Dramatic claims have been made about the effect of shale gas discoveries in the continental U.S. on the country's energy needs. However, several industry experts question the estimated volume of recoverable reserves as well as the economic viability of producing them at current market prices for...

Pete Carvey, CFO for the PKO Resources of McKinney, TX sat at his desk puzzling over the analysis just presented to him regarding an acquisition his firm was considering. Although this project seemed like hundreds of others that he had analyzed, Pete was bothered by three things: First, the...

Our objective in writing this paper is to share what we have learned about the promise of wind energy and its potential contribution to a comprehensive solution to the long-term energy needs of the U.S. economy. The immediate impetus for our interest came out of a meeting with famed oilman and...