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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U.S. Tight Oil Plays Accelerating M&A Activity
North American upstream merger and acquisition (M&A) activity accelerated in the first half of this year from a year ago, dominated by onshore tight oil transactions in the United States, according to BMO Capital.
September 16, 2014
Two More Onshore E&Ps Taking IPO Route
Two private equity-based onshore independents are preparing to launch public offerings, with Colorado’s Vantage Energy Inc. setting terms to raise $601 million, and Texas-based Energy & Exploration Partners Inc. (ENXP) proposing a fundraising target of $400 million.
September 15, 2014
Consensus for Static, Lower U.S. NatGas Prices Through 2015
It’s turned into a general consensus among the leading energy prognosticators: natural gas prices aren’t headed upward for a sustained period anytime soon.
September 15, 2014
Continental COO Resigns; No Replacement Named
Continental Resources Inc. President and COO Rick Bott resigned on Thursday to “pursue other opportunities,” the Oklahoma City-based operator announced. It was news that was unexpected by the market.
September 12, 2014
Treasury Sanctions Threaten ExxonMobil, Rosneft Projects
Sanctions imposed on Friday by the Obama administration threaten to choke billions in joint development agreements between Russia’s OAO Rosneft to drill for Arctic and unconventional oil and gas with ExxonMobil Corp.
September 12, 2014
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