As someone said to me just now by e-mail, “It ain’t about the fuel… it’s about a piece of the pie.” Democrats Plan to Reverse Tax Break for ConocoPhillips, Tyson April 20 (Bloomberg) — Democrats […]
Energy and the Environment with the API
On April 18th, I participated in a conference call with the American Petroleum Institute. The topic of the call was Energy and the Environment. You can download a transcript here or the audio of the […]
API Conference Call with Red Cavaney
Just a brief update here. I did participate in the API conference call last night. I asked the first question, the last question, and the most questions. I will report on the call in more […]
This Week in Petroleum 4-18-07
Really late getting this out this week, but it has been a very hectic 24 hours. I have about 3 posts I need to write up. This week’s report highlights: U.S. crude oil refinery inputs […]
The Biodiesel Lobby Cries Foul
Let me be clear that I strongly support biodiesel. It has a better energy return than does corn ethanol, and diesel engines are far more efficient than gasoline engines. Each gallon of biodiesel displaces far […]
Help Prioritize the Questions for the API
Update: I am going to stop tabulating the votes at this point. Here were the top choices, in reverse-order of the number of points each received: 33, 13, 4, 3, 11, 12, 16, 31, 1, […]
Submit Your Questions for Red Cavaney
I will participate in another API conference call on energy issues on April 18th, and I would like to solicit questions from readers. The topic will be “Energy and the Environment”, but I am sure […]
TDP: What Went Wrong
I am still working on an essay on butanol, pentanol, and higher-chain alcohols, but it has been really difficult to find the information I am looking for. (But I have figured out why bio-butanol has […]
This Week in Petroleum 4-11-07
Update: Gasoline Inventories Are Plummeting This week’s report highlights: U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 0.7 million barrels compared to the previous week. At 333.4 million barrels, […]
A Good Week for ConocoPhillips
It is no secret that I work for an oil company. However, I never acknowledge which oil company, because I don’t want anyone to get the impression that they sanction any of the positions I […]