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Archive for May, 2008
Goldman Sachs Says $200 Oil; Matt Simmons, $300; James DiGeorgia Disagrees. Here’s Why.
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
The buzz at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this May was a debate about Goldman Sachs analysts’ forecast that oil would reach $200 within the next two years. Matt ... Read more..The Alan Greenspan Chronicles I: Purchasing Civility By Importing Oil (Vs. Land Access)
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Purchasing civility. What culture enjoys such opulence? In his autobiography, Alan Greenspan cites four privileges of an aggressively competitive economy. One example is "the ability to enhance our environment by setting aside natural resources ... Read more..Caution: Oil-Demand Destruction Under Way In OECD
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Deutsche Bank energy analyst Adam Sieminski reports today that OECD daily demand for crude oil will fall by 300,000 barrels in 2008, according to the IEA, "and we agree with this assessment." Meanwhile, daily ... Read more..Shale, Shale, Shale: Barnett, Fayetteville, Marcellus, Woodford, Haynesville, Ootla
Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Ben Dell, E&P analyst for Bernstein Research in New York, says E&Ps were in a “feeding frenzy” in the first quarter as they “have lapped up acreage in shales across ... Read more..Hear From The Experts — Jim Parkman, Wil VanLoh, Maurice Storm, Randy Breitenbach, Tom Tyree, George Baldwin, Bob Cavnar, Graham Whaling, Alan Smith — At The “Starting and Building an E&P Company” Workshop, June 9, Houston
Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Are you starting or building an E&P company? Don't miss out! Only a few weeks remain to register for Oil and Gas Investor's Starting and Building an E&P Company, sponsored ... Read more..The IR Series VII: Why We Don’t Use A Hyphen In ‘Wholly Owned’
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
It is common practice by marketing professionals in press releases to hyphenate adverbial phrases, such as "wholly owned." Deferring to the The Chicago Manual of Style, adverbial phrases such as ... Read more..The IR Series VI: Assume (Don’t Do It)
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Discontinue the use of "assume" when referring to your work processes, except if needing to explain a professionally fatal error. (Enough said.) (Note: This is a series of blog reports about editing styles ... Read more..The IR Series V: Good Vs. Well (And Golf)
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Be mindful of the difference of "good" and "well." The former is an adjective; the latter, an adverb. CORRECT: The meeting was good. The conversation went well. CORRECT: My weekend was good. ... Read more..The IR Series IV: Over, During, More Than (The Seismic Shoot)
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
"Over" is reserved for use in the literal spatial sense, except when impractical otherwise. CORRECT: During a 90-day period, the seismic shoot was over 16,000 square miles, and discovered more than ... Read more..The IR Series III: When It’s ECA, And When It’s EnCana
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
To be precise, use the stock ticker when referring to the stock itself, rather than the company. CORRECT: Investors pushed ECA up $6 today, anticipating EnCana Corp.'s split would result in great ... Read more..