Wednesday, December 25, 2024

DOE Approves First West Coast LNG Terminal

Yesterday, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it will allow LNG Development Co. (ticker: LLC) to export LNG from a terminal in Warrenton, Oregon, to countries without a Free Trade Agreement. The terminal is the first of its kind to be approved on the West Coast.  The terminal is still subject to environmental review and final regulatory approval from

China Looks Away from Coal

China is the world’s largest consumer of coal. According to the EIA, almost 70% of the energy China used in 2011 came from coal. However, China announced last year that it plans to cut back on coal in favor of cleaner forms of energy. Chinese Premier Li Kequiang said, “China will wage war against smog weather,” CCTV, a Chinese news organization,

Completion Techniques, Reservoir Enhancement on the Minds of Bakken Operators

The Shale Revolution has transformed the Bakken Shale from an area with production below 200 MBOEPD to the nation’s third largest producing oil field. Its transformation has been a staple of growth in North Dakota – a state growing at five times the rate of any of its competitors. Production in August 2014 is forecasted to surpass 1,100 MBOEPD, trailing

Reporting Live From the EPA Hearing on Proposed Carbon Dioxide Rules

It was a cold, rainy day in downtown Denver when an Oil & Gas 360® reporter was greeted in the bathroom at the EPA office building: “Lovely weather out there, huh? Even God’s saying there’s a carbon problem!” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in June that its stated goal is to reduce U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2030.

Natural Gas Inventory to Recover with Cooler Summer: Weather Services International

Weather Services International (WSI), a division of Weather Central, expects natural gas inventory numbers to largely recover in the coming months due to below-average temperatures in the “northern and central Rockies eastward across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions,” according to its seasonality report on July 21, 2014. Above-average temperatures are expected in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with

Basic Energy Services: "New Way to Play the Oil & Gas Renaissance" – CNBC Interview

Basic Energy Services CEO Roe Patterson appeared on CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer to discuss the recent 71% appreciation in share price, as well as expected drivers of near-term growth. Important disclosures: The information provided herein is believed to be reliable; however, EnerCom, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to its completeness or accuracy. EnerCom’s conclusions are based upon

Chesapeake Energy Forecasts $4 billion in Divestments in 2014, Plans to Spin-off Oilfield Services Unit as Cost Control Remains in Focus

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (ticker: CHK) is the second-largest producer of natural gas and the 10th largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids in the U.S. The company is actively selling down sections of its business to centralize focus on the Eagle Ford and Utica plays. Approximately $4 billion in divestments were made in 2013 and CHK anticipates selling another

New Executive Interviews from EnerCom’s The Oil & Services Conference™12 Now Posted

EnerCom, Inc. today posted video interviews with executives on Oil & Gas 360®, the company’s one-stop source of oil and gas news, information and analysis from the professionals at EnerCom, Inc. The interview series conducted at EnerCom’s The Oil & Services Conference™12 includes a total of 12 interviews covering a variety of topics. All the interviews can be found here or by clicking

Day Two – Breakout Notes from EnerCom’s The Oil & Services Conference™ 12

EnerCom’s The Oil & Services Conference™ 12 on February 18 -19, 2014, provided more than 350 investment professionals the opportunity to listen to the world’s key oil and gas E&P/OilService management teams present their 2014 growth plans, and address important energy topics affecting the global oil and gas industry. EnerCom, Inc. gathered questions posed to management teams of the companies

Day One – Breakout Notes from EnerCom’s The Oil & Services Conference™ 12

EnerCom’s The Oil & Services Conference™ 12 on February 18 -19, 2014, provided more than 350 investment professionals the opportunity to listen to the world’s key oil and gas E&P/OilService management teams present their 2014 growth plans, and address important energy topics affecting the global oil and gas industry. EnerCom, Inc. gathered questions posed to management teams of the companies

What to Expect from EnerCom’s The Oil & Services Conference™12

More than 30 publicly traded E&P/OilService companies, and five energy research analysts, will present at EnerCom’s The Oil & Services Conference™ 12 on February 18-19, 2014, in San Francisco. Market capitalizations of the 30 presenting companies range from $30 million to $8.0 billion. Format: 25-minute presentations will run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:50 p.m. pacific on Tuesday, February 18 and

Dawson Geophysical Implements Quarterly Dividend; Optimistic on 2014 Operations

Dawson Geophysical Company (ticker: DWSN) is a leading provider of U.S. onshore seismic data acquisition services in the lower 48 states of the United States. Founded in 1952, Dawson acquires and processes 2-D, 3-D and multi-component seismic data solely for its clients, ranging from major oil and gas companies to independent oil and gas operators, as well as providers of