SABEW
2012 Drilling Deep Investigative Reporting Workshop
Oklahoma City -- July 13, 2012
Margot Habiby
What are the biggest energy-related stories
you have recently read about or written?
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Reducing dependence on foreign suppliers
Developing U.S. self-sufficiency
High oil prices and their economic impact
Regulation
Keystone XL pipeline
Natural gas surplus/shale production
Fracking safety
Chesapeake Energy
Renewables
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The U.S. could become the world’s biggest
energy producer by 2020
Domestic oil and gas production are rising
Fuel efficiency is improving
Domestic demand is declining
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Break down the topic
At least one solid data hook to illustrate your
point is key
Find that surprising factoid and then build
from there
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Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) from
the Energy Department’s Energy Information
Administration
Oil Market Report from the International
Energy Agency
OPEC ‘s Monthly Oil Market Report
All contain supply and demand projections
and assessments of current conditions
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U.S. Energy Department
 Weekly Petroleum Status Report
10:30 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesdays
 Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
10:30 a.m. Eastern time on Thursdays
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American Petroleum Institute
 Weekly Statistical Bulletin
4:30 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesdays
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Governments
Non-governmental organizations
Companies
Industry groups
Bloomberg
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U.S. Energy Department
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
FERC
State governments/regulators
▪ The Oklahoma Corporation Commission
▪ The Texas Railroad Commission
▪ Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
 Municipal governments
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International Energy Agency (IEA)
 Paris-based adviser to 28 industrialized nations
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OPEC
 12 members produce about 40% of the world’s oil
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United Nations
 Joint Organizations Data Initiative to improve
transparency of global energy data
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BP Statistical Review of World Energy
Exxon Mobil’s annual Outlook for Energy
MasterCard’s weekly SpendingPulse report
Baker Hughes Inc. rig count
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American Petroleum Institute (API)
AAA
Independent Petroleum Association of
America (IPAA)