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Study Group: Drilling Rig Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 331

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as aerospace & defense, building materials, chemicals, construction, oil & gas, timber & forest products, utilities & power generation, mining, agriculture, industrial equipment and transportation, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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Thomas Shewski
Owner
High Energy Services

Thomas Shewski is the Owner of High Energy Services, a firm providing fuel, transportation, emissions, and power plant services to existing and proposed generating plants. Mr. Shewski is currently involved in buying fuel, transportation, and emissions allowances for several generating units across the...

Fred Aminzadeh, PhD, President, Society of Exploration GeophysicistsFred Aminzadeh, PhD
President
Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Fred Aminzadeh, PhD, is the President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists with 32000 members and chairman of Advisory Board of Western Standard (ticker WSEG). Dr. Aminzadeh worked for Unocal (now Chevron) in E&P. He has consulted on risk, reserves and other investment issues in the petroleum...

Kevin Boyle
Consultant
Boyle Consulting

Kevin Boyle is an Independent Consultant, providing consulting with more than 30 years of management experience in petrochemicals, plastics, and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs). Mr. Boyle focuses on olefins and aromatics which include: ethylene, propylene, benzene, toluene and xylene; and their derivatives,...

Dennis Fagerstone
Consultant
Dennis Fagerstone

Dennis Fagerstone is an independent consultant in the oil and gas industry. Prior, Mr. Fagerstone was an Executive Vice President of International Operations at Pioneer Natural Resources. He began as Executive Vice President following the August 1997 merger of Parker & Parsley with Mesa to form Pioneer....

George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner, AD&A Worldwide George Dorkhom
President and Managing Partner
AD&A Worldwide

George Dorkhom is President and managing partner of AD&A Worldwide, a corporate restructuring group. Prior, Mr. Dorkhom was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingersoll International, a global manufacturing company that manufactures large machine tools and cutting tools and specialized machines...

Eric Smith, Professor and Associate Director, A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane UniversityEric Smith
Professor and Associate Director
A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University

Eric Smith is a Professor and Associate Director of the Entergy-Tulane Energy Institute at A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Mr. Smith has experience in conducting market and economic analysis of offshore construction and drilling operations world wide and directing feasibility studies...

Jens Rasmussen
Owner
Raza Service

Jens Rasmussen is the Owner of Raza Service. Mr. Rasmussen has 28 years of professional experience in the marine and offshore industry. He is site manager for Floatel International's newbuilding of two deep water semisubmersible accommodation units in Singapore. Mr. Rasmussen has held executive management...

Andrew Flower
President
Flower LNG

Andy Flower is the Principal Consultant at Flower LNG. As an independent consultant, Mr. Flower has advised clients in all parts of the world on issues such as strategy, markets, supply and demand, project structures and development, pricing, LNG shipping, and contracts. He is a frequent speaker at...

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Sanctions simply do not work | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: Despite conflict, U.S. does business with Iran | www.msnbc.msn.com
Author: George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner, AD&A Worldwide

Sanctioning Iran or Zimbabwe or any such nations is a bad approach to politics as well as economics. It is true as the writer says that the US efforts on sanctions are not coordinated, worse , these measures are never properly enforced and loopholes benefit a select few. More importantly, ecnomic sanctions,...

Court Decision Striking Down CAIR Affect on SO2 Allowance Pricing | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: Clean Air Efforts Suffer Two Setbacks | www.philly.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    The court decision striking down the Clean Air Interstate Rule will have an affect on SO2 allowances and the SO2 premium earned by coal suppliers.

Court’s Ruling Against Clean Air Interstate Rule and Affect on Emissions Control Spending | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: Clean Air Rules Are Overturned by Court | www2.journalnow.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit striking down the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) will affect emissions control spending in the immediate term.

Potential Future Actions by Congress and EPA on Emissions and Resulting Opportunity | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: Court Rejects EPA Rule | www.greentechmedia.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down the EPA’s Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to reduce NOx and SO2 in 28 Eastern United States.  This follows a court decision striking down EPA’s Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR).      ...

The Value of Fuel Surcharges in Rail Transportation Agreements for Coal | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: Railroads: The Calm After the Storm | investerms.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    Railroads, unlike airlines and trucking firms, are able to pass along the high cost of fuel in  transportation agreements.  Below discusses this and the value to the railroads for coal transportation.

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