By Jeff Ryser | August 15, 2012 10:11 AM Comments (0)
I had the opportunity August 8 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, to hear “the Big Dog” speak, which is what one of my editors in Washington calls former President Bill Clinton.
Clinton, at 26, and his then-girlfriend Hilary Rodham, spent time in Dallas and in Austin running George McGovern’s Texas campaign for president in 1972 when I was at the University of Texas.
By News Desk | July 2, 2012 12:45 PM Comments (0)
At the recent World Gas Conference in Malaysia, the bright prospects for developing new markets for natural gas was a major topic of discussion. But the road isn’t going to be without bumps, or plenty of cost issues. Thomas Hogue talks about them in this week’s Oilgram News column, New Frontiers.
By John Kingston | June 20, 2012 04:55 PM Comments (0)
I want to reply to the blog of my friend and colleague Steve McGinn, a mere youngster writing about a show that premiered before he was born.
By Steven McGinn | June 20, 2012 04:51 PM Comments (0)
The saying goes, what’s old is new again. Certainly fashion trends follow this notion, as bright-colored articles of clothing are everywhere again, like blinding lights from a disco floor.
Look no further than television: “Dallas” is back.
By Tim Worledge | March 30, 2012 02:15 PM Comments (0)
“Careless talk costs lives,” was a UK-government maxim during the Second World War in an early propaganda campaign sought to redress one of the greatest threats the country had ever faced.
Modern-day political counterparts, arguably faced with another significant threat to national stability, stand accused of careless talk as the government’s initially Churchillian, bulldog response to strike action from tanker drivers has spiraled out of control.
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By John Kingston | March 12, 2012 12:27 PM Comments (0)
After spending several days at CERAWeek hearing the industry urge itself to make sure it gets the fracking revolution right and bring the public on board, it was somewhat discouraging to hear the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers talk about fuel exports.
The issue is pretty stark for most Americans, no matter how many basic economic arguments offered as explanation: the US is exporting refined petroleum exports like it never has before, just as lots of people are paying more than $4 for a gallon of gasoline.
By News Desk | March 8, 2012 02:37 PM Comments (0)
Eight different Platts journalists have been at the CERAWeek meeeting since Monday, some the entire time, others in and out. We’ve all been running from press room to briefing room to panel to the food table. There’s been a lot of information to digest; here is our attempt to report on some of the most significant trends we heard about.
By News Desk | March 8, 2012 01:10 PM Comments (0)
And now we’re into electric power on this day at CERA, where electric power is the focus. But that inevitably brings in discussion of the things that produce that power.
By News Desk | March 7, 2012 08:12 PM Comments (0)
Here’s our running account of some of the more interesting aspects of the second full day of CERAWeek.
By Steven McGinn | March 7, 2012 06:15 PM Comments (0)
And up the road from the CERA meeting, another IHS unit — Purvin & Gertz — was holding its own annual meeting on the market and outlook for NGLs/LPGs.
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