Posted on November 5, 2014 at 1:20 pm by Rhiannon Meyers in
General,
Hydraulic fracturing |
The resurgence in domestic drilling made possible by new techniques like hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling has created thousands of new jobs since the recession, and nowhere is that more evident than the Lone Star State.
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Posted on November 4, 2014 at 10:25 am by Rhiannon Meyers in
Crude oil,
General |
Despite falling oil prices, Marathon Oil said it remains committed to key U.S. shale plays.
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Marathon Oil reported a 24 percent drop in third-quarter profit, as lower crude prices offset higher production.
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Posted on October 22, 2014 at 11:17 am by Bloomberg in
Finance/Earnings,
Shale,
Texas
Wilbur Ross, the investor who’s made billions betting on on-out-favor industries, is bullish on Texas oil after its recent tumble.
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The Eagle Ford Shale is expected to make 1.61 million barrels of oil per day in November, up 42 percent from the year before, according to a new government report. The field is making around 1.58 million barrels of oil daily this month, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Posted on October 13, 2014 at 8:24 am by Robert Grattan in
Pipelines
The acquisition will create a company with a presence in four of the top five basins by active rig count.
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Posted on October 10, 2014 at 9:58 am by Ryan Holeywell in
Deals
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. will sell a portion of its Bakken acreage for $84.7 million, the Houston-based exploration and production company announced Thursday afternoon.
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Posted on October 1, 2014 at 6:39 am by Associated Press in
Crude oil,
featured,
Pipelines
Enbridge is trying to build the 612-mile pipeline to carry 225,000 barrels of oil a day through northern Minnesota to a hub in Wisconsin.
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Statoil, GE and Ferus Natural Gas are expanding use of technology designed to fuel oil field equipment with natural gas that otherwise would be flared off into the atmosphere.
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For generations of producers drillers in Texas, where a vast pipeline system has grown with the fits and starts of the oil industry’s notorious business cycle, railroads provided little more than a relatively expensive last resort. But in the boom associated with the hydraulic fracturing, producers increasingly enlist trains to handle the glut.
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Posted on August 28, 2014 at 1:33 pm by Robert Grattan in
Crude oil,
Rail
The amount of crude oil and refined petroleum products moving on U.S. railroads has increased by 9 percent so far through July compared to the same period last year, according to a review U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Posted on August 22, 2014 at 7:51 pm by Vicki Vaughan in
Crude oil,
Eagle Ford,
Gasoline,
LNG,
Markets
ConocoPhillips senior economist Helen Currie, citing a study by the energy consulting firm IHS Inc., said prices at the pump would fall by about 8 cents a gallon should crude exports be allowed.
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