Petroleum Independent articles from March 1992

Petroleum Independent archives from March 1992

U.S. words speak louder than actions. (need for deregulation of the petroleum industry) (Chairman's Column) (Column)
March 1, 1992... On March 18, I addressed the chairman and commissioners of the Railroad Commission of Texas in Houston. I began by emphasizing IPAA's role as the advocate for the independent producer at the federal level. However, since Texas produces 34 percent...

Independents' perspective of the economic growth packages. (Bush Administration's and Congress' tax reform proposals) (Tax Talk) (Column)
March 1, 1992... In the last two months, the Bush administration, the House and the Senate have each put together their own version of a tax package intended to jumpstart the U.S. economy. Any "economic growth" or "tax fairness" package should include measures to...

AMT reform: from idea to bill, to idea again. (alternative minimum tax)
March 1, 1992... On March 3 the Senate Finance Committee narrowly approved a tax bill, proposed by its chairman, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas), that included energy tax provisions. Although the provisions maintained the general alternative minimum tax structure...

New energy "killer amendments" unite industry leaders. (national energy strategy amendments)
March 1, 1992... Independent producers were in the forefront of an energy-business coalition March 31 at a major press conference at the National Press Club in Washington to oppose "killer amendments" to pending energy legislation. Denise Bode, president of...

Invest now - independents pitch Wall Street. (independent oil and gas companies) (Industry Overview)
March 1, 1992... NEW YORK, March 23--Eugene Ames Jr. was speaking the language of Wall Street Monday when he advised security analysts to honor one of their pithiest commandments: "Buy low, sell high." Mr. Ames, a San Antonian and chairman of the Independent...

More data brings new forecasting schedule. (oil and natural gas supply and demand)
March 1, 1992... A key forecasting group for U.S. independent oil and natural gas producers has begun a new schedule for releasing its semi-annual reports. The Supply and Demand Committee of the Independent Petroleum Association of America--nationally...

Selling natural gas to new markets. (Marketing American Natural Gas: The Fuel of the Future)
March 1, 1992... The good news for the future of the natural gas industry is that the market for natural gas is growing and important new opportunities to expand the natural gas market exist in natural gas powered electrical generation. Estimates by the Gas...

Independent opportunities in Eastern Canada. (independent gas companies) (Marketing American Natural Gas: The Fuel of the Future) (Industry Overview)
March 1, 1992... Let me be blunt, ladies and gentlemen. If American gas can't compete in the eastern Canadian marketplace, I am in big trouble, because I and my fellow eastern Canadian distributors bought over $100 million worth of your product in 1989. Union Gas...

The methanol potential. (methanol as fuel) (Marketing American Natural Gas: The Fuel of the Future)
March 1, 1992... Methanol is being produced today in the United States, with major production in Texas, Louisiana and other locations across the country. In addition, new U.S. methanol capacity is under construction at an unprecedented pace. The message is...

Natural gas vehicles will increase demand. (Marketing American Natural Gas: The Fuel of the Future)
March 1, 1992... The independent producer in the United States, those still left, are hurting. That's especially true of the natural gas producer because the supply of natural gas continues to far exceed demand. As an industry, we can no longer wait for a cold...

Enron focuses on independents' U.S. gas. (Enron Gas Services Corp.) (Marketing American Natural Gas: The Fuel of the Future)
March 1, 1992... Enron Gas Services Corp. (EGS), part of Enron Corp., a leading integrated natural gas company, is committed to the development of a healthy natural gas industry. Growth in natural gas consumption, driven largely by electric utility expansion, is...

IPAA leaders converge on Congress. (Independent Petroleum Association of America Executive Committee meeting in Washington, DC)
March 1, 1992... More than 100 visits to Capitol Hill offices by members of the Independent Petroleum Association of America and state and regional Cooperating Association representatives highlighted an issue-filled winter meeting of the IPAA Executive Committee...

First-quarter tax round-up. (taxation of independent oil and natural gas producers) (Industry Overview)
March 1, 1992... Editor's note: The early months of 1992 have contained a number of notable tax developments for U.S. independent oil and natural gas producers, according to Price Waterhouse's Tara Lewis. As the current resident tax specialist for the Independent...

Energy futures and the independent producer. (independent oil and natural gas producers) (Industry Overview)
March 1, 1992... Dealing with unstable oil and gas prices represents one of the most serious challenges faced by independents today. No one can reliably forecast energy prices--not the economists, not the bankers, and certainly not the government. Energy paper...

Seeking strength through numbers. (Independent Petroleum Association of America) (Membership Column) (Column)
March 1, 1992... The excitement at the Independent Petroleum Association of America is contagious. IPAA Chairman Gene Ames Jr., tremendously supported by the staff, is spreading our story everywhere. In the center of this issue of Petroleum Independent, you...

Industry restructuring touches all segments. (oil field equipment and supplies industry) (Supplier's Column) (Column)
March 1, 1992... Gilbert H. Tausch President and CEO Camco International, Inc. PESA Chairman, 1991-92 A tangible result of the strong cooperative effort that has grown between the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association and the Independent Petroleum...