Thought Piece This article adds some real texture to the recent Houston oil “flood,” which is a double entedre with a reminder of the remarkable recovery of Houston after the recent flood. While U.S. Oil is an important part of the Shale Revolution, the other two large revenue streams can’t be ignored. American liquid natural gas [...]
Thought Piece Over 10 years ago, the US imported 12.9 million barrels of petroleum products a day and in the ensuing period, the US imported slightly over 2 millions barrels a day. Yes, the Shale Revolution is responsible for the difference, but in a more complex way than just oil. Shales, after all, delivers three distinct [...]
Thought Piece NYTimes: Boom in American Liquefied Natural Gas Is Shaking Up the Energy World As I started reviewing the New York Times over the last three months to find any practical understanding of the Shale Revolution, I found two pieces written by Clifford Krauss. The best of which is an extended piece entitled “Boom in [...]
Thought Piece So the American environmental NGO’s couldn’t stop LNG from shipping from the U.S. , but they can try to deprive North American Tribes of economic development and sharing benefits from natural resource projects on their territory: As evidence, the Canadian First Nations Tribes say it prioritizes the environment, but in balance with economic development [...]
This Weekly Word with Jason Spiess and the professor Stephen Heins hosts Tom Shepstone from Pennsylvania, who is an urban consultant, community planner, researcher and advisor for zoning and land use in the Northeast of the U.S. Shepstone began the conversation by providing a history of the Appalachian Basin over the last 10years. Shepstone described [...]
Thought Piece How can anyone support big American environmental NGO’s “who make their money from opposing natural resource projects” and other ill-gotten gains from “sue and settle” law suits, government grants, wealthy foundations, and unsuspecting small donors? The 30 members of the First Nations Tribes of Canada certainly can’t. “We absolutely do not support big American [...]
Thought Piece In contradistinction to some media portrayals of Native Tribes, the First Nations Tribes are opposed to the tanker ban proposed in Canadian Parliament, which threatens the $16 Billion Eagle Spirit Pipeline. The new pipeline ban would prevent Alberta oil from reaching the British Columbia Coast, much to the detriment of the Tribes. Thirty members [...]
Thought Piece Given the fact that the American political divisions in 2018 are almost unbearable, I have chosen to avoid hot button issues like gun control, abortion, gender, woman rights, extreme Climate Change, or economic justice. As in the last 20 years, I will continue to concentrate on the major themes of broadband, energy, energy efficiency, [...]
Jason Spiess and “the professor” Stephen Heins host Tsering Ngudu, Senior Analyst of Tocqueville Asset Management of NYC on the Weekly Word. In introducing Mr. Ngudu, Heins talked about Tsering’s extensive oil and energy background on Wall Street. Also, Heins remarked that in a previous discussion, Tsering had mentioned that he really didn’t know much [...]
Thought Piece This is great news for the world. We continue to improve our efficient energy and energy efficiency. Cleaner energy and “clean energy” are a glide path to economic development and emission reductions for more people in more countries. Record-breaking year projected for natural gas production Source Bloomberg recently reported that U.S. natural gas production is expected [...]
