Thomas F. Darden has retired from the Quicksilver Resources Inc. board chairmanship and from his officer position effective Wednesday, the company said. He will remain on the board as a director and chairman emeritus and will continue to work for Quicksilver through the end of the year. He will be focused on pursuing a joint venture in British Columbia’s Horn River Basin, something that the Fort Worth, TX-based company has sought for some time (see Shale Daily, May 8). Darden is to retire from Quicksilver on Dec. 31 but will continue to advise the company on the Horn River development and other projects, the company said. W. Yandell Rogers was elected chairman Wednesday. He has served as an independent director since March 1999.
1999
Articles from 1999
Top North American Gas Marketers (Bcf/d)
Increased natural gas sales by BP plc weren’t enough to overcome mild winter-sparked decreases reported by several other big name companies, resulting in a 4% (5.86 Bcf/d) decline in gas sales transactions in 4Q2012 (135.01 Bcf/d) compared with 4Q2011 (140.87 Bcf/d)… read more
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Wyoming has hired a new oil/natural gas supervisor, Grant Black, a 30-year geology veteran who will assume his new position May 1. The state has been without a permanent supervisor at the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (OGCC) since long-time incumbent Tom Doll resigned last year after a run-in with Gov. Matt Mead (see Shale Daily, June 18, 2012). Department veteran Bob King has filled in on an interim basis. Once the oil/gas supervisor in Arkansas (1999-2004), Black holds geology degrees from the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University.
Top North American Gas Marketers (Bcf/d)
Increased sales by BP plc and ConocoPhillips, along with a surge by J. Aron & Co., weren’t enough to overcome third quarter doldrums among companies selling natural gas, according to NGI’s 3Q2012 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking. read more
Top North American Gas Marketers (Bcf/d)
Despite the flood of natural gas on the market and stubbornly low prices, higher trading volumes should come as no surprise, according to one market consultant.. read more
Top North American Gas Marketers (Bcf/d)
Despite two years of decline, BP plc remains firmly atop NGI’s 1Q2011 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking. read more
Groups Appeal BLM Decision on Mancos Drilling
Two environmental groups are asking the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reconsider its decision to allow WPX Energy Inc. to drill unconventional natural gas wells into the Mancos Shale play in northwest New Mexico’s San Juan Basin.
Top North American Gas Marketers (Bcf/d)
Marketers that reported in both 4Q2009 and 4Q2010 posted an 8% increase in volumes from a year ago. read more
Top North American Gas Marketers (Bcf/d)
Marketers that reported in both 4Q2009 and 4Q2010 posted an 8% increase in volumes from a year ago.
Louisiana Hydrofracking Regulation Checks Out
A review of the Louisiana program regulating the hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) of oil and gas wells has concluded that the program is well managed; however, some recommendations for improvements were made.