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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Lower Coal Production, Coal-to-Gas Shift Holding Keys to Higher NatGas Prices, Says Barclays
With supple storage, near-term relief is off the table, but U.S. natural gas prices should begin to recover as production continues to decline, gas-fired generation continues to increase and a forecasted hotter-than-usual summer gets underway, analysts said Monday.
April 11, 2016
Probability of European NatGas ‘Price War’ Increasing as U.S. LNG Heads Overseas
Russia’s state-owned OAO Gazprom last year remained the champion of global natural gas production, and even though volumes were down year/year, the producer appears ready to defend its position as U.S. gas exports head to Europe, according to an analysis by Societe Generale (SG).
April 8, 2016
Gastar Now STACK-Focused Pure Play
Houston-based Gastar Exploration Inc. has become a pure-play Midcontinent producer focused on Oklahoma’s stacked reservoirs after completing the sale of its Appalachian portfolio.
April 8, 2016
Bullish on NatGas Prices? Not Until 2017, Says TPH
U.S. natural gas prices are going to be sluggish this year as the oversupply slowly is whittled down, but analysts said falling rigs and delayed pipeline projects should lead to a bullish recovery in 2017.
April 7, 2016
Justice Sues to Scuttle Halliburton, Baker Merger
Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc. said Wednesday they would fight a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department to prevent the mega-merger, which claims the tie-up would eliminate “significant” head-to-head competition.
April 6, 2016
Halliburton, Baker Pledge to ‘Vigorously’ Defend Against DOJ Attempt to Block Merger
Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc. said they will fight Justice Department efforts to block their pending $34.6 billion merger, claiming government officials reached the wrong conclusion in assessing the transaction and charged the action is counterproductive in light of the challenges now being experienced by the global energy industry.
April 6, 2016
Automation, Expanded LNG Use in Transportation On Horizon
Fully automated drilling operations, autonomous pipeline inspections and the expanded use of natural gas to fuel trucks and railways are likely to be at the forefront by 2025 as technology makes gains in the upstream industry, industry consultant DNV GL said.
April 6, 2016
‘Phenomenal’ Fracture Core Samples from Permian Test Site Called A Game Changer
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), working with the Gas Technology Institute, Laredo Petroleum Inc. and other industry partners, has collected what may be the world’s most comprehensive hydraulic fracturing research dataset in unconventional shale at a test site in the Permian Basin.
April 6, 2016
Freeport-McMoRan’s E&P Management Team Ousted
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., which spent more than $9 billion in late 2012 to build its U.S. oil and natural gas business, on Tuesday said the executive management team of its exploration and production arm has been sacked.
April 5, 2016
DCP Lays Off 10% More of Workforce, Cuts Spending
Denver-based DCP Midstream LLC, the largest natural gas processor in the country, has reduced its workforce by 10% and slashed capital spending for 2016.
April 5, 2016