Crude oil and natural gas hit peak prices in mid-2014, with U.S. crude oil hitting $107 per barrel in June of last year. Since then, prices have fallen precipitously, reaching a low of less than $50 per barrel for U.S. crude in late January before rising somewhat in recent months and then falling...

The oil and gas industry is driven by the price of its commodity, fossil fuels, which varies—sometimes dramatically. Although huge swings in value are rare, the recent 50 percent drop in the price of oil (with some analysts predicting a drop to $20 per barrel), combined with historically low...

In the past five years nonconventional U.S. oil production has increased more than six-fold and by the end of 2014 had achieved the highest production levels of U.S. crude in 41 years. This explosive growth was fueled by the doubling of exploration and production (E&P) capex in extraction from...

The current chapter on the energy industry would be incomplete without insights from the field. The energy boom and subsequent bust led to some fairly extreme situations caused by some of the unique facets of the energy industry, the locations in which the energy boom played out, and the...

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John Lane is the CEO/managing director of Inglewood Associates LLC, a 10-person consulting firm in Mentor, Ohio. He is a former board member and former president of the TMA Ohio Chapter. He has nearly 40 years of financial, business, and technology experience, serving clients throughout the United...

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John Hyde has joined Graphic Arts Advisors (GAA) as a director and member of the firm’s senior team. He has over 25 years of experience in the print and graphic communications industry and has worked with numerous clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, family succession planning,...

TMA Delegation Meets with U.S. Ambassador to China A TMA delegation comprised of professionals working in the People’s Republic of China met with U.S. Ambassador Max Baucus and members of his senior staff in Beijing in July. The private meeting gave members of the delegation the opportunity to...

Even though default rates and corporate Chapter 11 filings remain at historic lows, a number of industries have been experiencing financial distress, including oil and gas, retail, higher education, and food processing. Hot topics affecting restructurings in all industries include potential limits...