Petroleum Accounting and Financial Management Journal

Fall/Winter 2017 Vol. 36 № 3
How the New Lease Guidance Will Affect the Upstream Sector 1
Linda Nichols

Looks at the new U.S. leasing rules and how they will affect upstream companies.

How the New Lease Guidance Will Affect the Upstream Sector. Nichols, Linda, Fall/Winter 2017, pp. 1‑10.

Oil and Gas Midstream Update: Where Are We and How Did We Get Here? 11
Richard Moore

This article gives an update on natural gas and oil midstream investment, capacity and forecasted production.

Oil and Gas Midstream Update: Where Are We and How Did We Get Here? Moore, Richard, Fall/Winter 2017, pp. 11‑18.

Equity Income and Energy Sector Firms: The Association with Credit Ratings 19
Brett D. Cotten, Mark G. McCarthy, Douglas K. Schneider

This study presents analysis examining the relative size of equity income to income from continuing operations within the energy sector. In addition, equity income is examined within a regression model to determine if it is associated with the credit ratings of equity sector firms.

Equity Income and Energy Sector Firms: The Association with Credit Ratings. Cotten Brett D.; McCarthy, Mark G.; Schneider, Douglas K., Fall/Winter 2017, pp. 19‑33.

Predicting Oil Demand: An Exponential Growth? Linear Regression vs. Logarithm Transformation 34
Patricio Torres-Palacio

This article discusses how oil demand and production affects economics, some of the historical prediction patterns, estimating oil demand using linear regression and logarithm transformation.

Predicting Oil Demand: An Exponential Growth? Linear Regression vs. Logarithm Transformation. Torres-Palacio, Patricio, Fall/Winter 2017, pp. 34‑93.

Climate and Science 94
Robert P. Smith

The author discusses the state of Earth's climate, what related science represents, knowledge and fact climate changes, the two sides of the argument and the role of media.

Climate and Science. Smith, Robert P., Fall/Winter 2017, pp. 94‑131.