January 2013

• Emerging Oil

  At press time, Crosby 12H-1 was under way in Wilkinson County in the southwestern corner of Mississippi, among rolling hills ...

• Rove Ruminates

  The 2012 U.S. elections may prove to be a turning point for the country on a number of issues, not ...

• The Marcellus Matures

  It is phase-shift time for the Marcellus shale. Like the Eagle Ford, Fayetteville and Haynesville shales before it, the play ...

• Anti-Corruption Measures

  The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a wide-reaching statute that has become a major concern within the oil and gas ...

• Setting the Bar

  It’s the New Year, a time for a fresh start. If you’re an E&P company, you may be looking for ...

• Sifting Big Data

  The complexity of today’s natural gas plays is well documented anecdotally, but the computations behind the assessments of these assets ...

• The Next Generation

  In 2005, Stephen Cravens, then an associate at First Reserve (the largest and oldest private-equity firm focused on the energy ...

• Faster Growth with Downside Risks

  In early October, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reduced its forecast for global oil demand on slower economic growth projections ...

• Driving Demand

  In Pittsburgh, positive environmental news coming out of DUG East carried more than a touch of irony in a city ...

• Themes for 2013

  Looking into our crystal ball is always tough, clouded with hundreds of what-ifs. But certain themes have emerged for 2013. ...

• The Jobs Effect

  Robert Rasmus and James Whipkey didn’t have a problem in July 2012; they had a wrinkle. The founders of private-equity ...

• Preferred Equity Prospers

  In a world of QE3 and Fed-mandated ultra-low interest rates, where 10-year U.S. Treasuries yield 1.6%, five-year certificate of deposits ...

• A Giant Problem in Texas

  With the onset of unconventional technology and hydraulic fracturing, Texas is, figuratively speaking, engaged in producing a sequel to the ...

• Zaza at the Crossroads

  Less than a year after becoming publicly traded via a reverse merger, ZaZa Energy Corp. is emerging from a period ...

• The Bakken, Permian and Gulf Lead

  Expectations of a record year in domestic transaction volume were fading faster than winter daylight in December despite market pressure ...

• Core Competency

  For Whiting Petroleum Corp., October 2010 marked a turning point. The Denver-based company was deep into its Bakken program in ...

• One Man's Momentum

  Sometimes the hottest new play in oil and gas is the old one that someone just purchased.

  That appeared to ...

• Kevin Ramnarine, Minister for Energy and Energy Affairs

  Results of the latest deepwater bid round are being announced this week. This round saw considerably more success than past ...

• Reinventing itself

  Perhaps there is no better way to describe Trinidad and Tobago’s presence in the ‘fete’ that is the oil and ...

• Reinvention from Within: On The Island(s)

  Unlike nearby Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago is not experiencing a flurry of activity for the first time. In fact, it ...

• Reinvention: On The Global Stage

  While individuals from Trinidad and Tobago are well-known globally, the Trinidad and Tobago ‘name’ has a much weaker recognition than ...

• Rikhi Rampersad, Partner, Deloitte

  Deloitte is the youngest of the ‘big four’ in Trinidad and Tobago; what was the impetus behind entering the market? ...

• Looking Forward

  At the height of the downturn Trinidad and Tobago is currently experiencing, when shale gas discoveries in the U.S. dominated ...

• Meet Jordan Jayson

  Buffalo, New York, may not be the first energy headquarters city that comes to mind, but it’s been a successful ...

• Chatting with George Devries Klein

  Today’s oil and gas industry relies on new science, but some old-school methods remain tried-and-true, says George Devries Klein, an ...

• Leaving no Rock Unfraced

  In developing this month’s cover story, “Emerging Oil,” several additional horizontal plays may be on the horizon for the Lower ...