Oil & Gas Financial Journal: Oil and Gas Investments News & Resources for the Oil and Gas Investor.

Oil & Gas Financial Journal provides petroleum industry managers, analysts and investors credible, useful information about the most important financial developments and oil exploration of their business.

Oil & Gas Financial Journal provides petroleum industry managers, analysts and investors credible, useful information about the most important financial developments of their business.

OGFJ brings to the worlds of petroleum finance and investment the type of authoritative coverage that Oil & Gas Journal gives to industry operations and technology.

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Cover Story
Industry struggles with low prices, lack of capital

Capital constraints are crippling parts of the energy industry, as many banks, preferring to reduce their risk exposure to near zero, are declining to lend money.

Capital constraints are crippling parts of the energy industry, as many banks, preferring to reduce their risk exposure to near zero, are declining to lend money. It’s a chilling environment. Deals in the private equity and debt markets are at a virtual standstill as well, although some funds have ample cash available.

Features
IPAA still leading the charge against policies harmful to oil and gas interests
With the arrival of the Obama administration, a solid and somewhat hostile Democratic majority in Congress, and low commodity prices, US oil and gas producers have entered a challenging period.

Beyond the capital drought: challenges and opportunities
President Obama’s inauguration advice to the country would seem to apply particularly to oil and gas companies: it’s time to “pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off” and, as this article addresses, apply ourselves to the current capital crisis with honesty, creativity and, dare we say, a little bit of hope.

Newly spun—off from parent company, SMH Capital looks for greater opportunities
Last August, Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc. began exploring strategic alternatives for its Capital Markets unit.

California: Third largest consumer of oil in the world
The Golden State should instead consider calling itself the Black Gold—en State.

Investment in safety pays off
As the cost of insurance claims has increased, the relationship between US insurance companies and the companies they cover has evolved in a consultative direction, resulting in a closer alignment and partnership between insurers and the oil industry.

Wage and hour dilemmas: how nice guys finish last
In my employment practice, it is not usual to hear employers say, in good faith and with great (and understandable) emotion: “But I treated them like family!” Yes, and you know, some parts of your family you would sooner do without.

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