On August 14, 2014, the Energy Security Council (ESC) hosted its one-day summer conference alongside San Antonio’s scenic Riverwalk and Butchko, Inc. was there to meet with old friends, make new ones, and take the pulse of the oil and gas industry’s security community. Two particular topics caught our interest … Read more
In a recent Bloomberg Business Week article, writer Joe Carroll’s highlights the gritty, tough landscape of South Texas border country where security issues – very similar to those unfolding in the Eagle Ford Shale Play – continue to evolve. It is something we are talking about a lot at Butchko … Read more
As Winston Churchill famously said of Russia, “It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” Indeed, the opaque nature of Vladimir Putin’s most recent aggression in Ukraine – Russian-speaking “insurgents” with balaclava’s and unmarked uniforms, mysterious pipeline explosions followed by near real-time Russian media coverage, and a … Read more
On May 27, 2014, I attended the Petroleum Connection’s, “Mexico Oil & Gas Opportunities Update.” The focus of the event was to provide companies with insights into the changing landscape of the oil & gas industry in Mexico as the industry is reformed and deregulated. Big changes are occurring rapidly … Read more
A Recap of the Energy Security Council’s Annual Conference The recent 2014 Energy Security Council (ESC) Conference focused on fracking and related challenges to the industry. This could be one of the last events where all of the “usual suspects,” in terms of security challenges to the oil & gas … Read more