Half Of Truckers Report Problems With Newer Engines - It’s Only Part Of Story
September 13, 2010
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: More than One-Half of Heavy-Duty Truck Owners Report Engine Problems in 2010, A Considerable Increase from 2002 | businesscenter.jdpower.com
J.D. Power and Associates has done a U.S. Heavy-Duty Truck Engine / Transmission Study survey for 14 consecutive years. It looks like problems are coming in much worse (double) as compared to before the EPA2004 & EPA2007 emissions rules were implemented. They result in costs that are seen in warranty claims, operators’ costs and sentiment. While these numbers are about pre-2010 engines, we are expecting higher problem numbers yet for 2010 - but at least with better fuel economy.
Dallas Truck Show & Commercial Vehicle Outlook 2010 Summary - It’s Still Cloudy
September 6, 2010
Economy's Course Puzzling, But Changes in Equipment, Driver Pay Coming, Say Speakers at CV Outlook 2010 | www.truckinginfo.com
Transport experts gave us a good overview of HOT trucking topics a couple weeks ago at a meeting held along with the Dallas Truck Show. Issues included freight predictions, higher gross vehicle weights, smaller truck cabs, the “pending” truck driver shortage, the revised hours-of-service (HOS) rules coming, truck pricing increases and truck-maker vertical integration (meaning mostly engines). Here are some thoughts.
Eagle Ford Shale Exceeds Expectations
September 3, 2010
Enterprise to build 350,000 b/d Eagle Ford oil pipeline | www.ogj.com
Christopher E. Smith of OGJ reported that Enterprise Products Partners LP ("Enterprise") entered into significant long term midstream energy service contracts with EOG, leading Eagle Ford Shale player.
French LNG Terminals provide cushion against Gazprom
September 3, 2010
Fos Cavaou LNG terminal operating at full capacity | www.ogj.com
Doris Leblond of Oil & Gas Journal recently reported that the Fos Cavaou LNG terminal on the Mediterranean coast is now allowed to operate at the full design capacity of 0.80 bcfd. The Terminal is operated by GDF Suez, being partner with 71.99% and Total with 28.10%.
August 31, 2010
WSJ reports today on Page A13, written by Phred Dvorak that Canada is going to control the Northwest Passage and "whoever controls the Arctic can be the next Saudi Arabia".
Record Used Commercial Truck Registrations Indicates Continued Slow New Sales
August 31, 2010
Polk: Used commercial vehicle registrations hit record levels | www.ccjdigital.com
Backing up reasons for Paccar Inc, Daimler, Cummins Inc., Navistar Corporation and others' strong parts sales numbers, the first half of 2010 registration data is confirming that truck operators are buying (and running) used versus new commercial vehicles. We expect to see that trend continue into late 2011.
Kremlin with OAO Rosneft moves West
August 30, 2010
WSJ reported on 27-Aug, page B4 by Guy Chazan that Russian oil giant Rosneft - supported by the Kremlin - is moving toward acquiring a 50% stake in German Ruhr Oel GmbH, a 50-50 joint venture between PDVSA (Venezuela) and BP.
Vestas Wind Turbine Profit Falls
August 26, 2010
BBC News reported that Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine producer, shares have fallen 23% after it reported a second quarter loss of about $150 million.
Shell goes for Ethanol In Brazil
August 26, 2010
Shell, Cosan Sign Binding Deal for Ethanol JV | www.chemweek.com
According to Chemical Week Shell and Cosan (Sao Paulo) announced a binding $12 billion ethanol and transportation fuel joint venture in Brazil.
Nabucco pushed ahead by Geopolitics
August 24, 2010
Nabucco confirms two-feeder routing cuts Iran | www.ogj.com
Oil & Gas Journal reported on 23-Aug that the Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GMBH is moving forward with two feeder lines, one from Turkey to Georgia and the other from Turkey to the Iraqi border. The planned feeder line from Turkey to Iran has been shelved.
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