Is C&J Energy Just Another Fracking Commodity?

Schlumberger Ltd, the world’s largest oilfield services company, warned on Monday that North American activity was weaker than expected in the first quarter as U.S. drillers returned to work at a slower pace than the company predicted. Shares of Schlumberger fell 2.6% to $77.34 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Old Trader submits:It can be safely said, I believe, that the biggest news for the production of oil and gas in North America has been the ability to turn shale oil and gas deposits into assets capable of commercial production. Hydraulic fracking was first developed in an effort to free NG from tight shales, and was found to be applicable to shale oil deposits as well. Forcing water, augmented with various chemicals, caused the shale to fracture, enabling the gas and/or oil to flow towards the well.

Schlumberger Limited (SLB) Q12013 Earnings Call April 19, 2013 9:00 am ET Executives Malcolm Theobald - Vice President of Investor Relations Simon Ayat - Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President Paal Kibsgaard - Chief Executive Officer, Director Analysts David Anderson - JPMorgan James West - Barclays Capital Kurt Hallead - RBC Capital Markets

By Saibus Research:Our firm previously held a position in GASFRAC (GSFVF.PK), the innovative well-fracturing company which has developed a patented waterless Liquid Petroleum Gas gel. The gel not only yields higher reservoir production, it eliminates concerns over water use in fracturing.

By Saibus Research:Our firm previously held a position in GASFRAC (GSFVF.PK), the innovative well-fracturing company which has developed a patented waterless Liquid Petroleum Gas gel. The gel not only yields higher reservoir production, it eliminates concerns over water use in fracturing.

More than four years after America's hydraulic fracturing boom kicked off, conflicts of interest between officials charged with regulating the controversial practice and the oil and gas industry remain widespread. Meanwhile, in-depth studies of fracking's effects on human health and the environment remain scant.

CALGARY — As a junior energy explorer comes closer to finding out whether North America’s next big shale oil find lies beneath the western coast of Newfoundland, concerns are being raised about the environmental effects fracking could have in the remote region. Shoal Point Energy Ltd. spent the winter holidays hammering out a farmout deal with Black Spruce Exploration, a subsidiary of Foothills Capital Corp., that will enable as many as 12 exploration wells to be drilled over the next few years in the Green Point shale.

Schlumberger Limited (SLB) Q2 2011 Earnings Call July 22, 2011 9:00 am ET Executives Simon Ayat - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Malcolm Theobald - Vice President of Investor Relations Paal Kibsgaard - Chief Operating Officer and Director Andrew Gould - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Analysts David Anderson - Palo Alto Investors