Category Archives: Energy

The Shale Gas Boom as a Game Changer

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Steve Maley

The combination of horizontal drilling with modern hydraulic fracturing methods is the key that has opened vast new possibilities for our domestic energy supply picture. Realizing those possibilities is up to us, through realistic resource management and intelligent policy decisions. Continue reading →

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Energy Week in Review

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Steve Maley

Headlines for the week ending March 29, 2013: Oil Spills Mount on Tracks Labor Union Blasts Rep. Ed Markey’s Opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline Eagle Ford Shale provided $61B economic boost to South Texas E.P.A. Plans Stricter Limit for Sulfur … Continue reading →

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Petroleum Primer: Drilling Technology

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Steve Maley

Most folks’ mental image of oil and gas well drilling owes more to Hollywood than to modern reality. Tinseltown taught us that “gushers” and fiery infernos are commonplace, just as the landscapes are dominated by ruthless swindlers, swaggering he-men and … Continue reading →

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Energy Week in Review

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Steve Maley

Headlines for the week ending March 15, 2013: Obama announces plans to fund alternative fuel research Ethanol Surplus May Lift Gas Prices Japan extracts gas from methane hydrate in world first Dissident Shareholders Flex Their Muscle Excerpts and commentary below … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 12, 2013 by Steve Maley

David Middleton gives us a thorough explanation of the oil and gas shortfall on federal lands — “It ain’t the geology, stupid!”

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Energy Week in Review

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Steve Maley

Headlines for the week ending March 8, 2013: Chavez’s death leaves oil uncertainty Obama Nominates New Bosses for EPA and Energy ExxonMobil to Invest $190B Over Next 5 Years on New Resource Opportunities Barnett Shale to Remain Major Contributor to … Continue reading →

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Energy Week in Review

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Steve Maley

And what a momentous week it was: State Department issues its environmental report on the Keystone XL Pipeline. White House energy advisor warns of Sequester-related permitting delays. Trial of BP, Transocean and Halliburton begins in New Orleans. Shell suspends Arctic … Continue reading →

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Yogi Berra and Wind Energy

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Steve Maley

Yogi Berra said “In theory there’s no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is.” In theory, who doesn’t love wind energy? The idea of harnessing nature’s gentle zephyrs to replace nasty tankers bringing crude from foreign shores … Continue reading →

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Just the Fracks, Ma’am

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Steve Maley

Natural gas is a cheap, abundant American resource, and cleaner than all of its viable alternatives to boot. It would be hard for a reasonable person not to favor natural gas as a component of our national energy mix, but … Continue reading →

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Huzzah! Huzzah! Obama Administration Opens 38 Million Acres to Oil and Gas Leasing!

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Steve Maley

In one of the great non-stories of the year, the Department of the Interior this week announced its plans for its next oil and gas lease sale in the Central Gulf of Mexico. DOI: 38 Million Acres in Gulf of … Continue reading →

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