An analysis of data from U.S. Small Business Administration by Houston Chronicle shows that more than $1 billion in forgivable loans for Texas companies in the federal government’s pandemic relief program saved more than half of the state’s oil and gas industry jobs. The federal government issued 6,610 loans to crude oil and natural gas […]
Midland’s Summit Petroleum files 9 permits in Upton County
Midland-based Summit Petroleum led companies filing for oil and gas drilling permits in Texas during the week of July 1-7. Houston Chronicle said Summit filed 9 drilling permits with Railroad Commission of Texas for horizontal wells targeting Spraberry in Upton County to depths of 9,400 to 10,100 feet. Also in west Texas, Tulsa-based WPX Energy […]
Data Security: Staying a Step Ahead
Any conversation with a corporate IT or cybersecurity person very quickly includes the phrase “It’s not if, but when and how bad” when the topic is the likelihood of being hacked. Employing good security measures in hardware, software, and the most important factor—people—does provide great protection. But, like Luke Skywalker slipping a bomb into a […]
Patterson-UTI Energy operates 65 drilling rigs in June
Houston-based Patterson-UTI Energy, a leading provider of oilfield services and products to exploration and production companies, said this week it operated an average of 65 drilling rigs in June 2020. For the three months that ended June 30, Patterson operated an average of 82 drilling rigs. The company operates wells in Culberson, Howard, Loving, Midland, […]
Declining rig counts reach 16 weeks in Permian Basin, 17 weeks in U.S.
Permian Basin’s declining rig count reached 16 weeks in Baker Hughes’ weekly report of active oil and gas drilling rigs for July 2. Permian lost 5 rigs in the past week for a new total of 126 (441 a year ago). Texas was unchanged with 112 rigs (463 a year ago), New Mexico idled rigs […]
Diamondback leads state in filing June 24-30, Shell adds 4 permits in Loving
Midland’s Diamondback Energy led the state in filing for drilling permits for the week of June 24-30, according to Houston Chronicle. Diamondback filed 9 permits followed by 8 by Centennial Resource, 7 by Double Eagle, 6 by Ovintiv, 5 by Cimarex Energy, and 4 each by Pioneer Natural Resources, Comstock and Shell. Dutch oil major […]
Presta acquires assets in Glasscock, Howard, Midland, Pecos, Scurry
Fort Worth-based Presta Petroleum and Presta Royalty acquired properties in 30 counties in Texas and 20 counties in Oklahoma in two recent transactions. They are the sixth and seventh acquisitions of family-owned entities Presta has purchased since launch in September 2018. Presta also owns assets in New Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas and Wyoming. Permian Basin holdings […]
Pipeline completion in Mexico expected to boost gas exports from Permian
The recent completion of a natural gas pipeline in central Mexico is expected to boost exports from Permian Basin. The southern most segment of the Wahalajara system (Villa de Reyes-Aguascalintes-Guadalajara pipeline) began operations in June connecting new markets in Mexico to U.S. sources. The Wahalajara system, which receives 0.89 billion cubic feet per day, is […]
Apache accepting applications in 2020-21 tree grant program
Houston-based Apache Corp. is accepting applications until Aug. 21 in its 2020-21 tree grant program. Now in its 15th year, the program has provided more than 4.7 million trees in 17 states. Last year Apache donated 61,000 trees to 54 nonprofit agencies, including Keep Odessa Beautiful and Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife. The program […]
San Antonio companies secure funding for U.S.-Mexico projects
San Antonio companies Mirage Energy and Northern Hemisphere Logistics said June 17 they secured funding from Bluebell International for development of natural gas pipelines from Texas to Mexico, 786 bcf of underground storage and the Isthmus corridor liquids transportation project. The announcement said Mirage’s natural gas storage facility will be “the largest natural gas storage […]
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