T. Boone Pickens
Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. (T. Boone) is an American businessman and investor who is the head of private equity firm BP Capital Management. During the 1980's, Pickens helped Mesa Petroleum became one of the first independent oil companies to use mergers and acquisitions to promote growth rather than just exploration. Pickens' most notable takeover bid was for Gulf Oil during the 80's, landing him on the cover of Time magazine.
T. Boone successfully predicted that crude oil would cross $100 per barrel in 2008. His oil predections are market moving.
DENVER, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A lunch with Warren Buffet was just auctioned off at $2.1 million for charity. But according to Eric O'Keefe, editor of The Land Report, sitting down for a one-on-two lunch with T. Boone Pickens and Ted Turner, two pioneering entrepreneurs, was priceless. Pickens is featured on the new Fall cover of the magazine, where he reveals in depth his highly publicized The Pickens Plan, including plans to build a $10 ...
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- More than one million Americans have joined T. Boone Pickens and his Pickens Army in their fight to reduce this country's dependence on foreign oil. The Pickens Army reached its goal of one million members in just three months. "In less than a month, the next President of the United States will be elected. The million people who have joined the Pickens Army are sending a strong message to the candidates that America cannot continue on this path of spending as much as $700 billion a ...
Environmental, taxpayer, consumer, business and labor groups gather in Sacramento today to launch campaign to defeat oil tycoon's "$10 billion boondoggle" SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A diverse coalition of organizations - representing nearly every side of every issue on the political spectrum - gathered in Sacramento today to launch the campaign to defeat Proposition 10 -Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Picken's $10 billion money grab. Prop 10 is a measure on the November California ballot that calls for $5 billion in state bonds to primarily subsidize purchasers of natural gas powered trucks, along with modest investments in renewable energy development. T. Boone Pickens' Clean Energy Fuels Corporation wrote Prop 10 and has already donated nearly $8 million to the "Yes" campaign. Bond payments would cost California ...
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A national survey of more than 1,000 likely voters released by The Tarrance Group and Lake Research Partners found overwhelming support for the Pickens Plan. After hearing a brief description of the Plan, 84% of respondents favored its approach to cut down oil imports from their current 70% level. The likely voters surveyed also expressed a strong belief that the nation is facing an energy crisis. Fully 92 percent of those surveyed believe we are already in, or are heading into, an energy crisis. But, those surveyed were skeptical of Congress or the new Administration in Washington to pass legislation supporting the plan next year. About 50% said that they had "very little confidence" or "no confidence at all" to get that done. "As Americans watched and listened attentively to the discussion between the candidates last night, they heard a lot of talk about energy, but no ...
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The T. Boone Pickens Foundation has awarded Big Brothers Big Sisters of America a five-year $3 million grant that will provide professionally supported mentoring services to many more children of deployed military. With more than 700,000 American children having at least one parent deployed with the U.S. Military, the grant could not be more timely and necessary. "This generous gift will profoundly improve the ...
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Oklahoma's First Wind Energy Conference Planned for December 2 and 3 in Oklahoma City
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T. Boone Pickens To Host Presidential Debate e-Rally With Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope
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Oklahoma's First Wind Energy Conference Planned for December 2 and 3 in Oklahoma City
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T. Boone Pickens Statement on Meeting with Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin
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T. Boone Pickens Expects Rescue Plan to Be Passed on Thursday -CNBC
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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Opens New Office in Austin
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T. Boone Pickens Funds Down Approximately $1 Billion
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Harvard Club in NYC on 9/24 - IEA Launches 'Pathways to Prosperity' Symposium: Heads of State & Economic Ministers, Harvard Experts, & Top Business Leaders Address the Current Crisis
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T. Boone Pickens Says Oil Will Return to $150/Bbl Next Year -DJ
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Premier Power CEO on Pending Solar ITC
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Gov. Richardson Signs Pickens Pledge Joining More Than 300,000 Americans Who Want to End Our Addiction to Foreign Oil
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Alliance for Sustainable Colorado's "Big Tent" Event a Big Success
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Chesapeake Energy's CEO (CHK) Aubrey McClendon Feels Pain Of Recent Stock Purchases
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Christopher Buckley, Alexandra Fuller, T. Boone Pickens and Amanda Hesser Among Phenomenal Lineup of Authors at 2008 Texas Book Festival
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Schedule of Upcoming Luncheons at the National Press Club
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Video: Chesapeake Energy Corporation Unveils National Campaign to Encourage Switch From Foreign Oil to American Natural Gas in U.S. Transportation Sector
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T. Boone Pickens, Chairman of BP Capital Management, Duncan Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext, and Hugh Grant, CEO of Monsanto, Among Those to Be Webcast at SABEW Fall Workshop, September 8-9
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T. Boone Pickens Doesn't See Oil Moving Below $100 -CNBC
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T. Boone Pickens Responds To NBC's Rejection Of Pickens New Ad
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T. Boone Pickens Comments on NBC's Rejection of Latest Pickens Plan Ad
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Schedule of Upcoming Luncheons at the National Press Club
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Bloggers Stream LIVE, Online Video Coverage From The Big Tent at the Democratic National Convention Through Leading Live Streaming Partner, uStream
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Energy Independence Within Reach
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Sierra Club Plans Action-Packed Schedule at Democratic National Convention
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Schedule of Upcoming Luncheons at the National Press Club
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LIUNA and LECET Leverage Windfarm Construction Labor Expertise to Win National Agreement for Wind Power Projects, an Industrial Info News Alert
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T. Boone Pickens Statement on Meeting With U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) in Reno, Nevada
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T. Boone Pickens Statement on Meeting with U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) in Aspen, Colorado
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National Poll: Americans Say T. Boone Pickens' Energy Independence Plan Can Work. But Most Expect Congress to Sink the Plan
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Form 13F-HR BP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L For: Jun 30
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T. Boone Pickens Says Oil Could Drop As Low As $110, But No Lower Than $100 A Barrel
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Ford's Theatre Campaign and Renovations are on Track
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Update: National Clean Energy Summit on August 19 to Define Clean Energy Policy Agenda for Delivery to Democratic and Republican National Conventions
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Wall Street Media Presents Exclusive CEO Video from the B. Riley & Co. 2nd Annual Cash Rich Tech Stock (CRTS) III Conference
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The Vehicle Production Group LLC ('VPG') Completes $160 Million Equity Financing Led by Perseus L.L.C.
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Big Wind in South Dakota, an Industrial Info News Alert
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NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet/August 18-25 2008 Double Issue
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Wall Street Media Presents Exclusive Videos from the Pacific Crest Technology Leadership Forum
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T. Boone Pickens Statement on U.S. Senator Barack Obama's (D-IL) Speech on U.S. Energy Policy
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Environmental Power Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results and Provides Business Update
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Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. Reports Year Ended April 30, 2008 as First Revenue Producing Year
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T. Boone Pickens Sells Entire Stake in Yahoo! (YHOO) at a Loss
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Wind Power: Pickens Lobbies, While China Acts
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Wall Street Media Presents Exclusive Videos
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T. Boone Pickens to Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee: National Security Is Jeopardized by Crippling $700 Billion Dependence on Foreign Oil from Countries We Cannot Trust with
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Unifies Nation's Leaders at National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas to Chart America's Clean Energy Future
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T. Boone Pickens Responds to Al Gore's Climate Speech
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Cramer: First Solar (FSLR) is a Play on Obama
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Carl Icahn & Friends Whiff On Yahoo (YHOO)
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Citron Research Issues Follow-Up Negative Report on American Superconductor (AMSC)
