Commissioner William Massey is likely to have the shortest termas FERC chairman on record, with the Bush administration looking toreplace him with Commissioner Curt Hebert Jr. as acting chairmanpossibly as early as next week, according to a member of the Bushenergy transition team.
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GOM Drilling Up 58.2% in 2000
The 20% boost to exploration and production budgets this yearshould result in record results for offshore drilling, especiallythe Gulf of Mexico, according to drilling contractor Global MarineInc.’s annual Summary of Current Offshore Rig Economics — SCORE.In November and December 2000, GOM drilling increased 3.5%, andsoared 58.2% from a year ago. Worldwide, drilling was up 49.7% from1999.
Record Prices Spur E&P Spending Frenzy
There has been a huge increase in exploration and production”overspending” in the U.S. and Canada this year because of enormousgas price increases, and that probably will continue into 2001,said Salomon Smith Barney (SSB) E&P analysts in their 19thannual worldwide E&P spending survey.
Record Prices Spur E&P Spending Frenzy
There has been a huge increase in exploration and production”overspending” in the U.S. and Canada this year because of enormousgas price increases, and that probably will continue into 2001,said Salomon Smith Barney (SSB) E&P analysts in their 19thannual worldwide E&P spending survey.
Price Spikes Fail to Attract CA Drilling Funds
Even with near record prices for oil and gas, theever-optimistic independent exploration outfits in California’straditionally fossil fuel-rich Kern County are having a hard timenailing down financing to continue exploring.
SSB: November Was Second Coldest in 106 Years
For those who are still scrambling for explanations on why gasprices have reached record levels, Salomon Smith Barney (SSB)meteorologist Jon Davis offered a brief synopsis last week of whathappened with the weather last month. November 2000 was the secondcoldest November in 106 years and it was a complete reversal fromNovember 1999, which was the warmest November in 106 years.
SSB: November Was Second Coldest in 106 Years
For those who are still scrambling for explanations on why gasprices have reached record levels, Salomon Smith Barney (SSB)meteorologist Jon Davis offered a brief synopsis last week of whathappened with the weather last month. November 2000 was the secondcoldest November in 106 years and it was a complete reversal fromNovember 1999, which was the warmest November in 106 years.
Price Spikes Fail to Attract CA Drilling Funds
Even with near record prices for oil and gas, theever-optimistic independent exploration outfits in California’straditionally fossil fuel-rich Kern County are having a hard timenailing down financing to continue exploring.
Weather Reports Spur Futures to Record Gains
Boosted by what may be the most bullish weather forecast to hitthe industry in years, natural gas futures spiked dramatically inmultiple buying surges Sunday night and Monday morning as traderspressed the envelope of their long exposures.
Swing Prices Surpass December Baseload
Even with December indexes hitting record heights across theboard, swing trading for the first day of the month managed toone-up the bidweek numbers. All points were priced from marginallyto substantially above index levels Thursday.