Archive for July, 2009

where can I find general information about the petroleum industry?

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

I am interested in finding out general information about the petroleum industry. I am not quite ready for the technical issues involved with it. I am current a candiate for a admin assistant job at one of the petroleum companies and I need to research and study about general petroleum facts so I [...]

Is it true that OPEC pegs the price of oil to gold because the USA broke the Bretton Woods accord?

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

In other words, they base the price of oil on gold because we refuse to base our dollars on gold? When dollars fall, gold goes up and oils follows suit. The Oil shortage of 1973 was the result of the USA inflating it’s dollar, which was backed by oil instead of gold. If the USA [...]

Was the cause of gas prices dropping due to oil drilling being banned?

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Poaching or exercising my land ownership rights?

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Does anyone else agree with me that I should have the right to take what ever game – fish, upland, or large – during any time of the year while on MY property. By no means am I saying I currently do so, but it irritates me that the government dictates what I can [...]

If you have a judgement on your home can you gift your mineral rights to your children ?”?

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

If you gift your mineral rights to a child would they be exempt from the existing judgement ?

How can I reach a live person by phone on Yahoo or Yahoo Messenger?

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

I have been unable to access my Yahoo Messenger Voice even with the on line chat help, or through the Yahoo Messenger web site after spending hours.
I need to speak to an agent voice-to-voice who can call me at 914-834-0196.
Thanks.
Nathan M. Landman

How do you apply for jobs at industrial/petroleum plants?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

We have owned a photography studio for six year but feel now is the time to shut the doors however that means my 49 year old husband must change careers. We live outside of Houston and there are many, many industrial/petroleum plants. He is uncertain if he should go to the individual plants and [...]

Which would be more likely to bring down gas prices? Drilling in ANWAR, or reducing oil consumption?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

I’m interested to hear your thoughts, I think the US should do both, drill in ANWAR, and reduce oil consumption. Also, building more refineries could help too.

I own 75 acres in Texas. How do I find out if I have mineral rights and what would be the next step if I do?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

What companys come out and test the land for natural gases or oil? How long is the process to find out the declaration of mineral rights? And who do I contact for this information?

If an independent contractor works in Louisiana for a Texas based company, which state labor laws apply?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

I am an independent contractor and I was working in Louisiana as a Mineral Title Research Landman for a company that is based in Dallas Texas. I no longer work with this company and they refuse to pay me my last check for the last two weeks of work that I did for them. They [...]

What do you need to become a petroleum engineer?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Hi,
I wanna know what exactly do you need to become a petroleum engineer. By that, I mean what skills should you have in order to become a good petroleum engineer. For example, what subjects should be good at. Also, is it "fun" to work as a petroleum engineer or not??
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks!

where can I get daily natural gas price?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

How do you check streaming crude oil prices?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

I have scottrade, how do you look up the streaming price for crude oil? is their a ticker symbol or something like that?

Why do the dimocrats protest oil drilling & exploration and then complain about high gas prices?

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Can someone please tell the dumbocrat liberals that oil doesn’t grow on trees!?
Sam, where’s your link? Make it up as you go?
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200509/NAT20050919a.html
http://www.adn.com/anwr/story/42845.html
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/06/about-100-prote.html
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/771891222\
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/49077/story.htm
"WELL, THE OIL COMPANIES HAVE A MILLION (UNCONFIRMED) ACRES, SO THAT’S ALL THEY NEED" – typical ignorant liberal excuse.
"conservation is the only way to fix the mess we are in."
Democrats for a new [...]

How do you find out what the fair market value is of your properties mineral rights?

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

I own 100% of the mineral rights to approximatley 73 acres of land that a petroleum company has made me an offer to lease for 5 years, along with an offer of royalty payments if oil or gas is produced anywhere on prospect which includes my land. I’m excited, but how do I know [...]

landman job? Finance minor?

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Do landmans work long hours and is it a tough job.(difficult) Is this is a good time with the tough economy. And what is the salary like after a couple of years, is their room to do other things and increase pay??
All this with a masters in energy mang, and minor in finance.Thank You.

Price of oil goes down yet cost of food, commodities and other services stay put. What’s up?

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

When the price of oil hit almost $ 150.00 dollars per barrel, the price of gasoline went sky high taking along with it the prices of everything else using oil and gas. Now that the price of oil is down to .00 per barrel and the price of gasoline where I live is down to [...]

What rights does a business owner (bar) on *rented* property have if the city buys the land for redevelopment?

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

In the scenario to consider, the building and property would be owned by a separate entity, and the city would be acquiring them via eminent domain from the owner of the property. I would like to know if the owner of the bar/restaurant inside this property would need to be fairly reimbursed for the cost [...]

Can pregnant women use petroleum jelly instead of regular lotion as a body moisturizer?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

I have really dry flaky skin and have been using petroleum jelly as a body moisturizer instead of regular lotion. I’m now 9 weeks into my pregnancy and I’m still using petroleum jelly to moisturize my body. Will that have a bad effect on my baby?

if we start drilling oil at the Gulf, will the gas price be $1 something again?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

If we remove Nancy Pelosi and most of the Democrats in the Congress and vote McCain… will we be able to get some oil at the Gulf?
And will it be something? I hope so. It is so sad to see America go down like this.
If we have OIL spill at the Gulf, [...]

What is the historic relative price of heating – oil, natural gas, propane, electric – per btu.?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

I’m looking for the average cost per btu to heat with these sources, to convince my friend not to change to propane if he can help it.
Thanks.

In Texas, if I buy mineral rights from a homeowner who has an existing mortgage then he defaults do I lose?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

In Texas, if I buy mineral rights from a homeowner who has an existing mortgage then he defaults on his mortgage and loses his property in foreclosure, do I also lose my mineral rights? Can I redeem my mineral rights? What are my options in this kind of situation?

can there be two different mineral right leases on the same property?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

someone has mineral rights specifically stated as "from surface down to, but not to exceed, 15300 ft". Can I purchase rights below this depth? I have reason to believe drilling will be very close if not deeper according to the landman, plus, all area wells (5) are currently drilled at the 14500 to 15100 [...]

“what r my rights as a freehold land owner when a mining company wants to renew there lease?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Can petroleum and food coloring equal temproary hair gel that has color in it?

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

I want to tint my sister’s hair blue and make it stay in a ponytail without it coming loose. I am looking for hair gel that adds color to hair but washes out easily. Can petroleum jelly do this for me? Does it cause harm or irritation at all?