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Private Agreement

It is not unprecedented for public figures to publicly articulate one position, while privately holding a different opinion. In a recent article in “Oil Voice”, Paul Hodges seems to think this is the case with Saudi Energy Minister, Khalid al-Falih. In a recent meeting of global energy leaders, al-Falih stated that international oil market fundamentals… Read More


Chesapeake’s “Propageddon”

Chesapeake Energy Corp. recently set a new record by pumping more than 25,000 tons of sand down a well in North Lousiana’s Haynesville shale, according to “World Oil”. This record volume of sand was used in a frac job on the company’s Black 2&11-15-11 1H gas well with a 9,764 foot lateral leg.  Jason Pigott,… Read More


Downside of Oil Rally

“World Oil” reports that for the first time in 16 months, natural gas prices have finally broken the $3 per Mcf (thousand cubic feet) barrier. Record demand as a result of an unusually hot summer, pipeline sales to Mexico, liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, and fuel substitution from coal to natural gas, have all helped. … Read More


LNG Exports to Double

“World Oil” reports that the U. S. and Cheniere Energy (the only company actually exporting liquefied natural gas, or LNG) are set to double exports. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given its approval to open two more process trains at the company’s Sabine Pass facility and ship it to overseas customers. In a recently… Read More


Irrational Oil Prices

In what appears to be a trend on “Oil Voice”, the website recently posted an article which contends that facts no longer matter in the global oil market. In the article, author John Richardson makes the case that the fundamentals of supply and demand have now been supplanted by emotion and spin management in determining… Read More