Mr. Messler is an oilfield veteran, recently retired from a major service company. During his thirty-eight year career he worked on six-continents in field and office assignments. He currently maintains an independent training and consulting practice, and writes on energy related topics.
In mid-2017, California Resources, (CRC), took off like a rocket, reaching a peak of over $50 a share before the world changed in early October…
Chevron put the Oilfield M&A game in motion on Friday, with their announcement of a cash and stock offer for Anadarko Petroleum. The oil industry…
Recently, there has been some concern about the ability of U.S. shale, and in particular, the Permian Basin, to continue the meteoric increases in production that…
One truth eternally rears its head in global oil markets: When the current price for oil no longer clears the market, it will drop. The…
We entered the fourth quarter of 2018 with some anticipation. Driving this was the advent of complete sanctions imposed by the American government on Iran.…
In the first installment of this article we discussed the continued relevance of the four historic legs of an overall energy thesis for the price…
The last quarter has seen increased volatility in oil prices, an increase that I attribute to the growing tensions in international markets as fears of…
The U.S. Gulf of Mexico, (GoM) has been a tremendous resource that has largely been developed over the last thirty years or so. One by…
One of the often-unsung aspects of the shale revolution that has taken place in the U.S.A. over the last few years, is the amount of…
Shell has spent the last three years reinventing itself for the energy future it sees in the coming decades. A few years back, Shell was…