This month’s article is a continuation of the Due Diligence topic we started in December. You may remember in my previous article...
Oil and Gas Bankruptcy Update: Samson Resources Haynes and Boone has tracked 114 North American oil and gas producers that have filed...
Out With The Old, In With The New – Rig Count Climbs Again A Look Back At 2016 Things were ominous for...
Over-pressured Meramec wells in STACK are delivering some of the highest returns across the play. Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR) announced a new...
Most modern oil and gas leases provide that a lease will not terminate if the lessee “commences operations for the drilling of...
Last month’s article was focused on the value of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) or “smart” maps to mineral owners. I focused on...
INTRO Only time will tell whether OPEC will effectively implement its recent decision to curb oil supplies and reverse a price slump...
In many areas now designated as the SCOOP and STACK, there are oil and gas leases that have been held-by-production for decades....
THE BEGINNING Oklahoma and oil and gas have been synonymous since the late 1800’s. Oklahoma is in the heart of the Mid-Continent...
Since the Homestead Act of 1862 and the Dawes Act of 1887, property in Oklahoma owned by individual Native Americans and Tribes...
Amid growing political tensions, U.S. economic data—the backbone of government policy, financial markets, and household decision-making—is under threat. Originating during the Great Depression to stabilize economic policy, reliable data like GDP, CPI, and employment figures are now central to how the $30 trillion U.S. economy functions. However, recent developments—including President Trump’s firing of the top Labor Department statistician—have sparked fears that political interference may compromise the accuracy and impartiality of key economic reports.
This concern is amplified by staffing cuts, survey response declines, and the scaling back of inflation tracking, all of which raise red flags for investors, particularly in inflation-sensitive markets like TIPS. Experts warn that if trust in the data erodes, decision-making across the economy could become distorted, increasing risks for retirees, business leaders, and market participants alike. While a single firing may not break the system, persistent tampering or perception of bias could do long-term damage.
Bottom line: The integrity of U.S. economic statistics—long taken for granted—is becoming a political battleground, with serious implications for markets, monetary policy, and public trust.
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by Bloomberg, via RigZone.com | F.Kozok, S.Hacaoglu | Turkey plans to sign new energy deals with...
President Donald Trump used his address at the United Nations General Assembly this week...
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by Bloomberg [via RigZone.com] |Veena Ali-Khan, Mia Gindis| Oil notched its biggest weekly gain...
By DANIEL JONES, US CONSUMER EDITOR | Daily Mail | and REUTERS | Exxon Mobil...
By Claire Hao, Staff Writer| Houston Chronicle| Vistra plans to build two new natural gas...
By Mella McEwen,| Midland Reporter Telegram | John Sellers and Cody Campbell, co-chief executive officers...
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