Energy Prospectus

Dan - using the "search" function there is a small hiccup. The system considers the words "Bakken" and "Permian" as too common, tells me to search using other terms. Any way to tweak the system so that it accepts those words? Out of curiosity I tried Utica, Scoop, Hayne...

Some interesting news (as in good news) re Bearing Lithium recently. Your favorite sources should have the info, better than me trying to post links.

Looks like their operations guys handled it pretty well.
Company press release: http://www.laredopetro.com/news-and-eve ... tions.aspx

In the segment of water sourcing and logistics for shale drilling, this company might be worth a look. "Select Energy Services" (WTTR). Appears to have a good position in the Bakken play. Below is a partial quote from a SeekingAlpha article on the company: "... Currently, WTTR has per...

I'm curious about how to determine realized oil price.
The latest XEC net income forecast has the actual XEC crude oil price for Q1 '18 at $57.82.
The XEC website reports: "Realized oil prices averaged $59.93 per barrel"
Just wondered what goes into that calculation?

The page linked below aggregates several articles on electric semi tractor-trailers and buses. Big name manufacturers involved, Daimler-Benz, Volvo. China has many electric buses.
http://www.ttnews.com/categories/electric-truck

Ran across this article - had not heard of this application before, "hydrogen-electric" freight trucks. As in long-haul semis. Looks like Anheuser-Busch is buying a lot of these. Trucks made by Nikola Motor Company, which is new to me. Interesting they seem to be making headway on some alt...

No surprise after the arrests, Chevron, Total, Statoil, Repsol evacuate staff.
http://fortune.com/2017/08/07/chevron-t ... venezuela/

Dan, Is there an opportunity in Helium? Apparently the BLM Amarillo source is approaching depletion in a few years. Maybe other sources are adequate. Plus, I don't know how that market works, other than it appears small and cliquish. https://www.gasworld.com/helium-supply-tightening-again/2014167.ar...