June 17, 2011
Linc Energy to develop Alaska Umiat oil field | www.ogj.com
O&GJ reported today that Linc Energy Ltd, Brisbane Australia got a controlling interest in the Umiat oil field in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Umiat indicates a reserve of 1 billion bbl of original oil.
Shell plays in the Global GTL and LNG Markets
June 13, 2011
Qatar Petroleum, Shell ship first cargo of GTL gasoil from JV plant | Hydrocarbon Processing | June 2011 | www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com
Hydrocarbon Processing reported today that Shell is shipping the first GTL cargo from Qatar. A significant step.
Planted Acres instead of Prospective Acres
June 13, 2011
The USDA WASDE is different than USDA's prospective acres and planted acres. USDA's WASDE did cut corn acres on June 9. They have done it before. Does this suggest the June Planted Acres will be the same as the USDA WASDE? Find out by reading the following.
June 10, 2011
Judges sharply challenge healthcare law | www.latimes.com
Will the Healthcare law be over turned in its entirety?
June 7, 2011
Refining margins under pressure to 2015 | Hydrocarbon Processing | June 2011 | www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com
Hydrocarbon Processing reports today that Refining will be under pressure up to 2015.
Alaska Pipeline has to be Kept Flowing
June 7, 2011
Alaska's Ebbing Oil | online.wsj.com
The WSJ Review and Outlook of today focuses on "Alaska's Ebbing OIl". While the Obama Administration is publicly pushing for "independence" from foreign oil, the environmentalists have continuously defeated further exploration and oil development in Alaska in order to further starve the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and thereby force it to shutdown and then be dismantled as required by law.
Petrochemicals in Focus for IOCs
June 6, 2011
Shell plans world-scale US ethylene cracker near Marcellus shale region | Hydrocarbon Processing | June 2011 | www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com
Hydrocarbon Processing reported today that Shell plans a world-scale US ethylene cracker in the Marcellus shale region. The IOCs are now focusing on petrochemicals in growing markets and areas with plenty of NG supply.
Healthcare: Ready to be Over Hauled Again?
June 6, 2011
Appeals court to hear states' case against health care law - usatoday.com | www.usatoday.com
Will Obama's Healthcare law soon be sent back to the drawing board?
The Eastern Corn Belt Will Tighten Belt Next Year Without Corn
May 31, 2011
The wet spring has pushed back total seeded acreage of corn to where it will be impossible to have the high yield and large acreage needed to replenish inventories. In the Eastern Corn Belt delays in planting corn will force farmers to plant soybeans, if they can ever get into the field.
US Truck Manufacturer "Orders Versus Deliveries" Numbers
May 30, 2011
North American (NA) Class 8 truck "orders" continue to show almost record numbers, which some don't think reconciles well with the real deliveries to come, the true freight market and today's choppy economic marketplace. History and surveys of dealers and financiers give some insight into the disconnect - meaning orders versus trucks being delivered to truckers. Truck sales people are looking for financing everywhere, which leads to some upstarts making promises - but that's another story...
Chesapeake Energy bites the natural gas bullet
January 25, 2012
Flurry of newbuild drilling rig deliveries in 2012 may dampen rig rates
January 20, 2012
Talisman joins the ranks of cautious E&P companies
January 12, 2012
Early signs of caution begin to cloud frontier exploration and production
January 4, 2012
It's too early in the game to write off Shtokman
December 8, 2011