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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Industrial Internet Driving Force Behind GE’s Oil, Gas Business
Natural gas pipeline operators may be able to better understand the condition of their critical assets through a technology that integrates networked software with complex physical machinery, today more commonly known as the industrial internet.
September 11, 2014
Statoil’s Bakken Gas Flaring Pilot Moves to Commercial Operations
A pilot project to capture associated natural gas from oil wells in North Dakota is being commercialized, and the technology likely will be marketed in the Permian Basin, a project sponsor said Wednesday.
September 11, 2014
Researchers Chipping Away at Cheaper Flowback Water Treatments
Biochar, an agricultural waste product that attracts and retains water, may be a safe and inexpensive way to treat flowback water from hydraulic fracturing (fracking), according to Texas researchers.
September 10, 2014
Far-Reaching Economic Impact in Permian’s Resurgence
Exploration and production companies, as well as oilfield service operators, are paying education, housing and transportation costs to lure experienced and novice workers to the swollen oil and natural gas fields of the Permian Basin.
September 10, 2014
Sand Demand at ‘Tipping Point,’ as U.S. Silica Builds Out Capacity
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. is pumping up its sand capacity in response to surging onshore demand in the proppant market, with 3.8 million tons of new northern white hydraulic fracturing (frack) sand coming online by mid-2016.
September 10, 2014
UK Government Lends Support to BP in Supreme Court Fight
The British government has lent support to BP plc in its U.S. Supreme Court fight over who and what should get paid to claimants in the 2010 Macondo well blowout.
September 9, 2014
Encana Adds Options With PrairieSky Sale, Says CFO
Encana Corp. put more flexibility in its balance sheet, including the ability to make acquisitions, by agreeing to sell its remaining stakes in PrairieSky Royalty Ltd., CFO Sherri Brillon said Tuesday.
September 9, 2014
Chesapeake Faces Racketeering Trial in Michigan
Chesapeake Energy Corp. on Tuesday was ordered to proceed to trial in a Michigan court on one count of racketeering and 20 counts of false pretenses for allegedly defrauding private landowners in the summer of 2010.
September 9, 2014
People
Kimberly A. Ross has been appointed senior vice president and CFO of Baker Hughes Inc. effective Oct. 22. She currently serves as executive vice president (EVP) and CFO of Avon Products Inc. and previously was EVP and CFO of Royal Ahold NV, where she had worked beginning in 2001. Ross earned a bachelor of arts degree in accounting from the University of South Florida and is a certified public accountant. “Her extensive record of accomplishments spans several industries and is a testament to her effective partnering with operational leaders in various geographies and business environments,” said Baker CEO Martin Craighead. Peter Ragauss is to continue as CFO until Ross comes aboard.
September 9, 2014
Raymond James Drops NatGas Price Forecasts on ‘Staggering’ Onshore Output
Given that domestic production has been “through the roof” this summer, analysts with Raymond James & Associates on Monday adjusted natural gas prices lower for the fourth quarter, for 2015 and the longer term.
September 8, 2014