Pennsylvania state Rep. Jesse White (D-Cecil), who has frequently voiced his opposition to the state’s omnibus Marcellus Shale law and the potential impacts of gas drilling in the state, sent e-mails to Range Resources Inc. — the largest driller in his home county — asking for campaign contributions and a ride to the 2011 Superbowl on Range’s corporate plane.
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EnerVest Scuttles Dry Gas But Prices More Appealing
EnerVest Ltd. is taking lemons and making lemonade, CEO John Walker said Friday. The privately held Houston operator has a plethora of prospects in unconventional and conventional basins around the country, but dry gas today has soured, so the company and its publicly traded arm EV Energy Partners (EVEP) are turning to sweeter gas liquids, he told analysts.
November 12, 2012
Halcon Sees Output More Than Doubling in 2013
Upstart onshore operator Halcon Resources Corp. expects to produce 17,000-20,000 boe/d in the final three months of this year and should produce 40,000-45,000 boe/d in 2013, management said Thursday.
November 9, 2012
BP to Share Deepwater Technology with Pemex
BP plc said Tuesday it plans to share technical information used to build its deepwater well-capping equipment with the exploration and production (E&P) unit of Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex).
October 24, 2012
Marathon Letting Go of Non-Core Eagle Ford Acreage
Marathon Oil Corp. is selling all of its interest in 98,409 gross acres (96,738 net) in nine tracts in Karnes, Northern Bee and Wilson counties, TX, in the Eagle Ford Shale. However, the play remains a core focus of the company.
October 17, 2012
GOM Production Nearing Pre-Isaac Levels
Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted as of 11:30 a.m. CDT Monday, the Bureau of Safety Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) estimated that about 6.11% (274.85 MMcf/d) of current natural gas production, and 7.98% (110,144 b/d) of oil output in the GOM was shut in.
September 11, 2012
Landfill Gas Generator Moves to Expand NGV Use
Phoenix, AZ-based solid waste operator Republic Services Inc. has signed a deal with a unit of California-based Clean Fuels Energy Corp. to take some of the renewable natural gas produced at a Tennessee landfill and use it as vehicle fuel in Republic’s expanding natural gas-powered fleet.
August 28, 2012
FMC Builds Fracturing Services with Pure Energy Acquisition
To build its “shale-related businesses,” Houston-based oilfield services operator FMC Technologies Inc., better known for its subsea business, is acquiring Calgary’s Pure Energy Services Ltd. for US$285 million.
August 23, 2012
ConocoPhillips Shipping Spot Cargoes of LNG to Japan
Three liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments have been sent to Japan out of the Kenai LNG plant on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula in recent weeks, according to operator ConocoPhillips.
August 21, 2012
Eagle Rock Expands Texas Midstream with BP Panhandle Purchase
Houston midstream operator Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP on Friday agreed to pay BP America Production Co. $227.5 million in cash for the BP Panhandle System, which includes two natural gas processing plants and a 2,500-mile gas gathering pipeline system. Eagle Rock also would take over BP’s gas processing in the area under a 20-year agreement.
August 13, 2012
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