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How blockchain could upend M&A and Investment Banking ther deals December 6, 2018 By  James Marshall , Deals Partner, Re-posted by Scott Shields Katy, Scott Shields Houston Imagine partnering with a foreign company run by executives you’ve never actually met, or imagine crowd financing a new film even if it required a big budget? Many investors would shy away from such deals, feeling that the risks were too big or too ambiguous to take on. But given blockchain’s evolution in recent years, we’d be remiss to write off these prospects just yet. Government and business leaders who aren’t already evaluating blockchain through a new lens need to be. The technology has been widely discussed, and much of the focus around its potential uses in M&A deals has thus far been around making the due diligence process more efficient. However, blockchain’s deeper potential use cases span beyond what dealmakers envision today. As a tamper-proof shared ledge...

Monthly U.S. Crude Oil Production Tops 11 Million Barrels Per Day for First Time Ever BY  JOHN GLENNON , SCOTT SHIELDS REPOST, REPOSTED BY SCOTT SHIELDS, HOUSTON, SCOTT SHIELDS KATY  NOV. 01, 2018   Leave a Comment 56 Shares 4   37   4   The Energy Information Administration (EIA)  released  data today that show monthly U.S. crude oil production surpassed 11 million barrels per day (p/d) for the first time time ever in August. This volume of production is more than double the level of crude oil produced by the U.S. in 2008 and confirms  earlier predictions  from the EIA that the U.S. would overtake Russia to become the world’s top crude producer this year: “U.S. crude oil production exceeded the Russian Ministry of Energy’s estimated August production of 11.2 million b/d, making the United States the  leading crude oil producer in the world .” (emphasis added) Reposted by Scott Shields Of course, U.S. ...

Financial Regulation Regulatory Policy North America Top News SEC Chairman Wants to Let More Main Street Investors In on Private Deals Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said he wants to open up new options for individual investors. Photo: brendan mcdermid/Reuters By Dave Michaels Updated Aug. 30, 2018 4:54 p.m. ET NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make it easier for individuals to invest in private companies, including some of the world’s hottest startups, the agency’s chairman said in an interview. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, a Trump appointee wrestling with how to boost flagging interest in public markets , said the commission also wants to take steps to give more individual investors a shot...

According to the Houston Chronicle, Gov. Abbott is reaching out to India indicating he wants to sell the country LNG from Texas.  This is great work; thank the Govenor if you have a chance! Abbott to India: Expand LNG shipments from Texas Also pushing for direct flights to Houston or Dallas By  Mike Ward Updated 4:41 pm, Wednesday, March 28, 2018   1           IMAGE  1  OF  5 Texas Gov. Abbott meets with Indian prime minister  Narendra Modi on March 28, 2018, in New Dehli AUSTIN — In a continuing push to increase trade with India, Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday lobbied top Indian petroleum and energy officials to expand shipments of liquefied natural gas shipments from Texas ports and to establish direct flights with the Lone Star state. Abbott concluded a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by stressing to reporters that b...