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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..

E&Ps, Midstream Operators Launch 7 Of 13 December IPOs

Friday, December 16th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  Energy-company stocks capture investor attention despite year-end portfolio distractions. Energy-company IPOs have dominated the new-stock scene this month, launching seven of the 13 new U.S.-exchange listings through Dec. 15. The six ... Read more..

Bernstein Survey: WTI/Brent Spread To Plummet In 2012

Friday, December 16th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Some participants believe WTI may resume premium pricing. The WTI/Brent price spread will narrow to between $5 and $10 in 2012, according to 62% of responses from 159 energy-stock buyers and ... Read more..

Haas: West Texas’ Oily, Horizontal Wolfcamp Potential May Be Extended North

Friday, December 16th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

“The Wolfcamp shale play is proving to be oily, consistent and large—very large.”   The oily, horizontal Wolfcamp play may be expanding north of drillers’ current focus in Crockett, Irion, Reagan and ... Read more..

Bakken Founder Harold Hamm: Obama ‘Is Riding The Wrong Horse On Energy’

Monday, October 17th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

WSJ interview has the oil industry abuzz about Obama’s hopes for green and alternative energy. It’s called the Bakken and it has oil superpowers on their heels. The Wall Street Journal’s ... Read more..

Got Utica? GHS’ Michael Bodino Explores Public Stocks Exposed To The New Oil Play

Monday, October 17th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Leasehold in the core Utica play may be worth between $12,000 and $16,000 an acre. With little drilling—but early play-making results—yet from Ohio’s Utica shale-oil play, Global Hunter Securities LLC’s research ... Read more..

Continued Slow-Permit Action In Deepwater Gulf of Mexico May Create Dollars For Unconventional Plays

Friday, October 7th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Chevron Corp. has capex opportunities in the Marcellus, Utica, Monterey “This is as good as it gets in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico,” says Paul Sankey, Deutsche Bank integrated-oil equity analyst. ... Read more..

Barclays: Public E&Ps Won’t Buy Dry-Gas Properties Even At A Low Price

Sunday, September 18th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  “…Additional dry-gas acreage would be met with investor scorn,” says Barclays Capital’s Michael Zenker.   Maybe the ire of investors has publicly held producers shy about buying dry-gas-producing properties. Barclays Capital research ... Read more..

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