Musings Newsletter

• The Canary on the Northern Plains?
• Different Views of Oil Demand in 2007
• Oil Industry’s Worst Nightmares
• Warning Bells Are Ringing in Mexico
• Economics Confounds Hybrids
• Conservation by Utilities a Major Initiative
• Money Manager Knows When to Abandon Energy
• Canadian Pension Funds Must Mind Environment

Musings From the Oil Patch – February 20, 2007 Read More

• Is Saudi Arabia Locked into a Repeat of the 1980s?
• Stock Market’s January Effect Works for Oil, Too
• CEOs Concerns – Global Warming is Only One
• How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Lighbulb Act
• Pennyslvania Weather Forecaster’s Fearless Forecast
• Clean Energy Investments More Than Double in 2006
• Hot Gas is Already Costing Consumers

 

Musings From the Oil Patch – February 6, 2007 Read More

• Energy and Aging Populations
• Tarnished Halo Weakens Browne’s Negotiating Power
• Renewables, Houston and the Termite
• The Elephant and World Oil Prices
• Bias in Public Opinion Energy Polls – Amazing!
• Saudi Arabia Unconcerned About Falling Oil Prices?

Musings From the Oil Patch – January 23, 2007 Read More

• Houston Energy Stocks Were Hot in 2006
• Energy Experts Predict 2007 Will be More of the Same
• Denver and NOAA’s Winter Forecast
• Canada Gas Supply to the U.S. at a Risk
• Energy Stocks Plunge – Warm Weather Blamed
• Ethanol is Here to Stay
• Lack of Uranium May Stall Nuclear Power Revival

Musings From the Oil Patch – January 9, 2007 Read More

• Implications of the Statoil and Norsk Hydro Merger
• A Changing Industry Landscape
• "A Beautiful Sight, We’re Happy Tonight…"
• Capex Survey Suggests a Tale of Two Markets in 2007
• Employees Want More Than Dollars
• Connecticut Electricity and NIMBY

Musings From the Oil Patch – December 27, 2006 Read More

• What Does China Know About Future Oil Supplies?
• National Oil Company Competition Grows
• Climate Change Debate Escalates to New Level
• Efficiency: the New Energy Source
• 2006 Hurricane Season Ends: What About 2007?
• Algerian Energy Minister Needs The New York Times

Musings From the Oil Patch – December 12, 2006 Read More

• The Peak Oil Debate Rages On
• OPEC’s Dilemma: Is $40 Oil Next?
• Petroleum Employment Trends Encouraging
• Oil Industry and Bill Clinton Make Strange Bedfellows
• Energy in the Changing Stock Market Landscape
• The IEA Meets the Wizard of Oz
• Consumers Demanding More Efficient Vehicles

Musings From the Oil Patch – November 28, 2006 Read More

• Canada’s Halloween Surprise and the Cost of Capital
• Wall Street’s Positive View of Energy
• What is the Outlook for Energy Profit Margins?
• IEA: Same Song, Different Refrain
• A Unique, Or Dumb Shareholder Return Plan?
• IEA Offers a New World Energy Blueprint
• Global Warming Debate Intensifies

Musings From the Oil Patch – November 14, 2006 Read More

• A Refreshing Pause Or Something More Ominous?
• Everyone is Worried about Electricity
• China Filling its New Strategic Storage Tanks
• Shell Canada: Start of a Trend or a One-off Deal?
• A Boost for the Renewable Natural Gas Industry
• UK a Permanent Net Oil Importer Starting Next Year?
• FERC Rule on Pipeline ROE Scares Industry

Musings From the Oil Patch – October 31, 2006 Read More

• "Houston, We’ve Had A Problem" Do We Recognize It?
• Eni CEO Explains High World Oil Prices
• Seems Like Old Times Again – Look Out!
• Are Venture Capital Pros" Concerns True for Energy?
• For Energy Speculators: 2006 Hurricane Season a Bust
• The New Oil Sands Business Model?

Musings From the Oil Patch – October 17, 2006 Read More