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Musings From The Oil Patch, March 10, 2015

March 10, 2015December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Oil Industry Restructuring Beginning – What’s The Outcome?
  • Age Of LNG Is Rapidly Approaching – Will It Mean Anything?
  • Has Oil Price Fall Insured Activists Will Target Oil Industry?
  • Daylight Savings Time – The Non-Energy Saving Maneuver

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Musings From The Oil Patch, February 24, 2015

February 24, 2015December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Does Natural Gas History = $10 A Barrel Oil In Our Future?
  • Oil Price Collapse Raises Many Important Questions
  • How Are Immigration And Offshore Regulation Similar?
  • New England Snowmageddon: Better To Laugh Than Cry

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Musings From The Oil Patch, February 10, 2015

February 9, 2015December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Does The Oil Price Bounce Signal A Bottom?
  • Natural Gas Market – Punxsutawney Phil To The Rescue?
  • We Hate Fossil Fuels, But We Love Wind, Like Germany
  • Falling Rig Count Gives Hope For Oil Industry Recovery
  • Financial Post Article: “EPA Report Gives Obama KXL Cover”

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Musings From The Oil Patch, January 27, 2015

January 26, 2015December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Saudi Royal Succession Complicated By Events In Yemen
  • Next Step In Keystone Saga Sets Up U.S. Agency Challenges
  • Examining Drivers Contributing To The Oil Price Drop
  • Too Many Trucks, Too Little Parking
  • Gasoline Sales – A Precursor For Energy Demand Recovery?

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Musings From The Oil Patch, January 13, 2015

January 12, 2015December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Saudi Succession To Be 2015’s Energy And Mideast Wild Card?
  • Future For Natural Gas Prices Depends On Winter Weather
  • Energy Stocks – From Worst To First In 2015?
  • Gas Prices Sink To Multi-Year Lows On Warm Temperatures
  • Some Of Doug Kass 2015 Market Surprises Involve Energy
  • Nebraska Supreme Court Rules For Governor And Keystone

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Musings From The Oil Patch, December 30, 2014

December 30, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Why The Natural Gas Supply Debate Is Important
  • President Obama And Keystone XL Pipeline – Minimal Impact
  • An Interesting Wind Power Story From Chile
  • Correction:

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Musings From The Oil Patch, December 16, 2014

December 16, 2014December 16, 2020 - by G Allen Brooks
  • Debate Grows Over Illusion of 100-Year Gas Supply Scenari
  • 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Was Least Active In 30 Years
  • Crude Oil: $58; Next Stop $40 Or $100?
  • Questioning Environmental Claims Dangerous To Reputation
  • Renewables Battle For Opportunities And NE Is Ground Zero

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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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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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