by Sam Thacker | Dec 7, 2016 | Best of Sam Thacker, Blog, Eagle Ford Shale, Oil and Gas Production Financing, Oil Field Equipment Finance, Oilfield Services, Permian Basin TX
When OPEC met last on November 30, 2016, the cartel reached a tentative agreement to reduce crude oil production by 1.2 million barrels a day. The optimism generated by the hope of that agreement drove the price of oil from the mid $40s to above $50 a barrel. That 18%... 
by Sam Thacker | Apr 28, 2015 | Eagle Ford Shale, Oil Field Equipment Finance, Oilfield Services, Permian Basin TX
From exploration to completion Video (1 minute 47 second) This short video shows a time lapse depiction of the process of a typical Eagle Ford Shale well. Texas oil and gas exploration crews are greatly reducing the time it takes to get a well drilled, fracked, and... 
by Sam Thacker | May 3, 2014 | Eagle Ford Shale, Oil Field Equipment Finance, Oilfield Services, Permian Basin TX
Texas oil and gas production could last decades Texas oil and gas production could last for decades. No one really knows for sure but many experts believe it could last for decades. According to a TIME Magazine article, “For all the attention paid to the Bakken... by Sam Thacker | Nov 15, 2013 | Blog, Eagle Ford Shale, Oilfield Services
Port of Corpus Christi – $50+ Billion in Infrastructure Spending For years the Port of Corpus Christi was a sleepy port handling the import of bauxite ore unloading at the Sherwin Alumina plant for processing aluminium oxide and providing a home for a small... by Francoise.Luca | Oct 21, 2013 | Blog, Eagle Ford Shale
Special Event for Businesses in the Eagle Ford Shale Play. Business Finance Solutions will be hosting a “Meet the Lender” event for businesses in the Eagle Ford Shale Play this Tuesday and Wednesday in the San Antonio area. On October 22nd and 23rd,... by Francoise.Luca | Sep 25, 2013 | Eagle Ford Shale, Oil Field Equipment Finance, Oilfield Services, Permian Basin TX
Just a few weeks ago, I traveled south on IH35 from Austin to Laredo to visit a client. As usual the highway was busy with commuters, trucks and other commercial traffic. After all, Interstate Highway 35 runs 1,568 miles from Laredo, TX to Duluth, MN, and is the most...