Jeannie Stell, financial editor, relates news and gossip on energy-industry transactions and matters affecting deal decision-making.
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In the first half of 2009, the LNG market proved to be truly global as supply and demand fundamentals forced regional prices to converge, according to a recent report by ... Read more..Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
The third annual “Energy IQ” survey, conducted for the American Petroleum Institute (API), finds that while Americans recognize the need more energy in the coming years, they continue to underestimate ... Read more..Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
To honor the memories of the King of Pop and the Princess of Television, this blogger is in a quiet mode today. Read more..Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
KeyBanc Capital Markets has revised its 2009 and 2010 crude oil and natural gas pricing assumptions. It incorporated an updated price deck into its individual company models and will revisit ... Read more..Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
On June 23, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management suspended the sale of all 31 oil and natural gas drilling tracts in Utah that had been purchased earlier in the ... Read more..Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
The energy industry has seen unprecedented volatility in world energy markets, followed by an extraordinary period of uncertainty in the financial markets, and is now experiencing an economic downturn that ... Read more..Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
We've all heard about the financial crisis, but I finally understood how serious it is when.... 12. CEO's are now playing miniature golf. 11. I got a pre-declined credit card in ... Read more..Friday, June 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
The Houston area’s unemployment rate rose to 6.9% in May, up from 6.3% the previous month, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. The local rate a year before was 4.4%. The ... Read more..Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved global climate legislation that would regulate hedging. The Stupak amendment in the Waxman-Markey bill essentially would force over-the-counter (OTC) trading to move to ... Read more..Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 15 to 8 vote to approve an energy bill that would open part of the Gulf of Mexico for additional oil and ... Read more..