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Musings From The Oil Patch, February 18, 2014

February 17, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Positive Keystone EIS Ignites Scorched Earth Environ Strategy
  • Understanding Oil Industry Restructuring Currently Underway
  • LNG And Challenges Facing Global Gas Market
  • Do Recent Auto Trends Portend Problems For Energy?
  • Here Is An Example Of Why Private Equity Likes Energy?

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Musings From The Oil Patch, February 4, 2014

February 3, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • A Dutch Gas Bubble Could Create Global Indigestion
  • Auto Sales, Fuel Demand And Our Vehicle Future
  • Was Obama’s Climate Change Effort Sabotaged By The NSA?
  • Europe Facing The Reality Of Climate Change/Energy Policy
  • Energy Markets Confront Another Polar Vortex

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Musings From The Oil Patch, January 21, 2014

January 21, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Auto Sales Are Back But What About Electric Vehicles?
  • Lower Oil Price Outlook Hurts OFS Stock Outlook
  • Weather Forecast Failures Create Energy Opportunities
  • Delaying Keystone While Creating Anti-fossil Fuel Legacy
  • The Dividend Vs. Share Buyback Debate Continues

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Musings From The Oil Patch, January 7, 2014

January 6, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Chemicals: An American Shale Revolution Beneficiary
  • A New Year Brings Us Another Anti-Fracking Movie
  • Will Energy Shareholders Hope For More Activism In 2014?
  • Two Charts That Caught Our Attention In The Past Week
  • Survey Says Fracking Knowledge Lacking; Book Unhelpful
  • The Amazing Race For First Offshore Wind Farm Continues

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Musings From The Oil Patch, December 24, 2013

December 24, 2013December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • An Oilfield Poem For The Season And The Ages
  • A Toolpusher’s Night Before Christmas
  • Energy Receives Little Support In Barron’s 2014 Outlook
  • The Chevron Tower Decision – Sign Of Emerging Problems?
  • Supreme Court And Lawlessness In The Offshore Business
  • The European Union And Challenges To Its Energy Policy
  • Is The Energy Glass Half Full Or Half Empty?

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Musings From The Oil Patch, December 10, 2013

December 9, 2013December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Age Of Private Equity Has Benefitted From Shale Revolution
  • North America Gas Output Trends Show Mixed Performance
  • The Economist’s World In 2014 Report’s Interesting Points
  • The Politics Surrounding Wind Energy Are Blowing Hot
  • 2013 Hurricane Season Surprises As One Of Weakest Ever

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Musings From The Oil Patch, November 26, 2013

November 26, 2013December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Shale Alters Energy Market, Business Strategy and Investing
  • Chad Faces The Downside Of China’s Global Energy Policy
  • Gasoline Prices And New Car Sales – A Real Relationship?
  • Another Oil-Train Wreck Draws Attention To Industry Safety
  • Update On China’s Third Plenum Meeting And One-Child Policy
  • Petrobras Peru: A Tale Of Two Countries In Need Of Oil

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Musings From The Oil Patch, November 11, 2013

November 12, 2013December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Safety Statistics Reporting Could Impact Offshore Regulation
  • The Enigma Of China’s Economy And Its Energy Needs
  • Will Slower Economic Growth Challenge U.S. Energy?
  • First Time Since 2007 OPEC Raises Oil Demand Outlook
  • Wrestling With The Natural Gas Production Bear

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Musings From The Oil Patch, October 29, 2013

October 29, 2013December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Accidents Haunt Canada’s Rail Transportation Of Crude Oil
  • New Study On Youth Driving Says It’s All About Economics
  • Al Gore Tilting At Windmills But With Significant Support
  • EIA Introduces New Data To Help Understand O & G Output
  • Has EPA Become The Punching Bag For Industry And States?
  • Acceleration In Patents Should Help World’s Energy Markets

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Musings From The Oil Patch, October 15, 2013

October 15, 2013December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Ol’ Man Natural Gas Just Keeps Rollin’ Along
  • The Reordering Of The Global Oil And Gas Industry
  • Will The British Election Be About ‘Bread and Circuses?’
  • How A 30,000-foot View Can Often Prove Dangerous
  • No Arctic Shipping Route – A Blow To Global Warming?
  • “On the road again – Just can’t wait to get on the road again”

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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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