2015 on Energy Twitter (Jul-Dec)

A year in review - in the form of some of my favorite tweets from energy twitter. (Click here for January - June)

July 2015

Tweet 2000! Remember, always look ahead in #oil, never get too distracted by the "right now" h/t @nelderini pic.twitter.com/eZgboxuesr

— D. Ray Long (@RayLongDC) July 8, 2015

US GASOLINE DEMAND comes roaring back to life: http://t.co/7dj4c92JYg pic.twitter.com/ZOf2HcgMV5

— John Kemp (@JKempEnergy) July 9, 2015

Had Asian oil use not flatlined from Q4 2012 to Q4 2014, there would have been no price crash: http://t.co/Hh2tl7Fzg7 pic.twitter.com/fuQBOu6DYN

— Michael Levi (@levi_m) July 9, 2015

Only 1 out of the 114 oil and gas producers in Bloomberg's database has a positive 12 month return. That is a thorough bloodbath.

— Robert Rapier (@RRapier) July 9, 2015

"You can’t measure the economic health of shale plays by the amt of other-peoples-money they squander" @aeberman12 http://t.co/hezwdr1lXn

— D. Ray Long (@RayLongDC) July 13, 2015

In @PlattsOil Robert Perkins looks at why US is NOT #1 in OIL production despite lots of media hype to the contrary http://t.co/pWCDqcoN4S

— D. Ray Long (@RayLongDC) July 1, 2015

My eyes glaze over whenever anyone starts talking about "innovation," like it's some kind of thing you just decide to do,

— Rory Johnston (@Rory_Johnston) July 9, 2015

August 2015

"U.S. energy industry has been laying off 10,000 to 15,000 workers a month" #shaleresilience http://t.co/PlTt4EQRf4

— D. Ray Long (@RayLongDC) August 6, 2015

FACT: pic.twitter.com/NW8h0Z26eq

— Ernest Moniz (@ErnestMoniz) August 7, 2015

"Short-term prod of shale oil & gas is significant, the long-term view shows that the growth is not sustainable" http://t.co/Ip3UO2xfSL

— D. Ray Long (@RayLongDC) August 10, 2015

The Oil Crash Has Caused a $1.3 Trillion Wipeout. Energy shares have taken a huge hit via @business #energy #oil http://t.co/NypgJ5YN5D

— Southern Limits (@southernlimitnz) August 8, 2015

Oil Industry Needs Half a Trillion Dollars to Endure Price Slump http://t.co/MkakdMOVsj via @business

— Nick Cunningham (@nickcunningham1) August 27, 2015

September 2015

Today more than 1 in 9 bridges in the US is structurally deficient. pic.twitter.com/QWC7BPFZqR

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) September 5, 2015

[MUST READ] SHELL'S Arctic oil well comes up dry: http://t.co/8PbIrTiok0 pic.twitter.com/5YWJce6nCZ

— John Kemp (@JKempEnergy) September 28, 2015

Debt eating up a larger share of #shale drillers’ cash flow. Important post from @EIAgov http://t.co/DD0wjzz4aL pic.twitter.com/JJAYvc4a0t

— Mason Inman (@masoninman) September 18, 2015

"Oil companies have to invest heavily simply to offset the impact of natural decline rates on their existing fields" http://t.co/1ZFcDs3gFP

— D. Ray Long (@RayLongDC) September 15, 2015

Lack of investment in 1980s and 1990s led to #oil price spike of the 2000s. Consequences of current underinvestment? http://t.co/FeycE7VlW3

— Matt Piotrowski (@mattpiotrowski) September 22, 2015

October 2015

My one-paragraph post-debate guide to the 2016 election. pic.twitter.com/UbgaRWVYaU

— Michael Grunwald (@MikeGrunwald) October 14, 2015

Firms in the shale-gas industry take on debt to survive. Now, cracks are starting to appear http://t.co/5DyeNrUYNk pic.twitter.com/ujRSSRSCi1

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 12, 2015

This one chart explains why oil companies are beating down Iran's door http://t.co/BS1VnKdGhi pic.twitter.com/d2dzU4jXUC

— James Herron (@ja_herron) October 15, 2015

Oil will need to be above $70 by end-2016 to deliver the supply that will be needed in 2017-18, says PIRA's Gary Ross

— Ed Crooks (@Ed_Crooks) October 8, 2015

"[Saudi Arabia] needs to sell oil at around $106 to balance its budget, according to IMF estimates." https://t.co/FKvjsrn3jy

— Daniel Drezner (@dandrezner) October 25, 2015

Why has Big Oil had such a bad quarter? @MCL1965 has answers in this week's @TransitionShow https://t.co/yylbdO1HO8 https://t.co/xR9PiqzbeY

— Chris Nelder (@chrisnelder) October 29, 2015

"Peak Oil Fantasy" is the most well-written Peak Oil article of the year... but it's still very very wrong http://t.co/B74ktSNUdV

— D. Ray Long (@RayLongDC) October 6, 2015

November 2015

BREAKING: AP sources: Obama administration to reject application to build Keystone XL pipeline.

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 6, 2015

When I was born, CO2 levels were ~300ppm. This week may be the last time anyone alive will see less than 400ppm. https://t.co/0Zh1G156yx

— Peter Gleick (@PeterGleick) November 11, 2015

We're really, really bad at estimating and comparing risks, via @monkeycageblog: https://t.co/iF6pYr7y6c

— Michael P. Broache (@mpbroache) November 23, 2015

Apocalyptic warning from @energyintel about U.S. #oil and #gas companies defaults in 2016 #shale #energy pic.twitter.com/BxHRqQLfx7

— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas2) November 24, 2015

The Saudis are preparing a return to deep deficit-financing to fund their war on US shale. https://t.co/vUGnNOtBzg @qz

— Steve LeVine (@stevelevine) November 9, 2015

The frustrating part about important trends is that they often exist on timescales longer than attention spans

— D. Ray Long (@RayLongDC) November 24, 2015

December 2015

Breaking: House Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill With Renewable Energy Tax Credit Extensions https://t.co/i7jWEXx4Yv #omnibus

— Julia Pyper (@JMPyper) December 18, 2015

US #oil and #gas bankruptcies reach quarterly levels last seen in the 08-09 financial crisis https://t.co/brplcCLQVm pic.twitter.com/7heLjNnhZq

— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas2) December 24, 2015

Scientists who have devoted their careers to studying weather at the North Pole have never seen anything like this. https://t.co/vPuA2CyxkU

— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) December 29, 2015

.@DanielYergin: Lack of capital investment from low prices means #oil will be unable to meet future demand https://t.co/GtRvnarSoD

— SAFE (@Securing_Energy) December 4, 2015

"This is the first time since mid-80s that the oil & gas industry will have cut investment in 2 consecutive years" https://t.co/HhpqNoYPDn

— D. Ray Long (@RayLongDC) December 28, 2015