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G. Allen Brooks

G. Allen Brooks is an energy analyst. In his over 50-year career in energy and investment, he has served as an energy security analyst, oil service company manager, and a member of the board of directors for several oilfield service companies. He is a Senior Fellow of the National Center for Energy Analytics.

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gas-flaring-offshore-rig-caspain-sea-cc-dragonoil — Gas flaring on an offshore rig in the Caspian Sea. Creative Commons photo by Dragon Oil.

Price signals important for oil and gas activity

Freeport LNG Development LP

Is capping LNG growth good or bad?

The Empire Wind project is planned for two phases, totaling a potential 2.76 gigawatts production, with power export cables to New York City and Long Island. BOEM graphic.

Will 2024 be all about offshore wind?

G. Allen Brooks photo

Always have a Plan B and more — Part II

AmaWaterways photo

Always have a Plan B and more

Shell took delivery of the Whale floating production unit (FPU) in mid-October, which will begin producing up to 100,000 bbl/d in early 2024. Photo: Shell Offshore

Enjoy the current offshore boom but don’t forget the busts

Creative Commons photo/Alan Levine. — Creative Commons photo Alan Levine

Diesel: The latest energy disrupter

bp_thunderhorse_platform_dusk — In January 2017, BP started up the Thunder Horse South Expansion in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, a major project that added a new subsea production system roughly two miles to the south of the existing Thunder Horse platform. BP photo.

BP reset with Looney out?

Photo credit Ørsted

Offshore wind woes

First Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale falls flat. BOEM photo

GOM wind lease sale disappoints but doesn't surprise