Musings Newsletter

• Renewable Energy Investments Pale Versus Conservation
• Electric Vehicles: Flavor Of The Day Or Economics Driven?
• An Honest Assessment: “Climategate and the big green lie”
• E&P Spending To Rise, But Will Spill And Economy Hurt?
• Gasoline And Distillate Demand Figures: Better Economy?

Musings from the Oil Patch – July 20, 2010 Read More

• Wind Power Costs And The Economics Of Utilities
• Middle East: Oil Industry’s And World’s Next Black Swan?
• Natural Gas Price Rebound Heat Driven; Supply Still Grows
• Rhode Island Wind Farm Moving Forward
• Skimmers, Jones Act Point Up Bumbling US Clean-up Job

Musings from the Oil Patch – July 6, 2010 Read More

• Does BP Have a Future in the Gulf, Or At All?
• Never Underestimate RI Greenies and Wind Power
• Energy Demand At Risk With Weakening Economy
• BP Oil Spill Supports Obama Call For EVs, But Really?
• Will Offshore Wind Power Ever Become Economic?

Musings from the Oil Patch – June 22, 2010 Read More

• BP Oil Spill Pushes Industry Beyond Tipping Point
• NOAA Hurricane Forecast: A Job Security Call!
• Electric Cars May Not Be Vehicle of Choice – Does It Matter?
• Arctic Book Puts Growing Region’s Importance In Focus
• Global Warming Fears Wane In Britain Despite Government
• U.S Wind And Europe Offshore Wind In Challenging Times

Musings from the Oil Patch – June 8, 2010 Read More

• Oil Price Decline Begins To Match September 2008 Drop
• Another Hurricane Forecast Calls For Bad 2010 Season
• On The Road Again: From Houston To Rhode Island
• Cape Cod and Rhode Island Wind Battles Continue
• Barron’s 500 Oil Company Financial Rankings Fall>
• Optimistic Auto Forecast Suggests Higher Oil Demand

Musings from the Oil Patch – May 25, 2010 Read More

• Deepwater Horizon: Black Swan The Oil Industry Never Saw
• Henry Groppi’s Radical Gas Price Thought: Much Higher!
• Growing Gas Storage Fails To Slow Drilling
• High Gas Prices and Weak Economy Impact Miles Driven
• Car Industry: New Business Models Alter Transportation?
• Cape Wind Wins; Legal Fight Ahead; Wind Energy’s Future?
• Oil Companies Dominate World’s Leading Companies List

Musings from the Oil Patch – May 11, 2010 Read More

• Chronicle Says Warming Causes More Hurricanes
• Interesting Highlights Of E&P Survey About Near Future
• Want To Know Green Energy Myths? Read This Book!
• The Elusive Green Jobs Employment Machine
• Transportation Index Signals Economic Recovery
• U.S. Geothermal Industry Growing With Federal Money

Musings from the Oil Patch – April 27, 2010 Read More

• Obama: New Wildcatter Or Leading Bait ‘n Switcher?
• Climate Change Supporters May Use Civil Disobedience
• Gas Prices Reflect Little Worry Over Hurricane Forecast
• Will El Niño Impact Oil Market More Than We Think?
• Did Ted Kennedy Defeat Cape Wind From The Grave?
• Portland Says Half Its Emissions Come From Stuff

Musings from the Oil Patch – April 13, 2010 Read More

• Falling Prices To Restrict Natural Gas Drilling Activity?
• Spring Has Sprung – Look Out For Gas Prices
• Global Warming Fears Ebb; Energy Industry Still A Target
• UK Electricity Issues Present Challenge For Many Governments
• The Latest Twist In Cape Wind Energy Approval Saga
• Pace Of Electric Vehicle Introductions Seems To Slow

Musings from the Oil Patch – March 30, 2010 Read More