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Study Group: Offshore Drilling Rig Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 176

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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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...

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....

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...

Bob Alford
Independent Consultant
Bob Alford

Bob Alford is a Global Energy Consultant, providing strategic planning and analysis of large investments in the upstream/midstream oil and gas sector. Mr. Alford also consults on the valuation, acquisition and divestment of new oilfield services technologies. His technical and commercial expertise covers...

Roger Vernon, Founder, Vernon Associates LtdRoger Vernon
Founder
Vernon Associates Ltd

Roger Vernon is the Founder of Vernon Associates; a firm providing consulting services in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Vernon has more than 33 years of experience in managing offshore drilling operations. He specializes in sub sea exploration and production projects in the North Sea and has extensive...

Philip Hyatt, Managing Partner, Petronomics Partners Of Texas Philip Hyatt
Managing Partner
Petronomics Partners Of Texas

Philip Hyatt is the Managing Partner of Petronomics Partners of Texas, a consulting firm providing economic analyses to oilfield service providers, and exploration and production (E&P) operators. Mr. Hyatt has more than 30 years of experience at various executive levels, primarily in line management...

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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.

No Guarantee Rising Fuel Costs May Be Passed On By Regulated Utilities to Customers | 06-23-2008
Analysis of: Rapid-Rising Fuel Costs Force Power Price Increase | www.chipleypaper.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    The input costs for utilities to generate electricity are up.  These costs include coal, transportation, natural gas, and power purchases.  There are no guarantees, however, that a regulated utility may pass along these costs as discussed in the commentary section.

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