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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’s Natural Gas-Rich Hadrian South Ramps Up in Deepwater GOM

Hadrian South, a natural gas-rich prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM), has started up with full capacity targeting gross production of 300 MMcf/d of natural gas and 3,000 b/d of liquids, operator ExxonMobil Corp. said Monday.

March 30, 2015

Speculative U.S. E&Ps Sinking in Moody’s Ratings; Gas-Focused Fare Better Than Oil-Based

Preserving liquidity has become the name of the game, as U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies continue to look for ways to remain viable in the current oil/gas price downturn.

March 30, 2015

Breitburn Secures $1B Investment for ‘Strategic Opportunities’

Energy debt specialist EIG Global Energy Partners has agreed to invest $1 billion in onshore explorer Breitburn Energy Partners LP, which the producer said it would use to repay debt and pursue “strategic opportunities as they arise.”

March 30, 2015
Slowing, But No Decline, Expected in U.S. Natural Gas Output Through 2015

Slowing, But No Decline, Expected in U.S. Natural Gas Output Through 2015

U.S. natural gas production should peak in May or June, but summer output is going to be higher than it was a year ago, analysts with Genscape Inc. said Wednesday.

March 27, 2015
S&P Cuts 2015 Natural Gas Price Assumptions by 75 Cents

S&P Cuts 2015 Natural Gas Price Assumptions by 75 Cents

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) on Thursday lowered its Henry Hub natural gas price assumption to $2.75/MMBtu in 2015, down 75 cents from a forecast in January.

March 27, 2015

Halliburton, Baker Merger On Track Following Shareholder OK

Nearly all shareholders voting Friday for the proposed combination of Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc. approved the mega-merger, which would bring together the No. 2 and No. 3 global oilfield service companies.

March 27, 2015

More Piceance Natural Gas, Oil Development Eyed in BLM’s Proposal

A proposal that could allow more natural gas and oil development across 1.7 million acres of Colorado’s Piceance Basin for the next 20 years was unveiled Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The agency said the proposal could yield more than 7.5 Tcf of natural gas over the period.

March 27, 2015

NPC Recommends Moving North to Alaska to Replenish Natural Gas, Oil Reserves

Unconventional drilling in the Lower 48 has revitalized U.S. natural gas and oil production, but it’s time to explore abundant reserves in Alaska, where an existing reserve base of 920 Tcf and 38 billion bbl of liquids awaits development, the National Petroleum Council (NPC) said Friday.

March 27, 2015
U.S. Natural Gas Supply to Overwhelm Demand This Summer, Says Genscape

U.S. Natural Gas Supply to Overwhelm Demand This Summer, Says Genscape

U.S. natural gas supplies should be about 3.1 Bcf/d higher this summer than a year ago, but incremental demand is forecast to be lower, which would keep the markets long through the injection season, Genscape Inc. analysts said Wednesday.

March 26, 2015

More Cautious U.S. E&P Spending Ahead as ‘New Normal’ Emerges

The “new normal” for U.S. unconventional developments may be more caution and less enthusiasm when it comes to spending, Schlumberger Ltd. CEO Paal Kibsgaard told a New Orleans audience on Monday.

March 25, 2015