Musings Newsletter

• 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

Musings From The Oil Patch, January 7, 2014 Read More

• 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?

Musings From The Oil Patch, December 24, 2013 Read More

• 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

Musings From The Oil Patch, December 10, 2013 Read More

• 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

Musings From The Oil Patch, November 26, 2013 Read More

• 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

Musings From The Oil Patch, November 11, 2013 Read More

• 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

Musings From The Oil Patch, October 29, 2013 Read More

• 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”

Musings From The Oil Patch, October 15, 2013 Read More

• Shale, Shale And More Shale – The Good, Bad And Ugly
• Germany’s Clean Energy Problems Gaining Visibility In U.S.
• More Data Reflects Concern About Health Of U.S. Economy
• Continuing To Receive Mixed Signals About Keystone
• Hurricane Season Confounds Forecasters And Warmists

Musings From The Oil Patch, October 1, 2013 Read More

• Economy On The Upswing But Risks Are Emerging
• Does Syria Matter For The Future Of Crude Oil Markets?
• We Found The World’s Next Alternative Energy Source
• Wind Energy Is Clearly Politically Correct In Rhode Island
• Americans Continue To Drive Less; Will That Ever Change?

Musings From The Oil Patch, September 17, 2013 Read More

• Access To Capital Reshaping Structure Of Energy Business
• Keystone XL Pipeline Decision – Say Hello Goodbye
• Rhode Island Wind Turbines Struggle For Relevance
• Here Comes The UN IPCC Report: Climate Debate Over?

Musings From The Oil Patch, September 3, 2013 Read More