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Not Much Optimism for Increase in Oil Prices

January 19, 2019

Accurately predicting the price of oil and natural gas can be as difficult as predicting the weather in West Texas. In some cases, the weather can have a large impact on the price of both. Even though getting the forecast correct can be precarious, there are plenty of people out there trying their best to get it right. The people that… Read More

Contributors Steve Burnett

Frac

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019

#OilmanNEWS Alex Mills Contributors Oil and Gas News

Oil, Natural Gas Prices Reverse Downward Trend

January 10, 2019

Crude oil and natural gas prices have been on a roller-coaster ride as the market reacts to a variety of economic news from around the world. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) increased closing at $52.17 on Wednesday. Even natural gas broke its downward price trend closing at $3.03. After rising through much of 2018,… Read More

Contributors Steve Burnett

Paycheck PSV

January 9, 2019

2019 January-February Mark A. Stansberry

America’s 2019 Energy Watch List

The beginning of 2018, my column- “America’s 2018 Energy Watch List” presented the “moving parts” which I believed would be the main focus regarding energy issues and policies: At that time among the moving parts were President Trump and the Republican led Congress, OPEC and the supporting non-OPEC countries, jobs, investments in the oil and gas sector, IPOs/mergers and acquisitions,… Read More

2019 January-February Gifford Briggs

2019 Governor’s Race: And Then There Were Three

Louisiana is a unique state, notable among the others in the nation. We are known for our exquisite Cajun cuisine, a football coach with an often indiscernible southern dialect, and a colorful political climate with seemingly endless elections. It can be hard to get excited about these elections considering we seem to go to the polls every few months. We… Read More

2019 January-February Thomas G. Ciarlone, Jr.

Fifth Circuit Sets Dangerous Precedent for Oil-and-Gas Class Actions

In Seeligson v. Devon Energy Production Co. LP, the Fifth Circuit reversed a Texas federal court’s decision to certify a class of mineral lessors who had sued Devon Energy for the alleged underpayment of royalties. While at first blush this may sound like a victory for the industry, precisely the opposite is true of this appellate opinion that is by… Read More

2019 January-February Joshua Robbins

How to Get Deals Done in 2019

Between price volatility and the global economy most people are asking: How do I get a deal done? Because Beachwood is in the market all day, every day; I took some time to put together some quick guidelines to help you close in 2019. Use your company’s costs in place of data you don’t have access to. Just because you… Read More

2019 January-February Jason Spiess

After a Roller Coaster in 2018, the Future Looks Bright for Oil and Gas

Stephen Robbins used only one word to describe his 2018 – growth. Stephen and wife April Robbins own Royal Creek Consulting and do the bulk of their work in the Permian Basin, but are in a few other shale plays. “One word to describe our 2018 would be growth,” Stephen said. “We are extremely blessed to be having the year… Read More

Alex Mills Contributors Oil and Gas News

Oil, Gasoline Had Largest Losses of All Commodities in 2018

January 3, 2019

It is no surprise that crude oil and gasoline prices fell like a rock in water during the last three months of 2018. The big surprise is that crude oil and gasoline had the biggest declines of all commodities last year, according to a new study by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). “After increasing 25 percent from January through the… Read More

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