Carolyn Davis joined the editorial staff of Intelligence Press Inc. in Houston in May, 2000. Prior to that, she covered regulatory issues for environmental and occupational safety and health publications. She also has worked as a reporter for several daily newspapers in Texas, including the Waco Tribune-Herald, the Temple Daily Telegram and the Killeen Daily Herald. She attended Texas A&M University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Houston.
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ExxonMobil Says One Climate Change Probe ‘Chilling,’ Violates Constitutional Rights
ExxonMobil Corp. has asked a Texas court to quash a subpoena issued last month that is seeking decades of documents for an investigation into whether the supermajor covered up information about how its fossil fuels production may contribute to climate change.
April 15, 2016
NTE Investing $2B to Build Three More East Coast NatGas-Fired Plants
NTE Energy, which recently began building two natural gas-fired combined-cycle facilities in North Carolina and Ohio, said Friday it would invest $2 billion more to build three more gas-fired plants, including another in North Carolina and in Ohio, as well as in Connecticut.
April 15, 2016
Goodrich Files Chapter 11, While Linn Holds Off Creditors For Another Month
Houston-based Goodrich Petroleum Corp. on Friday joined the ranks of U.S. energy firms that are unable to keep up with debt payments, filing to voluntarily restructure under Chapter 11. Meanwhile, Linn Energy LLC made some of its required interest payments, but it faces a steep financial hurdle over the coming month.
April 15, 2016
BP Shareholders Reject Dudley’s Pay Raise; Chairman Says, ‘We Hear You’
BP plc shareholders staged a rare protest at the usually sedate annual meeting in London Thursday, roundly rejecting a decision to increase CEO Bob Dudley’s 2015 compensation by 20%, despite massive job cuts and record losses.
April 14, 2016
Energy XXI Files Bankruptcy Restructuring Plan, Capping Months of Uncertainty
Energy XXI Ltd., close to $3 billion in debt, on Thursday filed a restructuring plan for voluntary bankruptcy protection, ending months of uncertainty about the Gulf of Mexico-focused operator.
April 14, 2016
Interior’s Sweeping Offshore Drilling Rule Designed to Improve Safety, But Draws Industry Ire
The Obama administration’s updated offshore drilling regulations issued Thursday, designed to overhaul safety practices and equipment to prevent another Macondo-like tragedy, were barely out of the gate before industry — and its critics — pounced. Producers said the costs are too high, while conservation groups say the rules don’t go far enough.
April 14, 2016
BP Shareholders Reject Dudley’s Pay Raise; Chairman Says, ‘We Hear You’
BP plc shareholders staged a rare protest at the usually sedate annual meeting in London Thursday, roundly rejecting a decision to increase CEO Bob Dudley’s 2015 compensation by 20%, despite massive job cuts and record losses.
April 14, 2016
Energy XXI Files Bankruptcy Restructuring Plan, Capping Months of Uncertainty
Energy XXI Ltd., close to $3 billion in debt, on Thursday filed a restructuring plan for voluntary bankruptcy protection, ending months of uncertainty about the Gulf of Mexico-focused operator.
April 14, 2016
Interior’s Sweeping Offshore Drilling Rule Designed to Improve Safety, But Draws Industry Ire
The Obama administration’s updated offshore drilling regulations issued Thursday, designed to overhaul safety practices and equipment to prevent another Macondo-like tragedy, were barely out of the gate before industry — and its critics — pounced. Producers said the costs are too high, while conservation groups say the rules don’t go far enough.
April 14, 2016
U.S. Onshore Completion Activity Still in Free Fall, Says Basic Energy
Production-related well servicing business remains steady in the U.S. onshore, but completions continue to decline, Basic Energy Services Inc.’s CEO said Monday.
April 13, 2016