Leslie’s Notebook

Archive for June, 2008

Prizes for Energy Technology Grow Like Mushrooms

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The government can tax people to reduce oil consumption, or award them for trying alternative energy sources and to innovate, to reduce consumption. Carrot or stick? Sen. John McCain says if he becomes president, ... Read more..

Haynesville Sweet Spot Getting A Texas Twang

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

If one uses the Haynesville shale and Bossier shale interchangeably, (as many are starting to do) then operators will target the Lower Bossier in East Texas and the Haynesville shale ... Read more..

No Bid Contracts in Iraq A Problem

Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Big Western oil companies are in final talks this month to re-enter Iraq with service contracts to help the country boost oil production. The world probably needs that oil, or ... Read more..

Why Oil Will Not Reach $200

Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

TrimTabs Investment Research has predicted the price of crude oil will not reach $200 per barrel because the U.S. economy would be broken before that happened.“If oil prices hit $200 ... Read more..

Oil Patch Math Part Two: One Million Barrels An Hour

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Did a little more figuring today, after my colleague, financial editor Jeannie Stell, showed me some interesting data at www.ewg.org. Bottom line is this: If an independent oil company called Marbob Energy ... Read more..

Boone Pickens’ Passion

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Oilman, hedge-fund investor and wind-power developer T. Boone Pickens is mad and he's not going to take it any more. That's a good thing. He spoke with me in a lively ... Read more..

Speculation On Oil Speculation

Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

What if there is a link between what analysts affiliated with investment bankers predict on oil prices, and what their oil traders are up to in the futures markets? Speculation ... Read more..

F&D Costs Impress in Shales

Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Analysis of the reported 2007 finding and development costs for most E&Ps continues, with each Wall Street firm slicing and dicing the data in different ways. One thing is clear ... Read more..