Tulsa

Tulsa-based oil and gas exploration and production company Samson Investment Co. could be in play, according to a Tuesday report by The Wall Street Journal, which cited unnamed sources who said the company is “considering strategic options.” A deal could be worth as much as $10 billion, the paper said.

Tulsa-based Williams has launched a bold campaign to become a leader in building out North America’s natural gas infrastructure, CEO Alan Armstrong said last week.

Tulsa-based Williams has launched a bold campaign to become a leader in building out North America’s natural gas infrastructure, CEO Alan Armstrong said Tuesday.

Tulsa-based contract drilling company Helmerich & Payne Inc. said Tuesday it has agreements in place with eight U.S. exploration and production companies to build and operate 12 of its proprietary FlexRigs, which are to begin onshore operations in fiscal 2012.

Linn Energy LLC said Monday it plans to acquire a 40% interest in oil and gas properties from two privately held companies — Tulsa-based Panther Energy Company LLC and Perryton, TX-based Red Willow Mid-Continent LLC — as it looks to expand in the Anadarko Basin and capitalize on Panther’s expertise in horizontal drilling.

Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP will purchase Tulsa-based CC Energy II, a portfolio company of Natural Gas Partners VIII LP that is also called Crow Creek Energy, for $525 million, the Houston-based partnership said Tuesday.

Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP will purchase Tulsa-based CC Energy II, a portfolio company of Natural Gas Partners VIII LP that is also called Crow Creek Energy, for $525 million, the Houston-based partnership said Tuesday.

Williams will split itself into two standalone publicly traded corporations, the Tulsa-based company said last week, in a move aimed at value enhancement that has been on the minds of company executives for a while.

Williams will split itself into two standalone publicly traded corporations, the Tulsa-based company said Wednesday, in a move aimed at value enhancement that has been on the minds of company executives for a while.