Archive for August, 2010

“WUSA”: Hollywood’s View Of Glenn Beck’s Rally, 40 Years Earlier

Monday, August 30th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

With Hollywood trying unsuccessfully to turn Iraq and Afghanistan into Vietnam at the movies, I'm surprised we haven't seen a revisiting to political films of that era, when numerous 1970s ... Read more..

EnerCom Notes: U.S. Land Drillers See Demand; Offshore U.S. And International Drillers Not So Much

Friday, August 27th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

At EnerCom's annual Denver conference in mid-August, several rig contractors talked about their views of the future. Here are some key sentiments: * A transformation is under way in the ... Read more..

Ensco Drilling Rig Un-Nationalized From Venezuelan Control

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

It's not nice to take things that don't belong to you. Ensco Plc is reporting that they have regained the ENSCO 69 jackup drilling rig after it was more or ... Read more..

Peak Oil Rantings From Beyond

Monday, August 23rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Peak oil theory advocates have an interesting way of classifying supporters of traditional energy: being stuck in the past. In a strange irony, anti-drilling advocates, who are often scoffed at by ... Read more..

Summer NAPE Bright Spots: Capital Availability, Buyer Interest, Shales

Friday, August 20th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

While gas prices were still a touchy subject among attendees at this year’s summer NAPE expo in Houston, there was still plenty of positive buzz about various shales, prospects getting ... Read more..

The Inconvenient Truth Of The Anti-Gas ‘Green’ Movement

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

In a session titled "Energy Policy & Regulatory Changes" during the 2010 Summer NAPE Conference on Aug. 18 in Houston, Swift Energy president and IPAA chairman Bruce Vincent discussed the origin ... Read more..

Down And Out On Capitol Hill: Reid’s Energy Bill On Hiatus

Thursday, August 12th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The U.S. Senate placed a piece of energy legislation on hold until September, much to the consternation of Nevada Senator Harry Reid. The bill (S. 3663 aka The Clean Energy Jobs ... Read more..

TPH: The End Of Low Natural Gas Prices Is Not Near; Gas Producers Still ‘Drunk On Shale Liquor’

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    Plus, More Details On Chesapeake And EOG’s Shifts In Emphasis To Liquids   If major U.S. gas producers increase their capex emphasis on drilling for oil, natural gas supply should fall as ... Read more..

Marcellus Play Pops To $6,300/Acre; Interest To Grow As Some Exit Gulf Of Mexico

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  EOG Package To Further Test Market By Year-End   Appalachia’s prized Marcellus shale play may take on yet more shine as offshore producers and investors balk at what the Obama administration’s new ... Read more..