With world leaders meeting in Paris this week and next to formulate plans for tackling carbon emissions, I believe it’s critical to understand the source of those emissions. After all, if you […]
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Oil Price Rebound Might Come Too Late For These Bakken Producers
After years of following developments in extraction of light tight oil (LTO) in the Bakken, the oil price, studying actual well production data from the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC) and the […]
EIA expands monthly reporting of crude oil production with new data on API gravity
New data released yesterday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration show that for the first nine months of 2015, most (50.8%) of the crude oil produced in the Lower 48 states were […]
Are OPEC Countries Creditworthy At $50 Crude?
As the December 4, 2015 OPEC meeting in Vienna approaches, all eyes are on Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies in OPEC—Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar—and their decisions on crude […]
The Climate Evolution Of Barack Obama Is An Activist Fantasy
President Obama gave almost the same speech in Paris Monday that he gave in Copenhagen in 2009. He targeted emissions limits that are slightly weaker. So why do environmentalists think Obama has […]
Oil Price Rebound Not Imminent, But Underway
Oil markets will remain depressed through the fourth quarter of this year as oil storage levels continue to rise around the world.The closely watched EIA figures detailing weekly gains in inventory levels […]
A Hazy Shade Of Winter – Storage Surplus Threatens Winter Natural Gas Prices Part 2
The U.S. natural gas market is starting its 2015-16 winter season with a whopping 3,929 Bcf in storage, equal to the record maximum level set Nov. 2, 2012. Meanwhile gas production is […]
Solar + Storage May Be Energy’s Holy Grail, But Will Regulators Aid The Quest?
The energy industry is fast embracing the revolutionary potential of renewable energy combined with cheap battery storage, but for better or worse, regulators will set the pace. via Forbes – Energy http://ift.tt/1MsqpQc
What Will Drive Investment in the Next 60 Million Smart Meters?
The largest investor-owned utilities in the U.S. tend to receive the most media coverage when it comes to deploying advanced metering infrastructure. Whether it’s due to missteps during deployment or interesting applications […]
Only 1% Of The Bakken Play Breaks Even At Current Oil Prices
Only 1% of the Bakken Play area is commercial at current oil prices based on my analysis that follows. Only 4% of horizontal wells drilled since 2000 meet the EUR (estimated ultimate recovery) threshold […]
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