For months now – off and on – I have been trying to wrap my head around the controversy over the proposed gas pipeline for Alaska. As a shareholder and former employee of ConocoPhillips – […]
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Oil to $250 a Barrel?
In case you missed it, there were several stories this week – and of particular note coming from OPEC – that suggested that much higher oil prices may be on the way: Oil Price May […]
Chavez Had Me Fooled
It seems I have been wrong about Hugo Chavez. I had thought the man didn’t have a clue about the oil business. While companies like ConocoPhillips were pulling in $15.5 billion profits*, they were investing […]
Oil Stocks for 2008
CNN is recommending oil stocks for 2008: Oil stocks: Best picks for 2008 They cover the integrated oil companies, the independents, the refiners, natural gas, and oil services. Here is what they said about the […]
My Top 10 Energy Stories of 2007
First, thanks to all who contributed ideas. You may have an entirely different opinion on the most important energy stories. Feel free to share it. Many of these stories were contributed by various readers. Comments […]
Help Brainstorm the Top Energy Stories of 2007
While Platts has done a great job listing all of the major oil company stories of 2007, I am working on a Top 10 list for energy in general. I am about to be offline […]
Oil Watchdog Praises COP
I must be in Bizarro World: Watching Conoco’s Next Move Nope, no surprise today in ConocoPhillips’ third quarter profit report… down some on lower refining profits, up some on higher oil prices. The net effect […]
Where I Go for Comic Relief
I am going to have to start issuing my own press releases. That’s what our good friends at Oil Watchdog – the oil-hating arm of the FTCR, like to do. They write their own press […]
Time to Sell Oil Stocks?
A CNNMoney article is warning investors that oil, and oil company stocks are overvalued: Beware Big Oil stocks “Nobody in his right mind thinks this oil price is sustainable or justified by market fundamentals,” said […]
Notes from the Energy Tour
I have mentioned here before the town halls being conducted by Shell and ConocoPhillips that are designed to capture the concerns of the American public on energy issues. I think these tours are important, because […]