G. Allen Brooks
G. Allen Brooks
G. Allen Brooks currently works as a consultant for the strategic oilfield and finance industries and is a regular contributor to The Maritime Executive magazine. Over his 40 year career in energy and investment he has served as an energy security analyst, oil service company manager, and as a member of the board of directors for multiple oilfield service companies.
Daisy-Picking
She loves me? She loves me not? She loves me? She loves me not? Usually while contemplating the answer to these questions, a daisy...
The Parable of the Boiling Frog
If you are a frog, you jump from a pot of boiling water. But if you are placed in a pot of tepid water that is gradually heated to...
Saudi Arabia: The Sisyphus of Oil?
In Greek mythology Sisyphus was the king of Ephyra – modern-day Corinth. He was a sly and deceitful ruler who murdered t...
Mixed Signals
We are rapidly approaching the midpoint of the initial term of the OPEC production cut agreed to last November. Initial report...
Oil Price Blues
The recent World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul ended with an outpouring of negativism about the industry’s future. The ne...
OPEC'S Recurring Nightmare
AMERICAN SHALE HAS BECOME THE FREDDIE KRUEGER OF OPEC. On May 25 oil ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting...
Road to Recovery
From January/February 2017 Edition OIL PRICES FINALLY REBOUND AFTER A DECADE OF DECLINE Crude oil was the worst performing a...
OPEC and the Elephant in the Room
As oil ministers haggle over the size of an output cut, the threat of recession looms. Saudi Arabia’s oil minister Khalid...
Uncertainty Ahead
It’s hard to predict the energy market in a year filled with political and economic surprises. Energy demand is a functio...
"Lower for Longer" - Again
The oil industry doesn’t want to hear these messages. Two years ago the idea that global oil prices would be “lower...