Comments for Oil Gas Industry and Jobs Blog http://www.rfeoilgas.com The Pacific Russia Information Group Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:05:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Accounting, 5th Edition by Anonymous http://www.rfeoilgas.com/fundamentals-of-oil-gas-accounting-5th-edition.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41152 Anonymous Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:18:16 +0000 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/fundamentals-of-oil-gas-accounting-5th-edition.htm#comment-41152 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-4-0._V192240704_.gif" width="64" alt="4.0 out of 5 stars" title="4.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Great resource</b>, <nobr>July 5, 2011</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AR4ABHIISD2FZ?ie=UTF8&tag=gadblo0a-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">George M</span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AR4ABHIISD2FZ?ie=UTF8&tag=gadblo0a-20&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span class="crVerifiedStripe"><b class="h3color tiny" style="margin-right: 0.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</b><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis">(<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase" target="AmazonHelp" onclick="amz_js_PopWin('http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase', 'AmazonHelp', 'width=400,height=500,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,status=1');return false; ">What's this?</a>)</span></span> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Accounting, 5th Edition (Hardcover)</b> </div> I really enjoyed this book. The industry specific accounting practices are a great resource even for experienced Accountants who are new to the O&G industry. 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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great resource, July 5, 2011
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I really enjoyed this book. The industry specific accounting practices are a great resource even for experienced Accountants who are new to the O&G industry. It is worth the price… and I will continue to use it as reference material.

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]]> Comment on Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Accounting, 5th Edition by BrentB67 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/fundamentals-of-oil-gas-accounting-5th-edition.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41151 BrentB67 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:41:54 +0000 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/fundamentals-of-oil-gas-accounting-5th-edition.htm#comment-41151 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 19 of 19 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" width="64" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Excellent Starting Point</b>, <nobr>February 8, 2010</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A3JQUJBET5CPNQ?ie=UTF8&tag=gadblo0a-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">BrentB67</span></a> (Dallas, TX USA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3JQUJBET5CPNQ?ie=UTF8&tag=gadblo0a-20&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span class="crVerifiedStripe"><b class="h3color tiny" style="margin-right: 0.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</b><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis">(<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase" target="AmazonHelp" onclick="amz_js_PopWin('http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase', 'AmazonHelp', 'width=400,height=500,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,status=1');return false; ">What's this?</a>)</span></span> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Accounting, 5th Edition (Hardcover)</b> </div> I used a previous version of this text for years and decided to update to the latest. It was a worthwhile investment. If you are thinking of making an investment in upstream energy production or have previous accounting experience and thinking of making a move to energy production this book is a must. <br/><br/>I will also hit a touchy subject in the industry. The industry is largely run by some of the brightest engineers, geologists, and physicists you will ever have the pleasure of meeting. Unfortunately, most of them assume that because of the demanding math background required and their mastery therein that understanding something so 'simple' as accounting or book keeping is beneath them. 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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Starting Point, February 8, 2010
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Accounting, 5th Edition (Hardcover)

I used a previous version of this text for years and decided to update to the latest. It was a worthwhile investment. If you are thinking of making an investment in upstream energy production or have previous accounting experience and thinking of making a move to energy production this book is a must.

I will also hit a touchy subject in the industry. The industry is largely run by some of the brightest engineers, geologists, and physicists you will ever have the pleasure of meeting. Unfortunately, most of them assume that because of the demanding math background required and their mastery therein that understanding something so ‘simple’ as accounting or book keeping is beneath them. This book should be required reading for the technical leaders in the industry to understand the far reaching financial implications of decisions – the world does not all reduce to a net present value calculation with a 10% discount rate.

The examples may be over simplified to somebody with accounting expertise, but for those looking to bridge their knowledge to upstream energy produciton the examples do an outstanding job of demonstrating the concepts outlined in the text.

I haven’t had any luck locating a solutions manual for the outstanding problem sets at the end of each chapter. I did not work through the problems in this edition, but found the experience very valuable in previous editions. I highly recommend anybody working through this for the first time to invest the effort in the problems, but as of this writing I don’t know how you can verify your work.

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]]> Comment on Offshore Jobs – The Work Adventure Of A Lifetime by adrianadam43 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/offshore-jobs-the-work-adventure-of-a-lifetime.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41146 adrianadam43 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:19:37 +0000 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/offshore-jobs-the-work-adventure-of-a-lifetime.htm#comment-41146 somebody can help me find a oil rig of shore jobs as a roustabout somebody can help me find a oil rig of shore jobs as a roustabout

]]> Comment on Nigerian oil union issues shutdown deadline by hoosierhiver http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41138 hoosierhiver Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:32:45 +0000 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm#comment-41138 Sounds like a case for NATO humanitarian bombing. Sounds like a case for NATO humanitarian bombing.

]]> Comment on Nigerian oil union issues shutdown deadline by jamexxxxxx http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41137 jamexxxxxx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:02:49 +0000 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm#comment-41137 theyre dark,evil and black magic motherfuckers theyre dark,evil and black magic motherfuckers

]]> Comment on Nigerian oil union issues shutdown deadline by JUDALATION http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41136 JUDALATION Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:26:15 +0000 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm#comment-41136 FOR GOD SAKES NIGERIA NEEDS ITS OWN REFINARIES! Also, KICK THE GOVERNMENT BUMBS OUT! FOR GOD SAKES NIGERIA NEEDS ITS OWN REFINARIES! Also, KICK THE GOVERNMENT BUMBS OUT!

]]> Comment on Nigerian oil union issues shutdown deadline by geebus80 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41135 geebus80 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:26:19 +0000 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm#comment-41135 IMF needs some humanitarian bombing. Bomb the IMF and save millions of lives that will be lost due to inflated interest rates and unreasonable social reform demands from a monetary institute. IMF needs some humanitarian bombing.

Bomb the IMF and save millions of lives that will be lost due to inflated interest rates and unreasonable social reform demands from a monetary institute.

]]> Comment on Nigerian oil union issues shutdown deadline by DeSwiss http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41134 DeSwiss Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:47 +0000 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm#comment-41134 The IMF must go. The IMF must go.

]]> Comment on Nigerian oil union issues shutdown deadline by AndrewMann552 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41133 AndrewMann552 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:09 +0000 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm#comment-41133 REVOLUTION! REVOLUTION!

]]> Comment on Nigerian oil union issues shutdown deadline by linamar123456 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41132 linamar123456 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:31:36 +0000 http://www.rfeoilgas.com/nigerian-oil-union-issues-shutdown-deadline.htm#comment-41132 The imf wants to squeeze every penny it can The imf wants to squeeze every penny it can

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