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Controversy “Flares” in North Dakota
“Rigzone” reports that the North Dakota Industrial Commission is taking testimony this week regarding a proposal to cut back on the state’s rapidly expanding oil development and production as a means of limiting the amount of gas that is being flared. Virtually all oil wells produce a mixture of salt water, oil and natural gas… Read More
Eagle Ford Overview: Part II-Success Factors
Hart Energy, the publisher of “E & P” magazine recently released their “Eagle Ford Techbook” which includes an excellent article by Richard Mason entitled “The Eagle Ford Shale, Energy Titan of the Southwest”. I intend to post several times in the future relating some of the information contained in the Techbook in general, and… Read More
Benefits of Increased Domestic Production
A recent opinion piece by Alex Mills in “Rigzone” points out the positive employment, national security, environmental and macroeconomic effects of the recent increase in domestic oil and gas production. In Texas alone, petroleum related jobs have increased by 112% since 2003, from 134,500 to 285,000. Concurrently, net oil imports have fallen from a peak… Read More
Eagle Ford Overview: Part I
Hart Energy, the publisher of “E & P” magazine recently released their “Eagle Ford Techbook” which includes an excellent article by Richard Mason entitled “The Eagle Ford Shale, Energy Titan of the Southwest”. I intend to post several times in the future relating some of the information contained in the Techbook in general, and Mason’s… Read More
Energy Security
A recent article in “Rigzone” discussed the link between energy security and foreign policy. Commentaries by industry experts, analysts and leaders were featured and all were insightful and provocative. However, I found the remarks of Occidental Petroleum’s Ed Djerejian especially interesting. Djerejian is the founding chairman of Rice University’s Baker Institute and recently addressed the… Read More
