Ian Palmer

Contributor|Energy

I've just released a new book "How Oil and Gas Companies are Pivoting Toward Climate Change" published by Cambridge Scholars. Its available on their website at https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-0364-0563-2 Intended for experts and lay readers, the book outlines

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447 viewsJul 23, 2024

An Unsettling Future For Oil, But A Tossup For Gas And Liquefied Natural Gas

BP says the energy future depends on, first, decarbonization of global power plants, and, second, how rapidly emerging economies can do this.

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971 viewsJul 11, 2024

Advances In Really Deep Hot Geothermal Energy, But Gigantic Gaps Remain

The vision will persist, simply because Superhot Deep Rock offers an unlimited resource spread across the world and within North America.

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487 viewsJun 26, 2024

How Capital Efficiency Is Being Bolstered In Shale Plays In Permian And Haynesville

In a stacked payzone, a drilling cube is the well geometry that leads to the ultimate capital efficiency.

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2,438 viewsJun 17, 2024

Oil-Rising Permian Spurs Revenue And Climate Dilemma For New Mexico

How does a record $15.2 billion revenue from oil and gas sound for a state with only 2.1 million people? But how does it sound to those worried about climate change?

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1,204 viewsMay 31, 2024

Did FTC Over-Reach In Prohibiting Scott Sheffield From ExxonMobil’s Board

Is there enough reasonable doubt to reverse the decision by the FTC and remove the personal vilification laid on a CEO who has accomplished much in the Permian oilfield.

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369 viewsMay 28, 2024

Summer Doldrums In Haynesville Gas Production Not Expected To Last

Haynesville’s contribution to the coming uplift in U.S. LNG needs would make it the dominant provider due to its close proximity to the new-build LNG trains.

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77,319 viewsApr 28, 2024

Oil Going Down While China’s Energy Mix And Emissions Doing A Backflip

China won’t be able to offset U.S. crude oil decline coming from growth of electric vehicles.

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1,040 viewsApr 16, 2024

What’s Behind The Oil And Gas Attitude Toward Electric Vehicles

This article provides a rationale to compare EVs versus conventional gasoline vehicles, including life-cycle numbers for their GHG emissions.

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471 viewsMar 25, 2024

Can Biden Celebrate Energy Records Achieved In U.S., Both Fossil And Renewables

Record U.S. levels in fossil and renewable energies are impressive, and Houston may become the Silicon Valley of energy, according to Bill Gates.

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670 viewsMar 18, 2024

Unpausing Liquefied Natural Gas Export Permits—An Algorithm The Feds Could Use

Several calculations could be included in an algorithm to decide the critical conditions for unpausing LNG exports.