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The fourth quarter was Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.’s ninth consecutive quarter of revenue growth and one during which it charted record oil production and oil revenue, affirming the wisdom of management’s decision to transform Carrizo into an oil company, CEO Chip Johnson said.

Petrohawk Energy Corp. charted 50% pro forma year-over-year reserves growth last year, ending 2010 with 3.4 Tcfe of estimated proved reserves, the company said. Shale plays led the charge, particularly with a 100% increase in production from the Haynesville and Bossier shales and a whopping 235% increase in the Eagle Ford in South Texas.

Petrohawk Energy Corp. charted 50% pro forma year-over-year reserves growth last year, ending 2010 with 3.4 Tcfe of estimated proved reserves, the company said. Shale plays led the charge, particularly with a 100% increase in production from the Haynesville and Bossier shales and a whopping 235% increase in the Eagle Ford in South Texas.

Marcellus Shale-focused producers EQT Corp. and Range Resources Corp. both charted substantial reserves gains last year, and both had the Appalachian play to thank for much of their success.

Unconventional play-focused Range Resources Corp. charted record quarterly production in 4Q2010 with an average of 541 MMcfe/d, an 18% jump from the year-ago period and an 8% increase from the previous quarter, the company said.

Unconventional play-focused Range Resources Corp. charted record quarterly production in 4Q2010 with an average of 541 MMcfe/d, an 18% jump from the year-ago period and an 8% increase from the previous quarter, the company said.

Production was up but profits were down during the third quarter at Houston-based Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., the company said last week. The production increase was charted over the year-ago quarter even though the company voluntarily constrained some output due to low commodity prices.

Production was up but profits were down during the third quarter at Houston-based Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., the company said Monday. The production increase was charted over the year-ago quarter even though the company voluntarily constrained some output due to low commodity prices.

With five named storms already charted this year, including two hurricanes, and Tropical Storm Edouard drenching portions of Texas, the Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane team increased the number of storms it said will form in the Atlantic Basin this year, forecasting a total of 17 named storms, including nine hurricanes, five of them intense (Category 3 or greater).