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Archive for April, 2009

Customer Satisfaction With Oilfield Services Ranks With U.S. Postal Service, Airlines

Monday, April 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    Interest was overwhelming in the February 2009 report “Customer Satisfaction Declines Sharply During Up Cycle” by EnergyPoint Research Inc., which has redistributed it for those who have not yet had ... Read more..

‘Inconvenient’ Realities About Reducing CO2: ‘A Lot More Sacrifice Than Riding A Schwinn To Work’

Monday, April 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    Let me suggest that our conversation about how to reduce CO2 emissions must begin with a few “inconvenient” realities. Reality 1: Worldwide demand for energy will grow by between 30% ... Read more..

The Negative Consequences Of The Short-Selling Ban

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    An in-depth study of short-selling activities, “The Undesirable Effects of Banning Short Sales,” calls into question both the reasons for the decision to ban short selling and the prejudices that ... Read more..

New SEC Reserve-Reporting Rules Bring Meaningful Changes, Including ‘High Degree Of Confidence’ Test

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    The new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission final rules and interpretations regarding its oil and gas reporting requirements are the first significant revisions since the adoption of the original reporting ... Read more..

How President Obama Can Turn His Ambitious Energy Plans Into Reality: Five Ideas From Dr. Joseph Stanislaw

Monday, April 20th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  In the first 100 days of his administration, President Obama has put energy and environment policy at the heart of America’s future. In the next 100 days, he will need ... Read more..

Energy Industry Gears Up To Fight Obama’s ‘Punitive’ Budget Plan

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  The energy industry is pushing back—hard—against President Obama’s proposed $3.6-trillion budget, and for good reason. The budget would increase the cost of doing business for oil and gas companies by $31.5 ... Read more..

Why Haven’t We Seen A Plethora Of Bankruptcies?

Saturday, April 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Financial complexity hit its height in 2008. The second-lien loan market has grown rapidly in the past few years, rising from an issuance of $300 million in the late 1990s ... Read more..

Not All Banks Are The Same

Friday, April 3rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  The bank-market tide has gone out. Will all banks rise the same when the tide comes back? Since mid-2007 the shares of companies in the banking sector have progressed from drifting ... Read more..

What’s Green Now?

Friday, April 3rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  Changing World Technologies has gone from floating the possibility of an IPO to filing for bankruptcy in little more than a month’s time. The West Hempstead, N.Y.-based biofuel maker filed ... Read more..