Tech Talk – A Recap in Light of Iranian Sanctions and Canadian Production Estimates
This series of posts has just completed a review of the different regions of Russian oil production, with the conclusion that while Russia may maintain current production levels of around 10.4 mbd for a short time, it faces rising domestic consumption ...
Deepwater GOM: Reserves versus Production – Part 3: Older Fields and Conclusion
This is the third and final post on this series on the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by Jean Laherrère, a long-time guest contributor to TheOilDrum. The goal of this series is to compare the evolution of reserves estimates in the GOM with the actual production...
Tech Talk – Gas Flares and Their Significance in Russia
Over the weekend I went to a talk on the promise of shale oil and gas given by Sid Green, a friend and one of those members of the National Academy with Washington influence in regard to the future of the fossil fuel business. (He appears much more a Y...
Deepwater GOM: Reserves versus Production – Part 2: Atlantis, Mad Dog & Eugene Island
This a guest post by Jean Laherrère, a long-time guest contributor to TheOilDrum. Jean thoroughly analyses field production data for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in several posts. The goal of this series is to compare the evolution of reserves estimates i...
Tech Talk – Governor Perry, API, and a Future Energy Plan
Editorial Comment: I usually would not consider this a technical talk but rather more political, and I have just about finished reviewing the potential for growth of the reserves in North America. In that context, as I delved into Governor Perry's rece...
Tech Talk – Governor Perry, API, and a Future Energy Plan
Editorial Comment: I usually would not consider this a technical talk but rather more political, and I have just about finished reviewing the potential for growth of the reserves in North America. In that context, as I delved into Governor Perry's rece...
Tech Talk – Governor Perry, API, and a Future Energy Plan
Editorial Comment: I usually would not consider this a technical talk but rather more political, and I have just about finished reviewing the potential for growth of the reserves in North America. In that context, as I delved into Governor Perry's rece...
Deepwater GOM: Reserves versus Production – Part 1: Thunder Horse & Mars-Ursa
This a guest post by Jean Lahérrere, a long time guest contributor to TheOilDrum. Jean thoroughly analyses field production data for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in several posts. The goal of this series is to compare the evolution of reserves estimates i...
Tech Talk – The Deep Waters of the Gulf and Salt Domes
The deep waters of the world’s oceans and seas are a frequent topic in discussions of the source of future production of oil. Having talked about the development of the offshore Gulf of Mexico oil and gas fields last time, in this post, I’m...
Tech Talk – Gulf of Mexico production and hurricanes
The summer brings back hurricane season, with the threat that such storms bring to the oil and gas well operations in the Gulf of Mexico. And the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has noted that
The Atlantic basin is expected to ...
Noble Energy Resumes Deep Water Drilling in the Gulf
Filed under: Competitive Strategy, Market Matters, OilThe turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East has put pressure on the Obama Administration to resume issuing permits for deep water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Noble Energy (NBL) was the first...
The new, increasingly mysterious, BP
Here’s a big table for institutional investors to pore over on Tuesday:It’s Citigroup’s list of the asset sales and acquisitions made by BP since the start of 2010 —...
