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Investing in Natural Gas
A recent article in “Rigzone” featured six factors natural gas investors often ignore or do not completely understand. I have summarized them below and added my own comments. The Role that Coal Plays in Natural Gas Demand-Currently the federal government is antagonistic toward coal. This has been advantageous for natural gas. In 2012 coal fired… Read More
Encouraging Results from New Hydrocarbon Sensing Technology
“Rigzone” reports that Wyoming based WellDog Pty. Ltd., is working with Shell International Exploration and Production to adapt spectroscopy technology to shale formations. Spectroscopy has long been used to detect methane and volatile methane/carbon dioxide combinations in coal beds. What makes this technology so promising is its potential to improve the identification of completion intervals… Read More
Ready Market for Bakken Natural Gas
Badlands NGL, LLC and its partners will invest $4 billion in a polyethylene plant in North Dakota which will use natural gas as its feedstock. Polyethylene is used in the manufacture of a number of industrial and consumer plastics and the plant will produce 3.3 billion pounds a year. The plant will also provide 500… Read More
Russell T. Rudy Energy at the NADOA Institute
Ellis and Russell Rudy have been supporters of the National Association of Division Order Analysts (NADOA) since its inception. Consequently, it should come as no surprise that Russell T. Rudy Energy is a major sponsor and supporter of the NADOA Annual Institute. This year, the Institute was held in Chicago and we showed up in force!… Read More
North Dakota’s August Production Disappoints
“Rigzone” reports that although oil production hit a new high of 1.13 million barrels per day (bopd) in August, this was only a slight increase over July levels and below expectations. The shortfall has been attributed to new flaring regulations, falling prices, and rising operating costs. Flaring has long been an issue in the Prairie… Read More
