Energy Industry Intel & Commentary
Propelled by sweeping policy, financial and lifestyle reforms being proposed to limit or mitigate its effects, climate change has become one of the major concerns of our time. In one way or another, it now touches virtually every aspect of our society, from our health and economy to our culture and values.
Continue reading “Measuring Climate Change—A Matter of (Un)certainty”
Few sectors have ever fallen farther over an extended period than oilfield suppliers have since the current industry downturn began in June 2014. Relative to the broader market, the sector’s decline may be unprecedented.
Continue reading “Can Oilfield Suppliers Save Themselves?”
With shrinking E&P budgets, weak commodity prices, the rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, the need for greater emphasis on customer satisfaction in the oil and gas industry has never been stronger. Providers of midstream services, and their stakeholders, ignore the evidence at their own peril.
Results from EnergyPoint Research’s 2019 Oil & Gas Midstream Services Survey make the case, as companies rating in the top third of the survey register investor returns well in excess of the bottom third. Continue reading “Rule of Thirds: Breaking It Down in the Midstream”
EnergyPoint conducts its independent surveys annually. This schedule allows rated upstream, midstream and downstream energy companies to track their performance over time. The goal is encourage continual improvement and a “race-to-the-top” mentality.
Pricing and contract terms, service and professionalism, engineering and design, operations, and others attributes are measured in our surveys. Results are detailed in published reports. These include 1-to-10 point ratings, top-to-bottom rankings, evaluation counts, ratings means and medians. Continue reading “A Simple But Powerful Tool”
Ratings in the natural gas-driven U.S. & Canadian markets, though low, are stable for the time being. Weaker natural gas prices in the second half of 2007 have helped.
