US Gulf Coast Prepares for Hurricane Harvey
Oil and natural gas companies on the Texas coast were preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Harvey Thursday, with some shutting operations and evacuating personnel,...
2017 September-October
Oil Industry Celebrates Anniversary Of Oil Discovery
America’s petroleum industry celebrates its 158th anniversary on Sunday. The American Oil and Gas Historical Society (AOGHS) reports that Seneca Oil Company hired former railroad...
Texas Petro Index Increases for Eighth Straight Month
On Wednesday, August 23, the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers released their Texas Petro Index (TPI) analysis for July, the results of which showed a...
Texas Oil Producers Driving Oil Markets, Leaving OPEC Confounded
Sizable year-over-year improvements in the rig count, drilling permits, and the value of Texas-produced crude oil and natural gas, along with renewed industry employment growth...
Hidden No More: Technology Allows Fleet Owners to Identify Preventable Costs
Any oil and gas company that has a fleet to help carry out its business knows all too well how hidden expenditures can significantly eat...
Microsoft and Halliburton Collaborate to Digitally Transform the Oil And Gas Industry
Microsoft and Halliburton announced plans to enter into a strategic alliance to drive digital transformation across the oil and gas industry. The relationship will combine...
Exponent Energy Announces Major Operated Production Assets Purchase
Exponent Energy (Exponent), a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based energy investment firm, is pleased to announce that it has purchased the Oklahoma production assets of Sanchez Midstream Partners...
$3.8 Billion O&G Acquisition Organized By Former Anadarko CEO
The former CEO of Anadarko Petroleum Corp James Hackett has returned to the energy industry as a chief executive. Hackett has been serving as the...
Public Schools, Universities Benefit From Oil, Gas Production
Crude oil and natural gas production in Texas has increased dramatically, bringing a flood of new dollars into the Permanent University Fund (PUF) and the...
WolfePak Software’s Charlie Wolfe Steps Down as CEO
WolfePak Software LLC, a leading provider of financial, accounting and regulatory compliance software to the oil and gas industry, announced that founder and CEO Charlie...