Tag Archives: oil
Broken Promises and Millennial Despair
President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2013 Federal budget this week and one of the big headlines is that he is seeking to end the tax benefits received by the oil and gas industry. This is not a new effort. … Continue reading
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Deepest oil well in Gulf IS LEAKING!!!
The Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig 130 miles South East of New Orleans exploded on April 22, 2010 and is now submerged and resting 1,300 feet from the well site on the seabed [1] . The oil leak was discovered Saturday, … Continue reading
Oil Prices and the Texas Economy: a crude measure of success?
On Thursday March 25th, Texas House Representative Mark Strama addressed Professor Webber’s ETP class. In discussing the role that Texas plays in the United States’ energy policy, he stated that there was a strong positive correlation between the price of oil … Continue reading
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Lighting up the Screen – how energy issues are depicted in movies
Even in the depths of one of America’s gloomiest recessions, movie theatre revenues are booming. Americans spent around $10 billion at the box office in 2009 (online WSJ), a record for domestic revenue. The recent success of James Cameron’s Avatar … Continue reading
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Petroleum usage in current US military operations
Okay, so here’s a business guy in a course positioned at the intersection of engineering and law trying to blog for the first time ever, and to top it off it appears I’m the first one to post, so I … Continue reading
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