a 40% piece ... Read more..

Gazprom Humor: Why The Russian Giant Is Worried About The Success Of Unconventional-Gas Drilling

Friday, June 4th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

      Gazprom and the powers that be in Russia would like an end to unconventional-gas drilling worldwide—for successful results to become fewer and for prohibition of drilling to become commonplace. While ... Read more..

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