Monday, February 6, 2012

"America's Oil Rush: Boom/Bust" on CNBC tonight at 8 PM Central.

Just a reminder for those who intend to watch. I will miss it. Let me know if there's anything new.

13 comments:

  1. I had already seen it before - so nothing new.

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    1. Not surprising.

      I think it's my Air Force career, among a few other things, that has taught me to look at the much bigger picture, whereas these news show seem to be caught up in minutiae and trivia that really doesn't matter.

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    2. Yup, a real yawner. A basic primer for someone that maybe has never heard of the Bakken boom before. But who would that be?

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    3. Those who have not heard of the Bakken were unlikely to watch this.

      I would assume the average CNBC viewer has heard of the Bakken, especially if they listen to Jim Cramer.

      Thank you for taking time to comment.

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  3. Nothing new, just a rehash of things that have already been out there. Shactman is a very superficial reporter that has a hard time focusing in depth on anything. A total waste of time.

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  4. I think many folks in the US have heard of the "problems with fracking" and this program did reinforce that.
    They did point out that the Bakken does look to be different from the Natural Gas plays where some folks are without a doubt having their water contaminated.
    Unfortunately, most viewers will remember the Wyoming Rancher who said "the day after they fracked his water went bad", or the other rancher who said "he wouldn't put his hands in the water" at his place now, or the guy who said turning on his kitchen faucet that it was "like being in a gas station".
    Distinguishing between NG plays and the deep Bakken oil play isn't going to get remembered. Yet.

    They did talk about the Bakken being one of the places where ground water is being tested now and I think that will save us in the Williston Basin. A former Brigham manager, now working for Statoil, emphasized that.

    Glossed over the earthquake issue and only mentioned Ohio but not Arkansas, Oklahoma or England.

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    1. Law requires that steel casing extend below all known acquifers and cemented in place. Additionally, an intermediate casing string is run into the curve and cemented in place. Finally, production tubing extends to total depth. I would think it unlikely that any contamination could get through 3 layes of steel and 2 layers of cement. As Lisa Jackson told Congress, there is no evidence that fracing contaminates drinking water.

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    2. Doug,

      Great 30-second soundbite; something our governor and others in the industry need to memorize so they can use it when testifying. I have added it to my "Fracking Central" page.

      Thank you for taking the time to comment.

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  5. Technically a premiere but basically a rehash. Specious "ghost town" examples.

    The Williston mayor's hedging on the fracking controversy was "interesting". Basically, the mayor opined that the Williston fracking situation was different. He was worried that the EPA would lump all fracking together.

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  6. website link: http://www.cnbc.com/id/46167125/

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  7. Is it going to be re-aired soon??

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    1. These CNBC stories seem to be re-cycled on a regular basis.

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