Forecasting the Price of Oil
Oil is a closely watched commodity, and when its price moves, whole industries and whole economies can be shaped and defined. With the price of...
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Jumping Off a Drilling Platform Into the Deep Blue Sea
Every day it seems I hear about how this never-ending oil slump is affecting major corporations worth millions of dollars. But what about “the little...
Refiners Profit from Oversupply of Crude Oil
The collapse of crude oil prices has created massive layoffs in the exploration and production sector of the industry, but the refining and marketing sector...
Q&A with Jason Spiess: Dean Bresciani
North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani is very familiar with energy plays and boom-bust cycles. His previous experiences in Texas, at Texas A&M, allowed...
New Governor Must Address Tort Reform
Tort reform cannot be defined by one law or thought pattern. Tort reform is a coupling of laws and ideas with the intention of reforming...
Energy Scene with Jason Spiess
As I drove into Dickinson, taking a moment to soak in the event I was about to experience, I noticed diesel was selling for less...
New Law to Improve Safe Transportation of Fuels
President Barack Obama on Dec. 4 signed into law H.R. 22, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which authorizes budgetary resources for surface transportation...
Sabine Pass Seeks Authority to Build LNG Loading Facilities
Sabine Pass Liquefaction on Nov. 18 submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) an application to site, construct and operate LNG transport carrier loading...
New Louisiana Attorney General Brings O&G Background to Job
Louisiana voters in late November elected a new attorney general with a background in the oil and gas industry. Jeff Landry, who won the election...