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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BHP Taking $2.8B Charge Against U.S. Onshore Assets
BHP Billiton Ltd., whose U.S. onshore portfolio has been slammed by misfires for more than two years, on Wednesday said it expected to write down $2.8 billion pretax, mostly for a natural gas-focused field in the Eagle Ford Shale.
July 16, 2015
Most Significant Onshore Drilling Efficiency Gains ‘Behind Us,’ Says Bernstein
Exploration and production (E&P) operators in the U.S. onshore have been "racing toward perfection" when it…
July 15, 2015
Atlantic OCS Survey Permitting No One-Step Process, BOEM Chief Tells House Subcommittee
Industry is anxious to move forward with geological surveys of the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to discover the potential of natural gas and oil resources, but input from myriad federal agencies is slowing down those plans, a House subcommittee was told Tuesday.
July 15, 2015
Mexico Awards Two Leases to One Consortium in Historic GOM Auction
Mexico's first-ever auction opening the oil and natural gas industry to private and foreign investment Wednesday awarded two shallow water leaseholds…
July 15, 2015
Most Significant Onshore Drilling Efficiency Gains ‘Behind Us,’ Says Bernstein
Exploration and production (E&P) operators in the U.S. onshore have been “racing toward perfection” when it comes to improving efficiencies in their drilling operations, but they’ve squeezed about all they can from the wells, according to one analyst.
July 15, 2015
Atlantic OCS Survey Permitting No One-Step Process, BOEM Chief Tells House Subcommittee
Industry is anxious to move forward with geological surveys of the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to discover the potential of natural gas and oil resources, but input from myriad federal agencies is slowing down those plans, a House subcommittee was told Tuesday.
July 15, 2015
Mexico’s first-ever auction opening the oil and natural gas industry to private and foreign investment Wednesday awarded two shallow water leaseholds in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to a single consortium.
Mexico’s first-ever auction opening the oil and natural gas industry to private and foreign investment Wednesday awarded two shallow water leaseholds in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to a single consortium.
July 15, 2015
Natural Gas Onshore Output Rises Year/Year, But Edging Down in August, EIA Says
U.S. natural gas production is expected to be higher in August from a year ago in six of seven major onshore basins, but output has begun to weaken as associated production slumps from the pullback in oil drilling, according to data compiled by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
July 14, 2015
WPX CEO Says RKI’s Permian Portfolio ‘The Whole Enchilada’
Natural gas producer WPX Energy Inc. on Tuesday agreed to buy RKI Exploration & Production LLC’s Permian Basin operations in a transaction worth $2.75 billion…
July 14, 2015
WPX CEO Says RKI’s Permian Portfolio ‘The Whole Enchilada’
Natural gas producer WPX Energy Inc. on Tuesday agreed to buy RKI Exploration & Production LLC’s Permian Basin operations in a transaction worth $2.75 billion, which would increase liquids reserves by one-third and substantially add to the drilling inventory.
July 14, 2015