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Musings From The Oil Patch, November 20, 2018

November 19, 2018December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks

  • Separatism Is Alive And Well In Canada, But Will It Work?
  • Actually, Getting Oil Out Of Canada Isn’t As Easy As Thought
  • Natural Gas Prices Come To Life With Winter’s Arrival
  • The Energy Industry Dodges Bullets This Election Season
  • It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Winter – Houston Style!
  • Climate Change, Hurricanes And Florida – One Analysis

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Musings From The Oil Patch, November 6, 2018

November 5, 2018December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • As Oil Prices Fluctuate, Attention Shifts To Natural Gas
  • Snow Globes And The 2015-2018 Energy Market
  • AVs And MaaS Clash, With City Life Potentially The Big Loser
  • Pace Of EV Sales Up, Lifting Forecasts For Future Growth
  • IMO 2020 Will Not Be Delayed; Possibly Disappointing Shippers

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Musings From The Oil Patch, October 23, 2018

October 22, 2018December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • The New IPCC Report Lands With A Thud
  • We’re Back, With Greater Appreciation For The Real World
  • Renewable Power Loses Out To Natural Gas In Power Market
  • Trying To Dodge Florence On Trip Home Was Unnecessary

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Gas Storage Trails 5-year Minimum
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Musings From The Oil Patch, September 18, 2018

September 17, 2018December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Natural Gas Storage And Possible Market Outlooks
  • Gun Smoke From Trans Mountain Decision Hasn’t Cleared
  • Is New England Waking Up To Future Energy Problems?

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Musings From The Oil Patch, September 4, 2018

September 3, 2018December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • IMO 2020 To Create New Natural Gas Demand
  • Is The Future Of EVs About Their Cost Or Government Policy?
  • UK July Electricity Data Shows Problem Of Renewables
  • As If You Didn’t Already Know The Pain Of Energy Investing
  • Which Winter Forecast Should You Believe?
  • Correction:

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Musings From The Oil Patch, August 21, 2018

August 20, 2018December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Natural Gas Use Curbs Injections And Lifts Prices
  • California’s Electricity Revolution And Renewables
  • Rhode Island Environmentalists On Both Sides Of The Fence
  • Autonomous Vehicles – Good, Bad or Who Cares?
  • Shale Gas Success Upends Historical Economic Evaluations
  • Saudi Oil Minister Rewriting History – Too Young To Know?

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Musings From The Oil Patch, August 7, 2018

August 6, 2018December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • IMO 2020: Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come Or Next Y2K?
  • Trying To Sort Out The Reality Of Electric Vehicle Forecasts
  • Lawsuits Over Oil Industry Hiding Climate Risk Roll On
  • New Renewable Technology Effort Derailed By Economics

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Musings From The Oil Patch, July 24, 2018

July 23, 2018December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Natural Gas: The Forgotten Fuel’s Future Needs LNG Exports
  • Another Decarbonized World View Has Serious Limitations
  • How Important Are Subsidies For Electric Vehicles?
  • Renewables Growing, But Momentum May Be Slowing

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Musings From The Oil Patch, July 10, 2018

July 9, 2018December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • From Coast To Coast Oil Companies Under Climate Attack
  • California Gasoline Sales: Warning Or One-Off For Industry?
  • German Auto Companies Fight EU And Merkel On Emissions
  • EV And AV Futures Brighten; But As Much As Anticipated?
  • A Potpourri of Energy News Of Note

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Musings From The Oil Patch, June 26, 2018

June 25, 2018December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • BP Sees Record Renewables Growth In 2017, But Costly
  • Politicizing Hurricanes Is Dangerous In Year Of Less Activity
  • Is Canada’s Oil Industry Nightmare Heading For An End?
  • EV Forecasts Continue Rising Due To Government Spending
  • It’s Not Even Earth Day, But Pope Is Lecturing Oil Companies
  • A Surprising Thing About Australia We Recently Learned
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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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