Monday, January 18, 2010

Jack Up Offshore Drilling Rigs


ExxonMobil bets on natural gas boom with largest merger agreement in years

ExxonMobil bets on natural gas boomwith largest merger agreement in years

Published: Jan 1, 2010

Purchase of XTO gives Exxon access reserves of nearly 45 trillion cubic feet of gas

In an effort to enhance its position in the development of unconventional natural gas and oil resources, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, Exxon Mobil Corp. has agreed to buy XTO Energy Inc. in an all stock transaction valued at $41 billion, including $10 billion of existing XTO debt.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Marc Faber-2010 Outlook



Marc Faber discusses his forecast for 2010. He's expecting a meaningful correction in the S&P. Last year, US bonds did not do very well, (Bonds were in a bull market from 1982 until 2003). This trend will continue for several years to come.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Energy and the Economy

Energy Budgeting by Chris Martenson

Future Scenarios: Energy and Economy" - Chris Martenson Presentation



Excellent presentation on the concept of Energy Returned on Energy Invested. Click here to learn more

Peak Oil by Chris Martenson



Highly informative short course on Peak Oil.
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