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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North America Onshore Geological Risk Lower Than Ever, Says Baker CEO
No matter how volatile the global political scenario becomes for oil and gas markets, North America will remain in a more solid position because the unconventionals have provided operators with predictability that can’t be found anywhere else in the world, Baker Hughes Inc.’s CEO said Thursday.
October 16, 2014
U.S. Unconventional Oil More Immune to Global Crude Price, Says IEA
Even if crude oil prices were to drop to $80.00/bbl, U.S. unconventional oil from tight fields should remain profitable, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
October 15, 2014
Natural Gas Boom a Catch-22 in Slowing GHG Emissions, Say Researchers
Using plentiful and inexpensive natural gas alone won’t slow the growth of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the long-term and may in fact contribute to it, according to an analysis by a team of scientists and researchers who worked with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
October 15, 2014
Atlas Resource Readies Standalone E&P Following Targa-Atlas Energy $7.7B Combo
Atlas Resource Partners LP (ARP) executives plan to put a herculean effort toward demonstrating the value of the exploration and production (E&P) assets as it prepares to spin off from its parent following a merger agreement with Targa Resources Corp.
October 14, 2014
American Midstream’s Purchase of Costar Bolsters Onshore NatGas, Oil Services
Adding to a string of acquisitions over the past year, Denver-based American Midstream Partners LP on Tuesday completed a $470 million deal to acquire Dallas-based Costar Midstream LLC, boosting its natural gas gathering abilities in the Permian Basin and in East Texas, and giving it leverage in the oil-rich Bakken Shale.
October 14, 2014
Halliburton Extends Frack Sand Agreement With Hi-Crush
In a sign suggesting that the U.S. unconventional boom is not abating, Halliburton Co. has extended an agreement with Hi-Crush Partners LP to increase through 2018 its annual Northern White sand volumes.
October 14, 2014
Targa, Atlas to Merge Midstream Operations in $7.7B Deal
Affiliates of U.S. midstream giants Targa Resources Corp. and Atlas Energy LP on Monday agreed to combine their natural gas and oil operations in a transaction worth $7.7 billion that would merge systems serving the Permian and Williston basins, Midcontinent, East/South Texas, the Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.
October 13, 2014
Pemex Awards Subsea Contract for Lakach Field
The first deepwater subsea project to be developed by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has been awarded to OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger Ltd. company, for the natural gas-rich Lakach field offshore Mexico.
October 13, 2014
WPX Cowboys Up, With Western Portfolio Now Sole Focus
WPX Energy Inc. is hauling its rigs and equipment out West and will keep the drillbit going in only three states — North Dakota, New Mexico and Colorado — with the balance of the portfolio, including Appalachia, on the sales block, the Tulsa-based operator said.
October 9, 2014
Declining Crude Prices May Cause Pause in Onshore Boom, Say Analysts
Stagnant natural gas prices led exploration and production (E&P) companies to move their drillbits to more lucrative liquids. Now, declining crude prices may cause a pause in some of the booming onshore areas as well, analysts believe.
October 9, 2014