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413This is the ‘Achilles heel’ of the booming US natural gas industry that could derail its future
CNBC—The Trump administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may be weakening methane emissions rules for natural gas producers affecting private and public lands,...
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640Mexico’s Pemex seeks control of U.S. oil firm’s billion-barrel find
MEXICO CITY (David Alire Garcia – Reuters) – When U.S. oil firm Talos Energy found nearly a billion barrels off Mexico’s southern...
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315Survey: US Oil Activity Slumps Amid Rising Price Uncertainty
By Liz Hampton – Reuters – U.S. oil and gas activity in some of the largest producing regions is declining, led by...
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651Time between drilling and first production has little effect on oil well production
According to North Dakota production data, the length of time that an oil well has been drilled but remains uncompleted—meaning it has...
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298OU study turns scrutiny toward deep faults that cut into oil and gas zones not bound by earthquake regulations
By Corey Jones Tulsa World – A study examining why Oklahoma is susceptible to man-made earthquakes has documented faults in the state’s...
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842Encana’s Newfield acquisition is working out better than planned, its top executive says
The Oklahoman—Everyone loves it when a plan works. In Encana’s case, its $7.7 billion acquisition of Newfield Exploration in February has performed...
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1.1KAnalysis: SCOOP/STACK operators scale back rig activity by 40% so far in 2019
Denver — Operators in Oklahoma’s SCOOP/STACK, once one of the hottest US onshore plays outside the Permian, have scaled back on the number...
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533T. Boone Pickens, larger-than-life energy tycoon and Oklahoma State benefactor, dies at 91
By Cheryl Hall – Dallas Morning News – T. Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive, philanthropist, ardent Oklahoma State University supporter and one of America’s...
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290GE to lose majority control of Baker Hughes with up to $3 billion share sale
(Reuters) – General Electric is looking to raise up to $3 billion in sale of majority-owned Baker Hughes shares, resulting in a reduction of...
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1.6KHe Paid $1.50 an Acre for Barren Texas Land Now Worth $7 Billion
By Austin Weinstein – Bloomberg – So much of the Texas land in the Permian Basin is under production that the lights...
