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Two important events that occurred last week have the potential to impact natural gas supplies significantly in the future. First, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) increased by more than 300 percent its assessment of natural gas reserves in East Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf Coast. Second, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 20, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed:   #GodBlessTexas: Exxon, Saudis pick South Texas site for world's largest ethylene plant  via @dallasnews Yes. For the better.: Dakota Access Pipeline already changing #oil industry  Classic false analogy here. 'Exports' do not...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 19, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed: The whole point of Keystone XL: Texas refineries need new Canadian oil pipelines, report says Steady as she goes.: #Oil steadies as OPEC boost offsets dent from US supply #Fracking says "You're...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 17, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed:   Holy cow.: May US Shale Oil Output Seen Rising Most In Over 2 Years  |  Rigzone  via @rigzone Good analysis here.: Sorry Mr. Trump, China Rejecting N. Korea Shipments Won't Save...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 17, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed:   Actually, the industry "discovered" the Bossier and Haynesville many years ago, and has been drilling them in earnest ever since.  But we can be glad that the USGS has finally...
Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Stumbles but Still Expects Completion in 2021
Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 13, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed (that’s me):   Good stuff here: Permania - 100 Years In The Permian Oil Fields Of New Mexico And Texas via @forbes That happens sometimes. Sometimes not.: OPEC cuts, and the oil...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 12, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed (that’s me):   You can't flog a boogeyman if the boogeyman is not to blame.:  That Uncomfortable Moment When The Pipeline Boogeyman Fails To Perform via @forbes The inevitable final outcome of...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 11, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed (that’s me):   Bad sign here.  This means that companies are leaving more and more wells in their 'drilled but not completed inventory.'  That inventory will beging to flood the market...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 10, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed (that’s me):   The rigs just keep on coming, and jobs are coming with them.: US rig count increases 15 this week to 839; Texas up 7  via @mySA Happens all the...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 7, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed (that’s me):   The fear premium returns.: #Oil hits one-month high after US missile strike in Syria  Capacity is needed.: Kinder Explores Expansion of its El Paso System in the Permian  Awesome.: Natural...