Loren Steffy
Loren Steffy is the business columnist for the Houston Chronicle and the author of "Drowning in Oil: BP and the Reckless Pursuit of Profit." His column appears in on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Follow him on Twitter http://twitter.com/lsteffy
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Steffy: Electricity prices are going up – just ask Alice
It’s a riddle the Mad Hatter would love: Natural gas prices fall to a decade low. Electricity prices in Texas are pegged to natural gas prices. So what happens to electricity prices? More »
Steffy: Is Chesapeake’s gunslinger-in-chief headed for the sunset?
Every gunslinger eventually reaches a sunset, and Aubrey McClendon’s may be approaching. More »
Amid adversity, Chesapeake offers daily tweet-spiration
Embattled Chesapeake Energy has been offering inspirational daily tweets as the company struggles with a falling stock price, weak natural gas prices and a wave of disclosures that has troubled investors and analysts. More »
Amid adversity, Chesapeake offers daily tweet-spiration
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The oil spill ethics discussion revisited
A few weeks ago, I attended a discussion about ethics and oil spills at the Offshore Technology Conference. I was critical of the presentation by W.C. “Rusty” Riese, a geoscientist and adjunct professor at Rice University, for directing much of the criticism over the Gulf oil spill outwardly at the media, lawmakers and regulators. More »
The oil spill ethics discussion revisited
A few weeks ago, I attended a discussion about ethics and oil spills at the Offshore Technology Conference. I was critical of the presentation by W.C. “Rusty” Riese, a geoscientist and adjunct professor at Rice University, for directing much of the criticism over the Gulf oil spill outwardly at the media, lawmakers and regulators. After [...] More »
Chesapeake’s employees may be hit hardest by stock’s plunge
Thousands of the embattled natural gas company’s employees have their retirement tied up in Chesapeake stock. More »
Deadliest danger for oil workers is on the road
Talk to almost anybody in the oil business and they’ll tell you it’s inherently dangerous. More »
Deadliest danger for oil workers is on the road
An oil industry exemption from highway safety rules needs to be re-examined. It’s putting not just the oilfield workers at risk but the driving public as well. More »
Carl Icahn: Chesapeake’s white knight?
The activist investor may see embattled Chesapeake as more than just a passive investment. More »
Another concern for Chesapeake investors: what if the Thunder rolls again?
Given all the disclosures bombarding Chesapeake Energy investors in recent weeks, basketball may be the farthest thing from their minds, but the company’s liabilities extend, literally, in the arena of professional sports. More »
Another concern for Chesapeake investors: what if the Thunder rolls again?
Given all the disclosures bombarding Chesapeake Energy investors in recent weeks, basketball may be the farthest thing from their minds, but the company’s liabilities extend, literally, in the arena of professional sports. More »
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