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Musings From The Oil Patch, May 19, 2020

May 18, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Good-bye, April. Hello, Uncertainty
  • Near-Term Oil Market Considerations
  • Long-term Oil Market Outlook
  • Plug-ins: 1 in 40 New Car Sales; Where’s The EV Revolution?
  • Are The Next Climate Change Cases Going Off The Rails?

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Musings From The Oil Patch, May 5, 2020

May 4, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Slow Economic Reopening Means More L-T Energy Changes
  • Near-Term Recovery Considerations:
  • Long-Term Energy Considerations:
  • Another Take On The Energy Transition
  • Money Isn’t A Four-Letter Word, However Debt Is
  • Revisiting The Trade Of The Decade

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Musings From The Oil Patch, April 21, 2020

April 20, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Thinking About Energy’s Future Means Considering Choices
  • Thinking about the next 18 months.
  • The next 3-5 years; and forever?
  • Could A Hurricane Create More Havoc For Energy In 2020?
  • Lurking Demographic Issues Could Impact Energy’s Future

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Musings From The Oil Patch, April 7, 2020

April 6, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Money Makes The World And The Oil Industry Go Around
  • Are Today’s Oil Market Conditions Like Past Collapses?
  • Downturn Hurts Industry Workers And Houston’s Economy

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Musings From The Oil Patch, March 24, 2020

March 23, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Rhyme Of Oil History Should Be Heard And Studied – Part 11
  • The History of Russia/OPEC Oil Wars
  • Dealing With Covid-19 May Empower Climate Change Push

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Musings From The Oil Patch, March 10, 2020

March 9, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Rhyme Of Oil History Should Be Heard And Studied – Part 10
  • What Will OPEC’s Inaction Mean For The Oil The Market?
  • Does Super Tuesday Mean Fracking Gets A Reprieve?

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Musings From The Oil Patch, February 25, 2019

February 25, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • The Rhyme Of Oil History Should Be Heard And Studied – Part 9
  • Global LNG Catches The Virus, But Maybe Has Bigger Issues
  • Climate Change, Green Energy And Meeting Energy Needs
  • Correcting Some Oil Patch History

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Musings From The Oil Patch, February 11, 2020

February 10, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • The Rhyme Of Oil History Should Be Heard And Studied – Part 8
  • Automobile Revolution’s Impact On Energy Markets
  • Ships With Exhaust Scrubbers Are Smiling
  • Energy And Tobacco Are Not Equivalent
  • Why We Love Texas – From A Friend

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Musings From The Oil Patch, January 28, 2020

January 27, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • The Rhyme Of Oil History Should Be Heard And Studied – Part 7
  • EV Market Outlook Fuzzy As Subsidies Are Key For Success
  • Being An Energy Shareholder Is Not Fun – Will That Change?

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Musings From The Oil Patch, January 14, 2020

January 13, 2020December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • The Rhyme Of Oil History Should Be Heard And Studied – Part 6
  • Welcome To Shipping’s Low-Sulphur World – Still Operating
  • COP25’s Failure And Climate Change’s New Reality

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Musings from the Oil Patch reflects an eclectic collection of stories and analyses dealing with issues and developments within the energy industry that I feel have potentially significant implications for executives operating oilfield service companies.

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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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