tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post6095687215534795689..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Burgh Energy Report: Confused BloggerJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-6490045401730777962010-06-11T10:40:44.936-04:002010-06-11T10:40:44.936-04:00I see the big energy interests as putting a few eg...I see the big energy interests as putting a few eggs in that basket. Best have a stake if this does turn out to be the next big thing. Also, I'm not sure how labor-intensive the play is. I've read that the Marcellus Play can be profitable at very low natural gas prices.<br /><br />In the near term, I'd bet on nukes making the biggest impact on the job market.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-20079790694841725862010-06-11T00:43:14.742-04:002010-06-11T00:43:14.742-04:00Don't know if you saw the recentish Shell anno...Don't know if you saw the recentish Shell announcement: <a href="http://www.shell.com/home/content/investor/news_and_library/press_releases/2010/shell_acquires_new_positions_us_tight_gas_28052010.html" rel="nofollow">Royal Dutch Shell plc acquires new positions on US tight gas</a> (a press release headline clearly not written by an American). I'm certainly not an economist, but if multinationals continue to come in and buy up plays, some people will make a lot of money but I wonder how much local labor would be hired and at what wage levels.John Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400453552954550454noreply@blogger.com