Energy Matters

Archive for May, 2008

The IR Series II: Consists Of/Includes (Barnett Shale)

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

To be precise, use "includes" when the list is not exhaustive. Use "consists of" or similar when the list is exhaustive. PRECISE: The American flag consists of the colors red, white ... Read more..

The IR Series I: Impacted And Affected (And The Balance Sheet)

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

While "impacted" has become generally accepted as both a noun and a verb, propagated by CEOs who at one time in the past decade decided it was compelling to use as ... Read more..

Energy Analyst Dan Pickering’s Top Pick For American Idol–Upgrade, Downgrade, Hold

Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Energy analysts can be convinced to change their recommendation. The world-renowned Dan Pickering at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities Inc. has gotten onboard in betting on David Cook, one of the ... Read more..

They Fire Quarterbacks (Perrilloux) At LSU, Don’t They?

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

LSU football coach Les "Les is More" Miles has fired starting quarterback Ryan Perrilloux. The No. 1 college football team in the country was relying on Perrilloux to step up to ... Read more..

Haynesville Sightings, More On ‘Haynesville 101′

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

There's Haynesville shale here. There's Haynesville shale there. Acreage-holders in northwestern Louisiana have not yet fully defined the economically producible boundaries of the Haynesville shale, and rumors are rampant. One source ... Read more..

FOMC Has 100 Points Of Power Left

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The FOMC has cut the federal-funds target rate to 2.00%, leaving it with 100 points of monetary-policy power left. (A fed funds rate below 1.00% is practically ineffective monetary-policy power.) Again ... Read more..