Archive for January, 2012

Did Obama Invent The Shale-Gas Industry? The Energy Excerpt From ‘The State Of The Union’ Address

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

President Obama devoted 6.5 full minutes to energy in his more than 70-minute, annual “State of the Union” address this evening. Several remarks were confounding, such as stating support of ... Read more..

The WTI/Brent Spread—A Q&A With Oil-Trading Veteran Andy Lipow

Saturday, January 7th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

“I think, eventually, the pipeline will be approved.”   The blowout WTI/Brent spread of 2011 has been evaporating—falling to $8 at year-end and at about $11 today—as global and North American oil-price ... Read more..

A Top 10 Of 2011 U.S. E&P Stories—From (Mississippi) Lime To Sloughing (Tuscaloosa Marine) Shale

Sunday, January 1st, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The industry posted yet more new horizontal oil and gas-liquids plays. As 2011 has come to a close, here’s a list of some of the top U.S. oil and gas E&P-industry ... Read more..