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Musings From The Oil Patch, December 2, 2014

December 2, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • OPEC Is A Band-Aid; Lack Of Global Demand Is The Wound
  • Failure To Cut Production Puts Pressure On E&P Operations
  • HAL/BHI Deal – Transformational Or Just Shifting Deckchairs?
  • Buffalo Walloped By Snow; Rhode Island By National Grid!
  • Renewables Tax Subsidies Continue To Drive Industry Growth

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Musings From The Oil Patch, November 18, 2014

November 18, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Could The U.S. LNG Market Be Derailed Before It Starts?
  • Morality Has Now Become Ground Zero For Climate Change
  • Oil Price Volatility Magnifies Mystery Of Saudi Oil Strategy
  • Keystone Saga Makes Another Twist – Approval Coming?
  • Advice From New York Times: Don’t Stand Under A Tree!
  • Halliburton And Baker Hughes:
  • Asia Money And The U.S. LNG Business:

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Musings From The Oil Patch, November 4, 2014

November 4, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Being Late For Closing Barn Doors Makes Forecasting Hard
  • Renewables Subsidy Battle Restarts; Economics Still Muddy
  • Nuclear Power Plants Seeking Approval To Work Longer
  • Sec. Of State Kerry Proves He Is Powerless On Keystone XL
  • Random Thoughts About Energy Trends

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Musings From The Oil Patch, October 21, 2014

October 21, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Saudi Arabia Oil Policy Hammers Home The Austerity Case
  • Truckers, Gas Prices And Mexican Food – The New Economics
  • Climate And The Great Unknown – Cause For Concern?
  • This Year’s Gas Storage Saga – From Worst To First?
  • New Englanders Better Pray For A Super-warm Winter

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Musings From The Oil Patch, October 10, 2014

October 7, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Does History Of Alaska Pipeline Offer Hope For Keystone?
  • NGSA Says More Gas Supply Less Demand This Winter
  • Transportation In The U.S. Is Undergoing Subtle Changes
  • Will Lower Oil Prices Drive A Greater Austerity Push?
  • Rockefellers, Divestment, Clean Energy And Climate Change

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Musings From The Oil Patch,September 23, 2014

September 22, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Where Will The Future Of Crude Oil Prices Take Us?
  • Good News Doesn’t Sell Papers, Especially If It’s O&G News!
  • The U.S. Natural Gas Market Is Like Ol’ Man River
  • Challenges Of Shale-Driven Boom – Will It Last For Long?
  • Massachusetts Justice And The Dog That Didn’t Bark

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Musings From The Oil Patch, Septeber 9, 2014

September 8, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • What Does Winter Outlook Say About Natural Gas Demand?
  • Booming Car Sales And Rising VMT To Change Oil Demand?
  • Brits: Are You Ready For A Winter Of Discontent?
  • After Hiatus, Keystone XL Pipeline Battle Resumed Friday
  • Can You Trust The Financial Data Used To Analyze Energy?

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Musings From The Oil Patch, August 26, 2014

August 25, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Further Proof Of Industry Change Due To Era of Austerity
  • Environmentalists Disrupt Efforts To Boost NE Gas Supply
  • Is Canada Finally Seeing The Light On Energy?
  • A Positive Outlook For Wind And Offshore Wind Generation
  • Renewables: Not Only Expensive, But Possibly A Bird Killer

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Musings From The Oil Patch, August 12, 2014

August 11, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • New Cost Research Disputes Attractiveness of Renewables
  • Will Natural Gas Storage Go From Worst To Best In Decade?
  • Era Of Austerity: The EIA Recognizes Importance Of Profits
  • Will Golden Arches Ruling Upset Oil Industry Structure?
  • Once Again The Terror Of Technology: Driverless Vehicles
  • Energy And Climate Change Lessons From Our River Cruise

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Musings From The Oil Patch,July 29, 2014

July 29, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • EVs Aren’t Catching On In Europe: Power Market Needs Fixing
  • Alternate Survival Strategies For Oil Industry’s Era Of Austerity
  • The Success (Mirage) Of Renewable Energy Supplies
  • Why Is U.S. Navy Funding Study To Stop Onshore Tornadoes?
  • Study Shows Wind Turbine Fires More Prevalent Than Thought

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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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