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Will Future Wars Be Fought Over Water Rather Than Oil?

Will Future Wars Be Fought Over Water Rather Than Oil?

 Hamilton Falls & Pool Preserve, Texas

Introduction...Let’s admit it.  The two Iraq wars were to assure the free flow of oil to the United States and its allies. Oil is the lifeblood of any modern economy.  Check for yourself.  Can you find anything in your house that isn’t made of petroleum, grown with petroleum, manufactured with petroleum, or shipped by petroleum products? I couldn’t find one…

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Is Oil Back?

Introduction…Oil prices seem to have found a floor at the $50 per barrel mark of the last 30 days, as shown in the above WTI chart. One interesting development is pricing is that Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, increased pricing in terms for Arab Light sold to Asia. This was the largest increase in pricing in three years as demand improved. Abu Dhabi also raised prices for the…

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Winners And Losers

 Electricity Shortage A Common Occurrence  In Venezuela

Introduction…In a market driven economy, winners and losers are chosen everyday. The government picks losers, because the market picks the winners.

  Imperfect market driven economy…While this market driven economy is imperfect, it’s much better than centralized government control, where only losers can be picked. Venezuela is one such…

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"We're witnessing the end of the oil era" Really?

“We’re witnessing the end of the oil era” Really?

  Lightsey Re #1 Work Over Rig Arrives On Site –Strong Well Pressure Pushed Trash (cuttings) High In The Hole

Introduction…Some people make news by assuming the worst case scenario when there is a correction in the market.    Dennis Gartman was recently interviewed on CNBC and said, “We’re witnessing the end of the oil era.”  And my response is “Really?”  So, if we are witnessing an end of the oil…

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U.S. World's Top Oil And Gas Producer

U.S. World’s Top Oil And Gas Producer

 A mud engineer checks drilling fluid at HalcónResource Brazos County,Texas well

Introduction…Wow!  Who could have predicted the U.S. would be the world’s top oil and gas producer during the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo? The Embargo gave us a kick in the pants to take control of our own energy future.  Granted it took 41 years.  But, the law of supply and demand met Free Enterprise. What countries are…

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I Just Found Out We May Have A Resource Play

I Just Found Out We May Have A Resource Play

   Drilling Site In Texas

Introduction…I just found out that different people have different opinions as to the definition of a Resource Play.  It’s a little like the definition of a Class A office building.  Few have a good definition, but we all know it when we see it. So what is a resource play?…I found many definitions.  But, decided to go with the definition Harry J. Helwerda, P.Eng.…

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Activists Compares Fracking To Slavery

Activists Compares Fracking To Slavery

At a Centennial Institute debate in April, Be The Change USA activist Wes Wilson (right) compared the oil and gas industry to slavery. Video: Revealing Politics

A group of anti-energy political activists is trying to mislead Colorado’s oil and gas task force and scare pregnant women and the public by repeating discredited claims…

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Choose: Democratic Energy or Conflict Energy

Choose: Democratic Energy or Conflict Energy

911 Memorial

Out of the 19 airline hijackers that attacked the United States on September 11, 2001, 15 were from Saudi Arabia.  And the financier and trainer, Osama bin Lauden, was also a Saudi. Members of the Bush Administration insisted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was one of our closest allies on the War On Terror.  Yet, 15 Saudis murdered 3,000 Americans on live TV. “In fact, they are just…

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