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Some OGIS NY Presenters Dare To Address The Industry’s “Voldemort”-Natural Gas

Saturday, April 28th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

"We needed a really dreadful (price) event to stop people from drilling gas wells and bring some balance to the supply and demand." While producers highlighted their liquids-rich profiles, natural gas ... Read more..

Clayton Williams: Use Other People’s Money, And Wisely

Thursday, April 26th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

"...Generally I've had a debt load of around $500 million-and it's not much if you say it quick." "At 80 years old, I'm really glad to be here," Clayton Williams, founder, ... Read more..

Inside The Boardroom, 2012: Have A Seat At The Table, June 6-7, Houston

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Speakers include Citigroup's Ed Morse, presidential campaigner Dick Morris, and Petrohawk founder Floyd Wilson. Oil and Gas Investor's annual Energy Capital Conference, "Inside the Boardroom-Have a Seat at the Table," opens ... Read more..

Eagle Ford Oil, Gas-Liquids Drillers Welcoming Retired Haynesville Dry-Gas-Play Rigs

Monday, March 19th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

    Privately held E&Ps have been picking up rigs faster than publicly held E&Ps in the past month, Uhlmer adds.   Rigs that are exiting the Haynesville dry-gas play in northwestern Louisiana and northeastern Texas ... Read more..

Canadian, Bakken, Mississippi Lime Oil Bottleneck In Race To Gulf Coast

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  Railing in lieu of pipe is expensive and not enough railcars are available, says Dahlman Rose’s Seidl. Oil production from the Bakken play in North Dakota has now reached some 600,000 barrels per ... Read more..

Did Obama Invent The Shale-Gas Industry? The Energy Excerpt From ‘The State Of The Union’ Address

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

President Obama devoted 6.5 full minutes to energy in his more than 70-minute, annual “State of the Union” address this evening. Several remarks were confounding, such as stating support of ... Read more..

The WTI/Brent Spread—A Q&A With Oil-Trading Veteran Andy Lipow

Saturday, January 7th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  “I think, eventually, the pipeline will be approved.”   The blowout WTI/Brent spread of 2011 has been evaporating—falling to $8 at year-end and at about $11 today—as global and North American oil-price ... Read more..

A Top 10 Of 2011 U.S. E&P Stories—From (Mississippi) Lime To Sloughing (Tuscaloosa Marine) Shale

Sunday, January 1st, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  The industry posted yet more new horizontal oil and gas-liquids plays. As 2011 has come to a close, here’s a list of some of the top U.S. oil and gas E&P-industry ... Read more..

E&Ps, Midstream Operators Launch 7 Of 13 December IPOs

Friday, December 16th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

  Energy-company stocks capture investor attention despite year-end portfolio distractions. Energy-company IPOs have dominated the new-stock scene this month, launching seven of the 13 new U.S.-exchange listings through Dec. 15. The six ... Read more..

Bernstein Survey: WTI/Brent Spread To Plummet In 2012

Friday, December 16th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Some participants believe WTI may resume premium pricing. The WTI/Brent price spread will narrow to between $5 and $10 in 2012, according to 62% of responses from 159 energy-stock buyers and ... Read more..