As most of us know, the rapid rise in gas prices is due to Russia's main pipeline to Europe being found full of contaminated oil. The losses are staggering..as is the idea that no-one yet knows exactly what happened:
How Russia contaminated $2.7 billion in oil exports to Europe
"For the next...
Fine: Oil and gas: A look at what 2018 may bring
Use the link above for the full article->
“Daniel Fine | Energy
12:24 a.m. MT Dec. 24, 2017
Trump leads mass deregulation effort; comeback seen for San Juan Basin
The price of oil in 2018 will be volatile with commodity market traders selling on...
Watch this great interview w/Jason Spiess (Oilfield Report-North American Shale Magazine) at the Bakken Conference and Expo today 7/18/17 with Dr. Daniel Fine, New Mexico Center for Energy policy, NMT, MIT and John Yates, Jr. founder operator of the Permian-Delaware basins and President of Abo...
The full article is here-> Overcapacity and the price of oil
"With the Saudi Arabian-American strategy of removing ISIS and terror roots in Middle East societies and governments, the global oil and gas service companies have new projects to expand oil capacity of Saudi Arabia. This moves Saudi...
The full article is here-> Texas Panhandle group calls on Trump to change oil trade practices
"The Panhandle Import Reduction Initiative group recently sent a letter to the White House calling on President Donald Trump and his administration to recognize and correct what it says are unfair trade...
The complete story is here-> http://www.daily-times.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/12/03/fine-trump-and-price-oil-and-gas/94821478/
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The most decisive presidential transition since Ronald Reagan 36 years ago is underway.
And the energy future of the country under Donald Trump is expected to...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Independent oil producers in New Mexico and West Texas are waging a David and Goliath battle to impose import quotas on oil from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
A new Panhandle Import Reduction Initiative, launched last April by prominent producers in the...
CARLSBAD, N.M. - Aug. 31, 2016 Texas and New Mexico oil companies and communities will warn Saudi Arabia and OPEC to stop overproduction of oil and lower prices as a strategy to slow or shut them down or face import quotas.
This is the challenge of independents at the Panhandle Initiative to...
By Kevin Robinson-Avila / ABQ Journal Staff Writer
The full article is here-> Oil patch woes are bleak news for NM
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The massive bleeding in New Mexico’s oil and gas industry has subsided, thanks to
modest recovery in prices, but producers don’t expect a major comeback anytime soon...
The complete article is here-> Energy group hopes to reduce foreign oil imports
by James Fenton, [email protected]
FARMINGTON – A group of oil and gas executives and energy policy experts from the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico's piece of the Permian Basin are pushing a plan to restrict...
The full article is here-> Fine: Oil at halftime, 2016
Without the freeze of OPEC production, $50 a barrel prices are here nevertheless. Does the rig count recover — only 15 working in New Mexico from over 100 just 18 months ago?
Yes and no. Companies should start stimulating (fracking) the...
The full article is here-> Our View: Limiting oil imports would help to protect American producers
By the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
"When the price of oil drops, so does the cost of gasoline. But while people are enjoying paying lower prices at gasoline pumps, plunges in oil prices can cause...
Energy can be a strategic weapon, not just a commodity, and oil production has become a key lever in a price war between the U.S. and foreign oil producers that are targeting the U.S. oil industry.
American producers are up against tough and unfair competition from massive government-owned...
The complete press release is here-> Texas Panhandle And Artesia New Mexico Strike Back With Import Quotas On Foreign Oil: A Reaction To Doha Meeting
AMARILLO, Texas, April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Panhandle of West Texas, a center of American oil since early in the 20th century, answers...
The complete article is here-> http://www.daily-times.com/story/money/industries/oil-gas/2016/03/05/energy-policy-expert-says-oil-slump-bust/81289608/
"FARMINGTON — It's officially a "bust."
That's the verdict from Daniel Fine, one of Gov. Susana Martinez's senior advisers on energy policy. The...
The complete article is here->
Fine: Washington DC and oil and gas, Part 2
Editor's note: This is the conclusion of a two-part article by Daniel Fine. The first appeared on Dec. 28 in The Daily Times' Energy magazine.
A measure lifting the crude oil export ban was approved by Congress in...
by Daniel Fine, New Mexico Center for Energy Policy
The complete article is here-> Fine: Washington, D.C., on oil and gas
The "deal" between the parties over the energy future of the United States and the San Juan Basin at the end of 2015 was the most misguided example of politics at the fuel...
The complete article is here--> Lifting of export ban unlikely to fuel growth anytime soon
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The federal government is preparing to lift its ban on crude oil exports for the first time in 40 years, but most producers and industry analysts expect little benefit, at least in...
For the complete article use this link--> Oil guru Fine was right on gas prices | Roswell Daily Record | Roswell Area News
Energy expert Dr. Daniel Fine, left, in March predicted the current low gasoline prices. Pictured with Fine during a meeting in Roswell in March are local oil men Rory...
by Sal Christ ReporterAlbuquerque Business First For the complete article use this link--> http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/morning-edition/2015/11/nm-energy-outlook-summit-forecasts-hazyfor.html
Panelists at Business First's second annual New Mexico Energy Outlook Summit yesterday...
By Kevin Robinson-Avila / Journal Staff Writer
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 at 12:02am
Updated: Monday, October 26th, 2015 at 10:52am
For the complete article use this link--> Updated: Volatile times loom for NM's oil patch
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Editor’s note: An earlier version of this...
By Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board
Sunday, September 20th, 2015 at 12:02am (For the complete article use this link--> Editorial: Governor's energy plan is excellent future blueprint
New Mexico has a wealth of energy resources. And now it has a comprehensive plan to help guide development...
For the complete article use this link--> Updated:
By ABQnews Staff
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 at 8:50am
Updated: Monday, September 14th, 2015 at 10:32pm
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The price of West Texas Crude oil has declined below $50 per barrel as a reaction to the expectation that oil export sanctions against Iran will be lifted within the framework of the "deal" to slow the country's progress toward developing nuclear weapons. The global market is oversupplied and...
For the video of Dr. Fine use this link-->
Dr. Daniel Fine, associate director of the New Mexico Center for Energy Policy, discusses the impact of falling oil prices on the domestic energy industry. Fine offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio...
Ha, what a pile of Texas-sized manure. There never was a "Texas Miracle" for their economy. It was just another up cycle in the oil industry.
Oh, wait.....Maybe since everything else is his fault, maybe I should say, "Thanks, Obama!"
U.S. Oil Prices Hit Fresh Six-Year Low, Dropping Below $40...