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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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Diamon Offshore — Photo courtesy of Diamond Offshore

Silicon Valley Bank’s bankruptcy and offshore oil and gas

North Atlantic right whale. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Does offshore wind have a whale problem?

Deepwater-Platform-GOM-Exxon — An Exxon deepwater platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Exxon photo.

Offshore shortchanged in Biden’s speech

WindServe Marine_BMT — BMT UK Ltd. image

Offshore wind boom meets reality

offshore-platforms-boem — Offshore platforms. BOEM photo.

On the road to a healthier offshore industry

Enterprise Offshore Drilling's Enterprise 205 mobile offshore drilling unit. Enterprise Offshore Drilling website photo

Will we finally see an offshore rebound in 2022? – Part II

oil-platform-gom-generic-noaa — An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA photo.

Will we finally see an offshore rebound in 2022? – Part I

gom-jack-up-rig-osv-sun-crop-boem — Sun filters down on a jack-up rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo.

Despite the noise, the energy market is improving

doe_crude_oil_storage_texas — DOE photo

Is it time to jump on the $100-a-barrel oil bandwagon?

Negative investor sentiment will turn positive as energy stocks continue to outperform the overall market. Transocean photo

One day in May and Big Oil's future — Part II