Archive for January, 2013

Yergin, Burkhard: Declining U.S. Oil Imports Won’t Soften World Oil Prices Unless OPEC Doesn’t Curtail Output

Sunday, January 27th, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Saudi Arabia is already producing some 800,000 barrels a day fewer than this past spring. Daily U.S. oil imports—estimated by world oil traders to have fallen by as much as some ... Read more..

How The New Tax Laws Affect Investments In Energy MLPs

Sunday, January 27th, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

In brief, earnings from all types of capital gains and dividends or distributions are equally taxed higher. What affect does the “fiscal-cliff relief” legislation of earlier this month have on ... Read more..

A Tulsan In Russia: How Joe Mach Pumped, Fraced, Flooded & [Bleeped] Yukos’ Oil Output Into Doubling

Monday, January 21st, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

…And, while cutting the well count by half. Thane Gustafson’s newest book on the politics of Russian business focuses on how Soviet oil and gas assets were distributed in the 1990s, ... Read more..

WoodMac: 2013 U.S. M&A Will Make Few Gas Headlines, Many For Unconventional Oil

Saturday, January 19th, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Canadian gas-weighted deal-making will continue, though, for export as LNG. 2013 U.S. oil and gas M&A deal-making will consist of few transactions for natural gas, Wood Mackenzie researchers forecast. "U.S. shale ... Read more..

Hunting Rock: A Tale Of The Geology Behind The Eagle Ford Shale Play’s Discovery

Saturday, January 19th, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

"...Hidden here was the final piece of the puzzle that would change South Texas forever." Mark Collette, investigative reporter for the Corpus Christi Caller Times, tells the story in a recent ... Read more..

LOGA’s Don Briggs: Haynesville, Other New U.S. NatGas Spurring Multi-Billion-Dollar Investments In Louisiana

Saturday, January 19th, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

"Economic development announcements are a welcomed sight in Louisiana as the rest of the country struggles to overcome one of the worst economic recessions since the Great Depression." Here, Louisiana Oil ... Read more..