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Archive for October, 2008

Gas Is So Low, You Can Tip Your Gas Guy

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Gasoline prices keep falling, with the national average settling at $2.55 today, down four cents from yesterday. Yesterday, I visited my local gas station and pre-paid my gas guy (he's ... Read more..

Trends In Oil And Gas: What Will Be The Next ‘Shale’?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Around the Oil and Gas Investor editorial crew yesterday, the topic of conversation was, "What will the next 'trend' word be?" Last year, the hot phrase was MLPs (Master Limited ... Read more..

Markets Got You Down? I’ve Discovered A Mood Saver

Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The stock market continues to ride the roller coaster downward, with U.S. markets down more than 1% in the first hour of trading today. Global markets are also down, with ... Read more..

Palin Mania Hits Its Peak

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Election Day: T minus 13 days. And Palin mania is at its peak. Yes, the election comes just after Halloween. So you can guarantee that you will see plenty of Sarah ... Read more..

The Steamy Romance Phase Is Over, OPEC

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

After a roller coaster, oil-hungry romance over the last 16 months, the melodrama between the U.S. and OPEC may soon be cooling down. Oil continues to fall, and OPEC expects ... Read more..

How Does One Educate A Landman?

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

While preparing for a story covering the University of Oklahoma's 50th anniversary of their Petroleum Land Management/Energy Management Program, I've been discovering that landmen truly are jacks of all trades. T. ... Read more..

Pickens On Being At ‘The Bottom Of The Canyon’

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

I am still slowly digesting Boone Pickens' "The First Billion Is The Hardest." I'm currently reading a chapter entitled "The Bottom Of The Canyon," which is a great metaphor of ... Read more..

What Happened Over The Weekend

Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Goodness gracious! I sure hope someone got sleep over the weekend, because it seems no one in Washington nor Wall Street did. The House Democrats were busy this weekend planning ... Read more..

‘The Bubble Has Burst’

Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Well, it's starting out to be a happy financial Thursday as stocks jumped 100 points just in the first few minutes of trading today. Yet oil is still down to ... Read more..