Excel Models

Throw out your old production forecasts. Delete your pricing model spreadsheets. Push out the dates on your infrastructure project timelines. Or kill the projects all together. We’ve got a black swan on our hands here, folks. Perhaps a flock of black swans. And while we may see something like normal again in a few months, there is little doubt that it will be an entirely new normal. How do we even think through the wrenching transformations that are working through energy markets? At RBN, we don’t have any more answers than anyone else, but we do have a structured approach to market analysis supported by a set of spreadsheet models that are the core of our School of Energy, scheduled for April 14-15. We think that’s exactly the kind of approach necessary to make sense out of this volatile and chaotic market. And although we have cancelled the in-person conference, we’ve made the decision to GO VIRTUAL! Today, we explain our decision to move forward with the virtual School of Energy and discuss the new material we are incorporating into the curriculum to address today’s market realities.

What do you do when prices are in the cellar, hundreds of rigs are idle, production growth has evaporated and the whole industry seems to be wondering how the numbers are going to work.  Well of course, it’s time to head back to school to understand the new realities of energy markets.  That is what School of Energy Spring 2016 is all about.  This is nothing like other natural gas, crude oil or NGL conferences! The course work is hands-on. In each module we’ll drill down on an important aspect of the market, explain how it works, download spreadsheet models and learn how to use them. This time we’ve added more models than ever, crunching the numbers that explain everything from production economics to petrochemical margins in the context of today’s prices. You walk out the door with the how-to Powerpoints and the Excel models on your hard drive.  Warning - today’s blog is a blatant commercial for our upcoming Houston conference.

There are only three more days to take advantage of the Early Bird Rate for RBN’s next School of Energy, and there are three more reasons to attend!  We have finalized the agenda for the first day we are calling Pre-School International Energy Day, with three additional experts joining us to discuss international destination markets for U.S. crude oil, gas, and NGLs, including the regulatory issues involved and the latest developments concerning Federal approval of full-blown crude oil exports.  The full three day School of Energy is scheduled for September 28, 29 and 30.  As we’ve said many times before, this is nothing like other conferences! The course work is hands-on. In each module we’ll drill down on an important aspect of the market, explain how it works, download a spreadsheet model and learn how to use it.   Be forewarned - today’s blog is a commercial for our upcoming Houston conference.

It’s that time again!   Vacation is behind us and it’s time to gather the school supplies and get ready for class.  Of course, we are not talking about high school or college.  If you want to know about energy markets, the campus is the Houstonian in Houston and the class is RBN’s School of Energy, scheduled for September 28, 29 and 30.  This is nothing like other natural gas, crude oil or NGL conferences! The course work is hands-on. In each module we’ll drill down on an important aspect of the market, explain how it works, download a spreadsheet model and learn how to use it. You walk out the door with the how-to Powerpoints and the Excel models on your hard drive.  Warning today’s blog is a blatant commercial for our upcoming Houston conference.    But we hope you will read on, because we have a very special addition this time – a full day dedicated to the export markets. 

<p>Did you miss our School of Energy this past March&nbsp;in Calgary?&nbsp;&nbsp; Not a problem!&nbsp; We videoed the whole conference and today we are making School of Energy available online, in streaming video format.&nbsp; The conference video, presentation slides and spreadsheet models are available in segments, or as </p>