Saturday, July 30, 2011

The SEC Has Requested More Information From Shale Gas Producers On Forecasts

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We posted an earlier article that questioned the data used by energy companies to project the productivity of shale gas wells. The article also suggested that the SEC was not diligent in evaluating financial statement by energy companies that made forecasts of future profits that researchers believed to be overly optimistic.

This article explains why the SEC is asking energy companies to provide more information on the assumptions behind their optimistic forecasts.

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