Sunday, December 1, 2024

John Hofmeister Sets the Record Straight after Obama Takes Credit for Oil Boom

‘That was me, people’ – Barack Obama, taking credit for oil production boom at Houston event From Fox News Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday took credit for the boom in U.S. oil and gas production, saying, “That was me, people.” Obama made the remark during at a gala for Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy in Houston, Texas, touting

After 2 Years of Layoffs, Companies Struggle to Find Qualified Staff

Layoffs are a recurring nightmare for both employees and employers Layoffs: oil and gas companies have cut some 350,000 jobs in the downturn, but what happens when oil prices tick up and demand for talent outstrips supply? It’s a recurring nightmare. The crash in oil prices has led to a rash of layoffs that started in early 2015. More than 350,000 jobs worldwide

Murkowski Report Suggests Using Executive Power to End Oil Export Ban

Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources: exempt allies from export ban  Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has been a vocal proponent of lifting the U.S. crude export ban during her time as head of the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources. Recently, Murkowski presented the findings of a report entitled “Rendering Vital Assistance: Allowing Oil Shipments to U.S. Allies,” that

TOP MINDS IN THE BUSINESS – John Hofmeister – Part III

In this final installment, former Shell Oil Company President John Hofmeister talks about the false notion of energy independence, the need for two-way oil and gas trading, the Jones Act, removing barriers to the movement of energy, and the Keystone XL pipeline View PDF of Slides – Download Video File John D. Hofmeister is a seasoned business leader with strong views about U.S.

OPEC Has Outlived its Usefulness: Hofmeister

Former Shell Chief John Hofmeister talks about Saudi Arabia’s Impact on World Oil Prices and the Weakening of OPEC in Part II of this interview for TOP MINDS IN THE BUSINESS John D. Hofmeister is a seasoned business leader with strong views about U.S. energy policy and a deep understanding of the global energy supply-demand equation. John’s knowledge comes from

Colorado Energy Overhaul Bill Achieves Final Passage, Heads to Governor Polis - Oil & Gas 360

Oil Prices Going Down, No, Up

Hofmeister looks for WTI to climb toward $100, while Morse sees one scenario at $20 John Hofmeister, former Shell Oil Company president, was on BNN today predicting the return–sooner than later–of much higher oil prices due to increasing decline rates, particularly from shale wells, increasing capital constraints and the recent dramatic decline in rig count, all factors that point to falling oil production in the U.S.