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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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
Shell Ramps Up Second ’14 GOM Deepwater Discovery
Shell Oil Co. has begun producing from the Cardamom deepwater discovery in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), its second subsea startup this year.
September 8, 2014
Permian Spreading Big Money, Low Unemployment Across Region
The empty, windswept plains of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, where tumbleweeds the size of SUVs roll down the highways and blinding dust storms stretch for miles, belie the growing prosperity of rural, mile-wide communities, with some fast food workers making $20/hour and motel rooms going for $400 a night.
September 5, 2014
Stern Agee Cuts 4Q NatGas Price Forecast; Still Bullish on Winter Storage Outlook
Mild summer temperatures led Stern Agee analysts to reset their U.S. natural gas price forecast for 4Q2014, but they remain bullish for the winter storage season.
September 5, 2014
BP Seeking Removal of Macondo Claims Administrator
BP plc is attempting to oust the controversial court-appointed claims administrator of the Macondo oil spill program.
September 4, 2014
Facing Potential Heavy Penalties, BP Will Appeal Judge’s Finding of Gross Negligence
BP plc said Thursday it would appeal a U.S. district court ruling that found it grossly negligent for the April 2010 Macondo well blowout in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, a ruling likely to cost billions in Clean Water Act (CWA) penalties. Contractors Halliburton Co. and Transocean Ltd. also were found negligent, but the court said their share of liability was “considerably less.”
September 4, 2014