Posts Tagged ‘ alternative energy ’

Enough to Make an Oilman Jealous

Jul 3rd, 2007 | By | Category: Energy
Grab your hard hats and lace up your steel-toed boots, dear readers, because this month we are going back out to the drilling rigs and construction sheds in search of a remarkable investment opportunity. But we are not drilling for oil or natural gas. There is a company I know ...read more

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Offshore Technology Conference Update

May 3rd, 2007 | By | Category: Energy, Oil
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2007 proceeds apace. Are you in the business? What do you need? What do you want to know? It is all here. Pick an item or service. What Do You Need? Corrosion and abrasion control? 76 exhibitors. Wellbore equipment? 36 exhibitors. Laboratory equipment? 14 exhibitors. Offshore platforms? ...read more

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The Shell Answer Man, Part II

Feb 23rd, 2007 | By | Category: Oil
THE PRESIDENT OF Shell Oil Co., John D. Hofmeister, is about midway through a 50-city speaking-and-listening tour, talking about the national energy situation on behalf of Shell. Last week, he brought the tour to Pittsburgh. In Part I of this report, I provided an overview of the energy message that ...read more

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Letters to the Editor: Ethanol, Part II

Jan 17th, 2007 | By | Category: Energy
IN PART I, we reprinted a number of thoughtful letters on the subject of ethanol by some of the readers. But we received many thoughtful letters, from our many above-average Whiskey & Gunpowder readers. So this is Part II of your letters, and toward the end it includes some comments ...read more

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Reaping What You Sow

Jan 11th, 2007 | By | Category: Energy
DID YOU KNOW that corn is a type of food? If you do, then you may have keener insight than some people who write headlines at The New York Times. I mention this because of the rather curious headline above an article in the business section of the Times (pg. ...read more

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