OAG360: Are there any models for tax reform that you would like to see implemented here in the United States? Buck: Yeah. The chainsaw in my garage is what I think would work best. U.S. Congressman Ken Buck’s congressional district sits on top of 85% of Colorado’s oil production—70.1 million barrels in 2014. He is a federal lawmaker with a
925 wells on backlog in North Dakota: 6-7 month inventory North Dakota can still reach 2 MMBOPD By increasing its oil production to record levels, North Dakota’s economy has experienced a complete turnaround in the last handful of years, and the Williston Basin is due the majority of the credit. The exploitation of one of the world’s premier shale plays
An OAG360® Exclusive: Interview with Gary Herbert, Governor of Utah Listen to the interview. Today, Utah has one of the lowest levels of unemployment in the United States, second only to North Dakota. The impressive levels of job growth the state has seen in the last few years have come under the leadership of Governor Gary Herbert. Governor Herbert first
An OAG360® Exclusive: Interview with Alaska Governor Bill Walker Listen to the interview Alaska’s North Slope has produced more than 17 billion barrels of oil since the discovery of the Prudhoe Bay oil field in 1968, when Arco’s Prudhoe Bay State No. 1 exploratory well produced oil at a maximum test rate of 2,415 barrels per day. Prudhoe Bay is
An OAG360® Exclusive: Interview with John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado Listen to the interview Colorado enjoys robust energy development as an integral piece of its economy. It’s the seventh most productive oil state, sixth in natural gas production and it’s eleventh in the U.S. for coal production. According to the Business Research Division of the Leeds School of Business at
“Energy prices touch everything we do.” Listen to the interview Wyoming is the most energy intensive state. It’s the largest U.S. coal producer, producing about 40% of total coal mined per year in the U.S. It’s the country’s eighth most productive oil state, and it’s sixth in natural gas production. This week Oil & Gas 360® had an opportunity to talk
VAALCO Energy, Inc. is a Houston based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil. VAALCO places high emphasis on international opportunities and holds acreage in Gabon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea in West Africa. A total of 2,487,000 gross acres (902,000 net) are in EGY’s portfolio, with the majority (roughly 89%) located offshore.
Private E&P is Evaluating $500 Million to $1.5 Billion Opportunities in the D-J, Permian and Utica Exclusive Interview with Oil & Gas 360 Fifth Creek Energy is a private E&P company, formed by Michael Starzer and Patrick Graham, the founders of Bonanza Creek Energy (ticker: BCEI) and its predecessor companies. Last week, Fifth Creek and Natural Gas Partners (NGP) announced
In Part II of this exclusive interview for Oil & Gas 360®’s “Top Minds in the Business” series, legendary oil man Bill Barrett shares his company growth structure, similarities in downturns and the long-term potential for newcomers in the oil and gas industry. Part I of the interview ran last week, and featured Mr. Barrett’s view on wildcatting and emerging
In Part I of this exclusive interview for Oil & Gas 360®’s “Top Minds in the Business” series, legendary oil man Bill Barrett shares his views about wildcatting, his history as a successful wildcatter in the Rocky Mountains and what to look for in building an acreage portfolio. There are some business people who stand out in any industry because
Cash is Flowing into North American Oil and Gas Industry: OAG360 Exclusive Interview with Ken Hersh “We operate with a very wide and blank canvas.” – Ken Hersh, CEO, NGP Energy Capital Management Raising capital to fund North American energy companies has been NGP Energy Capital Management’s bread and butter since Ken Hersh formed his firm’s first private capital energy
Short Term Oversupply, Permian in the Pole Position Oil & Gas 360® interviewed Stephens Inc. Senior Vice President E&P Research, Will Green, and Vice President E&P Research, Ben Wyatt, this week, in pursuit of their view of the current commodities cycle and related effect on the E&P space, looking at 2015 and beyond. Green joined Stephens in 2007 as
