Leslie’s Notebook

Archive for July, 2008

Counterparty and Hedging Risks Grow

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

As oil and gas prices rose to unexpected highs throughout the first six months of 2008, E&P companies and commodity traders that hedged part of their production at lower prices—or ... Read more..

Haynesville Shale Website Illuminating

Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I recently came upon a new Haynesville shale website that has info on Louisiana regulatory hearings, public education programs scheduled in Shreveport and elsewhere, and background information and maps from ... Read more..

FBR Analyst Compares 5 Shales

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Rehan Rashid, the managing director and head of energy research at FBR (Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. in Arlington, Virginia), spoke in Houston on July 16 about his macro energy ... Read more..

Haynesville Shale’s Added Benefits

Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

With all the hoopla surrounding the emerging Haynesville shale play in northern Louisiana, it is easy to focus on certain key E&P companies--and their stock prices--that have jumped onto this ... Read more..

Retirement Styles: Bill Gates vs Lee Raymond

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I can't help but notice that now that Bill Gates is retiring from Microsoft, the elegies of high praise are flowing for his accomplishments, with analysis of how much his ... Read more..

SEC Reserves Revamp Will Boost Unconventional Players

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Securities and Exchange Commission has finally proposed a revamp of the way it allows E&P companies to report their proved, probable and possible reserves estimates. This is long over-due--about 25 ... Read more..