The Duvernay code has been cracked, and Canadian analysts are racing to update their financial models. It’s one of the biggest plays in Canada, and in a very short time it has gone from a very expensive science experiment to a money making play. Recent results from Chevron (CVX-NYSE) and...
One year ago, I wrote this story, asking—could the Bakken ever hit 1 million barrels of oil per day (bopd) production? Well, now the Market is asking—when (not if) will it hit 2 million? A massive, 76-page report from Goldman Sachs from late September suggests 2023—that’s another TEN YEARS of growth—with the biggest growth year...
I want to tell you about a new development in fracking that’s getting some press down in the US. This is actually pretty simple, but if I’m correct in interpreting this, it would be quite important in the global oil patch. From what I can tell, EOG Resources is increasing...
There are a couple trends here everyone should be aware of—and it’s all good news for energy investors.THEME #1—DROP IN OIL PRICES MAY COME BUT NOT IN CASH FLOWFirst—the stocks of the major independent producers in the US like EOG (EOG-NYSE) and Pioneer (PXD-NYSE) have had great runs this...
You know what makes the Bakken oil play so special? It is oily AND over-pressured. All that means is that at a certain depth, there is more pressure than normally should be there—because there’s fluid there. If that fluid is oil—it’s trapped—then it’s bursting to get out. It sure makes...
If you were on the hunt for the next big horizontal oil play in the U.S., where would you be inclined to look? Texas?  That makes sense; Texas is the top oil producing state in the country. California?  That also makes sense, California has been a top oil producing state for...
Editor's Note:  Today's OGIB is the transcript of my recent interview with Peter Byrne of The Energy Report (TER) on a growing debate in North America's Great Experiment: the Shale Revolution, and I also talk about which junior producers I'm keeping close tabs on right now in the oil patch. ------------------------------------ The Energy...
Oil producers in Alberta have embraced the holy rail, shipping out by train car an estimated 120,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) to refiners on the east coast and the U.S. Gulf. Despite rail costs doubling pipeline tariffs, producers were able to get such a better price railing it...