Musings From the Oil Patch

• Ontario Green Energy Policy Blasted By A-G As Costly Folly
• 2012 E&P Spending Plans Call For Another Healthy Increase
• Shale Gas Drilling Faring Better Than Headlines Suggest
• U.S. Wind Industry Confronting Reality Of No Tax Subsidies
• Hurricane Forecasters Give Up Early December Quest
• New Study Says CAFE Standards Will Lead To Larger Cars

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• Imagining The Future For The Natural Gas Industry
• EIA’s Headline Is Obvious But Misses The Critical Point
• Who Will Finance The Energy Supplies For Our Future?
• Chevy Volt Battery Fire Prompts Study And Concern For EVs
• Will High Gas Prices Really Drive People To Mass Transit?
• Canadian Power Exports Show Problem With Green Energy

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• Keystone Decision Reflects Politics And Is Bad For America
• The Global Oil Service Industry Shows Up In Strange Places
• Upcoming Winter Could Be A Repeat Of Last Year’s Winter
• Are Battery Fires A Stumbling Block For Electric Vehicles?
• Canadian Insurers Blame Climate Change For Rate Hikes

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• Does BG/Cheniere Deal Signal New Energy Market For U.S.?
• Could Marcellus Shale Growth Be Sidelined By Legalities?
• We’re Not Driving Miss Daisy Anymore Says Census Bureau
• Keystone XL Decision Near As Political Pressure Grows
• Understanding The Europe Wildcard And Global Energy Needs
• New Concern Over Hydraulic Fracturing May Impact Its Use
• What’s The Outlook For Energy Stocks?

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• Optimistic NPC Resource Study Did Not Consider Price
• Global Economy Sputters – Energy Demand Eroding
• How To Question Reserve Reports Without Any Knowledge
• Admiral Allen (Ret.) Has Family Chat With Offshore Execs
• Rhode Island Wind Farm Hits New And Interesting Snag
• The “Great Crew Change” Carries Potential Risks For Industry
• Volvo Trying Flywheel Energy Storage Technology

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• What The World Needs Now Is Not Love, But A Bio-bike!
• NPC Is Extremely Optimistic About Natural Gas, If…
• How Green Energy Can Be Used To Hammer Business
• Italian Scientists On Trial; Should All Scientists Worry?
• Our Favorite Energy Indicators In The News
• Rhode Island Pushes To Expand Renewable Energy Sector
• Energy And Private Equity – Targets Of Politicians Globally

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• Marcellus Shale Resources: “Just one more thing…”
• Is Capital Discipline Re-emerging In The Natural Gas Market?
• Who To Believe About Global Warming – Gore Or Polls?
• Rhode Island Wind May Be Establishing A New Record
• Cold Regions Could Suffer Environmentally From Bulb Ban
• The Farce Of Green Jobs Depends On How You Define Them
• Driving Down And Now Cars Being Sold To Raise Money
• Wind Energy – Just Make Sure No One Can See It

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• Marcellus Shale: The Glass Half Empty Or Only Half Full?
• Obama Backs Electric Vehicles – Public Grows Skeptical
• Racing Irene To Rhode Island – Quick Thoughts
• Obama Plans Reorganization Of Climate Change Initiative
• Slowing Global Growth Portends Pressure On Oil Prices
• UK Power Market Encounters True Cost Of Green Energy
• Another Bad Sign For Energy - Auto Sales Forecasts Cuts

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• The Value Of Shale Gas Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
• High Speed Rail Aim Skips Fastest Growing Transport Sector
• Does Gore’s Climate Change Rant Signal Movement’s End?
• New Auto Efficiency Standards Arrive As Oil Prices Collapse
• Incandescent Light Bulb Ban Nears As New Types Appear
• U.S. Credit Downgrade Unleashes Doubts About Growth
• Energy Policy Causes Pain For Utility, Citizens and Canada

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• Gas Shale Debate May Be Moving To Next Higher Stage
• Marcellus Impact Study Rests On Some Shaky Assumptions
• Are You Smarter Than A GPS?
• Thoughts About The Changing Future Of Gas Shales
• Is RFK Jr.’s Attack On Mass. Wind Farm Act of Desperation?
• Shell U.S. President Warns Of Environmental Lawsuit Danger
• The Innovators In The Oilfield Service Industry Identified

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