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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Antero Laying Off Half of Land Brokers Across Country
Antero Resources Corp. is laying off about half of its land broker workforce, spread across Ohio, western West Virginia, Oklahoma and Texas, to move more money to Appalachia development, a top executive said Tuesday.
January 6, 2015
BLM OKs 3,700-Plus Onshore Drilling Permits in 2014
More than 3,700 onshore drilling permits were approved in fiscal 2014 (FY2014) by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), on par with 2013, and “half-again as many authorizations” than the industry used to drill on public lands last year, federal officials said Tuesday.
January 6, 2015
Raymond James Slashes U.S. NatGas Price Outlook to $3.00
U.S. natural gas prices are going to be “meaningfully lower” than most currently expect in 2015, but West Texas Intermediate (WTI) should bottom in the first half of the year, analysts with Raymond James & Associates predicted Monday.
January 5, 2015
U.S. Rig Count Seen Falling Hard and Fast
The U.S. rig count should fall “further and faster” than consensus this year, with oil prices eventually stabilizing, but the outlook for domestic natural gas prices is worse than it was four months ago, according to Raymond James & Associates Inc.
January 5, 2015
McClendon’s Appalachian E&Ps to Merge
American Energy Partners LP (AELP), founded by Aubrey McClendon and privately owned, said Monday it would combine the Utica and Marcellus operations in an all-stock transaction.
January 5, 2015
E&Ps May Spend Less But Still Produce More, Say Analysts
More upstream capital expenditures (capex) will be cut over the coming weeks as sliding commodity prices set in gear a new equilibrium for the industry through 2015. However, like North America’s unconventional natural gas, spending cuts may do nothing to stop the sustained flow of domestic oil, according to Goldman Sachs.
December 22, 2014
Shell’s GOM Inspections Add Aerial Drones to Toolbox
Four companies recently were cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly commercial drones, including one that will be conducting flyovers of Gulf of Mexico (GOM) oil and gas structures for a unit of Royal Dutch Shell plc.
December 22, 2014
Sheridan Prowling For Producing Fields in U.S. Onshore
Houston-based Sheridan Production Partners has raised $1.5 billion in equity commitments to acquire more onshore producing properties in the United States, the privately held producer said Wednesday.
December 18, 2014
Chevron Tables Canada Beaufort Drilling Plans on ‘Economic Uncertainty’
Chevron Corp. is putting on indefinite hold plans to drill in Canada’s Beaufort Sea because of “economic uncertainty” in the industry.
December 18, 2014
Papa Steps Down From EOG Board
Mark G. Papa, 67, who retired at the end of 2013 as chairman and CEO of EOG Resources Inc., has stepped down from the company’s board of directors for personal reasons.
December 18, 2014