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RayJ on 3Q16 A&D
Investment Firm Raymond James has issued their report on third quarter Acquisition and Divestiture activity in the upstream oil and gas industry. While the report contains a wealth of detail, and some excellent graphics, I would like to just touch on some of the major points. In general, A&D activity in the third quarter, when… Read More
Pipeline Revival
Throughout the presidential campaign it was clear that Donald Trump wanted less federal involvement in energy and more private investment in infrastructure. “World Oil” reports that his election has resuscitated two major pipeline projects: Energy Transfer Partners’ Dakota Access, and TransCanada’s Keystone XL. Energy industry observers speculate that if the Dakota Access project is not… Read More
Why Future is Bright for LNG
In a recent article in “Oil Voice”, author Patrik Farkas presents the reasons that he thinks the U. S. will soon became a dominant player in the global LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) market. Since Farakas is Hungarian, he understandably views the world from a European perspective. This is important however, as Europe is emerging as… Read More
Oxy’s Permian Purchases
Two years ago Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) spun off its California properties and moved its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles to Houston as part of a strategy to focus on the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. “Oil Voice” now reports the latest step in the implementation of this strategy: https://rudyenergy.com/anadarkos-3-ds/purchase of… Read More
Anadarko’s 3 D’s
Anadarko Petroleum Corp sees its future in the Delaware Basin, DJ Basin and the Deepwater Gulf according to a recent article in “Rigzone”. The Delaware Basin is a subset of the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico, and is arguably the hottest oil and gas play in the U. S. Anadarko is… Read More
