Focus on Natural Gas U.S. natural gas futures recently hit a 14-year high mark; they gained 35% in July and over 100% year-to-date for 2022, based on the following factors:… read more →
Playing the “Blame Game” The current oil and gasoline pricing environment is causing a ‘blame game’ in the United States. Some, including President Biden, blame Putin for invading Ukraine Some,… read more →
Who Controls Oil and Gas Prices in the United States? I saw this headline in a recent Newsweek article [1] and it makes a valuable point that quite a few people… read more →
Welcome to VPA’s first quarterly healthcare valuation blog. This blog is designed to track valuation trends in the healthcare sector, with a focus on the different industry sub-sectors. We will… read more →
Fill ‘Er Up – with Corn? President Joe Biden unveiled plans mid-April to extend the availability of higher biofuel blends of gasoline during the summer to curb soaring fuel costs… read more →
President Biden Announces Plans to Release Around 1 Million Barrels of Oil Per Day For Several Months From the SPR [1] U.S. President Joe Biden plans to release up to 180… read more →
A New March Madness? How about Triple Digit Oil! Brent Crude and WTI Close Above $100 per Barrel. Oil prices surged as energy and commodity markets were thrown into disarray… read more →
Chevron CEO says the company is focused on carbon, returning capital to shareholders, and maintaining financial discipline with respect to drilling… and earnings. Last Friday, Chevron (the second-largest US oil… read more →
Key 2022 Challenges for Shale Drilling: Higher Costs and a Lack of Bank Financing Oil drillers in the biggest U.S. fields are shouldering record costs at the same time that… read more →
President Biden Announces Release from the Strategic (or Reactive?) Petroleum Reserve [1] Before Thanksgiving, President Biden announced he would be releasing 50 million barrels of oil from the US Strategic Petroleum… read more →