March/14/2012 16:51PM
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Reading Steve Jobs biography brought back for me the Amoco brand. Steve was passionate to his dying breath about the Apple brand and what it meant. He believed, and, he proved, if you make great products people will buy them and profits will happen. When he was fired from Apple, and the suits took over, they Read the full article…

July/20/2011 16:47PM
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Until the last few years the US was dominated by integrated oil companies. These were mostly international oil companies that had exploration and production(finding and drilling for oil), transportation, refining, and marketing. As such, they had integrated management from the wellhead to the consumer’s gas tank. First came the mergers, Exxon and Mobil, BP and Read the full article…

June/05/2011 16:17PM
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Our President, Mr. Teflon, is making another big move to keep gasoline prices at $5 a gallon. It’s not the big moves that do all of this, it’s the stealth moves that really are more effective. Even the mainstream media reports on the drilling in the Gulf and no drilling in Alaska. But, very few Read the full article…