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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SNC-Lavalin Sees North American Unconventional Growth in Merger
Canada services giant SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is merging with Kentz Corp. Ltd. to create a global tier one engineering and construction (E&C) firm with a bigger presence in key growth regions, including North America’s onshore, management said Monday.
June 23, 2014
Surge in U.S. Well Completions Predicted After ‘Abnormally High Backlogs’ in 1Q2014
Global exploration and production (E&P) spending in 2014 should increase for the fifth year in a row, with the largest gains again in North America (NAM), a Barclays Capital annual survey has determined.
June 20, 2014
Mississippi Offshore Drilling Plan Rejected as Inadequate
An attempt by the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) to lease parts of the Mississippi Sound for natural gas drilling stalled Thursday after a judge said the economic impact review was inadequate.
June 20, 2014
No Such Thing as ‘Core of the Core,’ Says Chesapeake’s Lawler
Onshore explorers that boast about holding and developing the “core of the core” won’t find a fan in Chesapeake Energy Corp. CEO Doug Lawler. He doesn’t think there’s any such thing.
June 19, 2014
North America’s Energy Resources to Create ‘Titan of Unprecedented Proportions’ by 2020
North America’s unconventional oil boom, which quickly has risen to prominence to rule with its twin natural gas, will make the continent a global energy trading partner nonpareil within five years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday.
June 18, 2014
Shell Prepares Launch of U.S. Midstream Partnership
Royal Dutch Shell plc said Wednesday its Houston-based midstream subsidiary plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange in the second half of the year.
June 18, 2014
Noble Takes Interests in BP’s Deepwater Atwater Valley GOM Prospects
Noble Energy Inc. is buying into 17 leases owned by BP Exploration & Production Inc. in the promising Atwater Valley (AV) region of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM), an area that drew some big spenders in the March federal lease sale.
June 17, 2014
North America Oil Boom ‘Consistently’ Defying Expectations, Says IEA Chief
The shale and light tight oil (LTO) supply revolution likely will begin expanding beyond North America before the end of the decade — sooner than expected — as several countries seek to replicate the U.S. success story, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday.
June 17, 2014
BP Agrees to 20-Year LNG Supply Contract with China
BP plc clinched a 20-year contract this week worth close to $20 billion to supply China with liquefied natural gas (LNG), including from a proposed export plant in Freeport, TX, Group CEO Bob Dudley said Tuesday. A similar agreement between Royal Dutch Shell plc and China also is said to be nearing completion.
June 17, 2014
U.S. Top NatGas Producer, North America Only Region with Above-Average Consumption, Says BP
North America was the only region in the world with above-average growth in natural gas consumption last year, and the United States remained the world’s leading gas producer, albeit at a slower pace, BP plc reported Monday in its highly anticipated annual energy economic review.
June 16, 2014