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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Halliburton in Merger Talks with Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes Inc. affirmed it is in preliminary discussions with Halliburton Co. regarding a potential merger, a blockbuster prospect for North America’s onshore and offshore operators — and for Houston as well, where the oilfield giants are headquartered.
November 14, 2014
TPH Cuts NatGas Price Forecast, Sees Supply Trumping Demand to 2019
Continuing supply growth, unmatched in the next couple of years by significant demand increases, has led leading Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. (TPH) to cut its long term price forecast by 50 cents to $4.00/Mcf.
November 14, 2014
Halliburton-Baker Tie-Up Could Dominate North America’s Pressure Pumping Market
If a merger between Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc. were to come to fruition, with preliminary discussions confirmed, the combination could create an oilfield services (OFS) behemoth, which in the North American onshore would translate into a drilling and completion (D&C) beast.
November 14, 2014
Marked Production Growth Ahead for Deepwater GOM, Says Wood Mackenzie
Production in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) should hit a new peak of 1.9 million boe/d in 2016, driven by new developments and older field expansions, which would be the first time production would surpass the previous record in 2009, Wood Mackenzie is forecasting.
November 13, 2014
Small, Midsize U.S. Energy Firms Adding Jobs at Faster Pace than Overall Economy
U.S. energy companies, particularly small and midsize businesses, have been adding jobs faster than the overall economy since 2005, a pace that could quicken even more with expanded liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, according to the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council.
November 13, 2014
White House Signals Support for Speedier LNG Export Approval
A bill to speed approvals for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects might get the backing of the Obama administration, with a bit of modification, according to Republican Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota.
November 13, 2014
Halcon Cuts Capex, Rig Count — But Sees 2015 Output Rising 15-20%
Onshore independent Halcon Resources Corp. is slashing its capital budget and will drop almost half of its rigs in 2015, but production year/year still will jump by 15-20%, CEO Floyd Wilson said Tuesday.
November 12, 2014
Proppant Suppliers See No Slowdown for ’15, With Sand Eclipsing Ceramics
Onshore operators have been pumping millions of pounds of sand and ceramic proppants into their fractures (fracks) at a furious pace this year to improve estimated ultimate recoveries (EUR) from new wells and recompletions, a pace that suppliers don’t see slowing down going into 2015.
November 12, 2014
Encana Hits 2017 Targets in 3Q, Cushioned for Volatile Prices, Says CEO
Encana Corp.’s strategic decision last year to balance its weighty natural gas portfolio with more liquids-rich assets propelled profits in the third quarter and enabled the independent to hit targets two years ahead of schedule, CEO Doug Suttles said Wednesday.
November 12, 2014
Natural Gas Still Seen as Most In-Demand Fossil Fuel in 2040, Says IEA
The global demand for natural gas by 2040 is forecast to grow by more than half, the fastest rate among all fossil fuels, with an increasingly flexible trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) offering protection against the risk of supply disruptions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest annual forecast, World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2014.
November 12, 2014