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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Oregon NatGas Utilities Forecasting Higher Prices This Fall
With Oregon’s natural gas storage at its lowest level since 2003, three of the state’s gas providers told regulators this week they expect gas prices to head higher this fall.
July 10, 2014
Chesapeake to be Tried in Michigan for Alleged Auction Bid Rigging
Chesapeake Energy Corp. is facing a criminal trial for allegedly rigging a Michigan lease sale in 2010 with competitor Encana Corp.
July 10, 2014
U.S. Onshore Rig Efficiencies, Production Rates to Improve Even More, Says S&P
U.S. land drillers have increased “only modestly” the number of rigs used from a year ago, but more efficient designs are resulting in more production, a trend likely to continue, a Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) analyst is forecasting.
July 9, 2014
KKR, Riverstone Create Barnett-Rich E&P
Two private equity giants are merging some energy assets to form Trinity River Energy LLC, an exploration and production (E&P) operator that would have a big presence in the venerable Barnett Shale.
July 9, 2014
Petrochemical, Gas-to-Liquids Growth to Spark NatGas Demand Surge, Energy Economists Say
U.S. natural gas demand could be 19-31% higher in 2020 than in 2013 because of new petrochemical and gas-to-liquids (GTL) investments, said energy economists at the University of Texas at Austin (UT).
July 9, 2014
BP Sells Gassy Texas Panhandle, Hugoton Properties to Pantera
The Houston-based arm of BP plc expects to complete a transaction by the end of the month to hand off some of its natural gas-rich properties in the Texas Panhandle and Texas Hugoton field to Pantera Energy Co. for $390 million.
July 8, 2014
Newbuild Surplus Puts Pressure on U.S. Offshore Drillers
The supply of vessels for U.S. offshore drilling has led to a surplus following several years of new construction, which in turn has cut into the dayrates, but healthy commodity prices should keep the credit profiles stable for at least another year, according to a report by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P).
July 8, 2014
Producers Sway Top 20 in Fortune Global 500
The latest Fortune Global 500 for 2014 again is weighted to oil and natural gas producers, with China strengthening from a year ago.
July 8, 2014
Not All Fracks Are Equal, Especially in the U.S. Onshore
Operators large and small are pushing the envelope to extract more oil and natural gas from the rocks in the U.S. onshore, all the while keeping their eyes on reducing costs. It’s not easy, according to top executives of super independent Apache Corp. and privately held Liberty Resources.
July 3, 2014
Appeals Court Tosses Challenges to NY-NJ Gas Pipeline to New York Metro Area
A petition challenging FERC’s order granting a certificate to build a natural gas pipeline that would connect New York and New Jersey was rejected Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
July 2, 2014