One of the most important questions you might ask yourself if you are in the oil and gas industry is what energy costs will be in the future. Nobody can say for sure how the energy market will behave, it is impossible to predict such a volatile market. But...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing global fallout from that war have reminded global leaders of the critical nature of maintaining energy security for every nation. It is generally accepted now that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have sent his army into that much smaller European nation...
The oil and gas industry has faced significant volatility over the past few years, including the unprecedented destruction in demand from Covid-19, the rise in ESG driven investment, and increased geopolitical risk. In addition to formulating a profitable drilling strategy in such an environment, how can North American unconventional...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has roiled energy markets, pU.S.hing crude oil prices upward from already high levels. And no wonder, as RU.S.sia is one of the world’s top producers and exporters of crude oil and petroleum products. RU.S.sia has consistently been the second largest single-country producer of crude oil...
I have been surprised by the cavalier attitude I’ve seen about the rising price of gasoline and its impact on the average family or community in recent weeks and months, but I’ve been even more surprised by this attitude being parroted out by the media, the so-called cultural “elites,”...
Bakken Shale – North Dakota/Montana
Mid-cap independent producers Oasis Petroleum and Whiting Petroleum agreed to merge in early March, creating a ‘mini-major’ operator in the Bakken Basin. In a prepared statement, the companies said, "The combined company will have a premier Williston Basin position with top tier assets across approximately...
