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Paladin

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5. "Lord, Send Us Another Oil & Gas Boom: We Promise Not To Piss It Away, This Time"

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 02:05 PM

Oct 2013

That was the popular bumper sticker in Texas, Oklahoma and other energy-producing states during the last big crash. Some things never change---here we are in a bigger oil boom than ever before, and some industry people think it will last forever. And it never, ever does.

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Oil�s $5 Trillion Permian Boom Threatened by $70 Crude [View all] Purveyor Oct 2013 OP

I have a friend who is getting royalty checks on the Eagle Ford shale boom. TexasTowelie Oct 2013 #1

I remember working on a litigation project with Unocal in Sugarland during the late '90s when Purveyor Oct 2013 #2

You don't need to convince me, I lived through it. (nt) Paladin Oct 2013 #4

blinded by greed leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #3

"Lord, Send Us Another Oil & Gas Boom: We Promise Not To Piss It Away, This Time" Paladin Oct 2013 #5