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Musings From The Oil Patch, September 22, 2020

September 21, 2020January 25, 2021 - by G Allen Brooks

– Hydrogen: A Climate Change Savior Or Merely A Green Mirage?
– Electric Vehicle Market Is Alive And Well; Maybe Just Alive
– Today’s Energy Transition: What’s Real And What’s Unreal
– Covid-19 Impact On Energy Markets Has A Long Tail
– The Tsunami Of Oil Patch Bankruptcies Continues

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Musings From The Oil Patch,September 8, 2020

September 8, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • The Myth That Electric Vehicles Will End The Oil Business
  • Oil Market Recovery Is Slowing; Should We Worry?
  • ExxonMobil: End Of An Era Or End Of A Business?
  • ESG Movement: Healthy And Accurate, Or A Scam?

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THE FUTURE OF OIL – IS THERE A PLACE FOR OIL IN A CLEAN-ENERGY WORLD?

August 31, 2020April 9, 2021 - by G Allen Brooks

Energy is the economy. Without energy, nothing in today’s world would happen. Feeding, clothing and housing the world’s population would become onerous – not quite like living in caves, …

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Musings From The Oil Patch, August 25, 2020

August 24, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Creating Energy Cycles: Could This One Be Different?
  • Renewables To The Rescue; Or Rescuing The Renewables?
  • Bankruptcy Watch Critical To Energy Industry Restructuring

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Musings From The Oil Patch, August 11, 2020

August 10, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • No One Predicted This Downturn. Was Anyone Watching?
  • Hydrogen: Miracle Clean Fuel, Or A Financial Disaster?
  • Do Offshore Wind Economics Meet Lower Cost Claims?

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Musings From The Oil Patch, July 28, 2019

July 27, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Fallout From Covid-19, Climate Change And Polar Bears
  • Will Biden’s Energy Plan And EV Hype Prove A Fantasy?
  • Is The Drag From LNG About To Switch To Help Gas Market?

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Musings From The Oil Patch, July 14, 2020

July 13, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • How To Think About Forecasting L-T Oil Consumption
  • Will Hydrogen Play A Key Role In Our Energy Future?
  • What Do Facebook And Oil And Gas Have In Common?
  • Oil & Gas And Oilfield Service Company Bankruptcies Climb

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“THEY DON’T RING A BELL” – VIRUS CURVES HAVE FLATTENED AND ECONOMIES ARE SCRAPING BOTTOM. HAVE WE REACHED THE LOW POINT?

June 30, 2020April 9, 2021 - by G Allen Brooks

They don’t ring a bell at market tops or bottoms. That’s an old stock market expression, meaning it’s only in hindsight that we know when the stock market peaks …

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Musings From The Oil Patch, June 30, 2020

June 29, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Will Oil Price Momentum Sustain Long-Term Recovery?
  • Imagining The Oil Recovery Requires Thinking About Demand
  • The Future Of The Hamburger: Is It Really On Life Support?
  • Cheap Available Coal Continues To Upset Energy Transition

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Musings From The Oil Patch, June 16, 2020

June 15, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • The Volatile Renewables Energy Market Of New England
  • V-Shaped Oil Price Recovery To Drive More Or Less Activity?
  • Rebuilding Economies After Covid-19 And Fuel Choices
  • Offshore Oil Service Sector Being Pressured To Restructure

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Allen Brooks

Mr. Brooks is a long-time participant in, observer of, and commentator on the energy industry. He has been a Wall Street securities analyst, an oil service company manager, a consultant to energy company executives, a member of the boards of directors of numerous energy companies, and a writer and commentator on energy markets and trends. Mr. Brooks has been writing his highly regarded energy newsletter, Musings From the Oil Patch, which is now distributed by PPHB LP, a boutique oilfield service investment firm, with which he is affiliated.

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