A passion for empowering women
The empowerment of women in business is a passion that Brenda Erickson has carried throughout a career that has spanned more than three decades. That passion recently earned her recognition as one of the Top 30 Influential Women in Houston. Brenda has mentored more than 100 colleagues through their careers at ConocoPhillips. Additionally, she has…
July Marks 20th Consecutive Month of Upstream Oil and Gas Job Growth: 43% of Jobs Recovered
AUSTIN – Texas oil and natural gas companies added 800 upstream jobs* in July, marking the 20th consecutive month of job growth, according to data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). Texas has recovered 43% of jobs lost between the high point in employment in December 2014 and the low point in September 2016. Since…
Lime Rock Resources to Acquire Oil and Gas Producing Properties in Texas
Subcontractors USA News Provider Lime Rock Resources, acquirers and operators of producing oil and gas properties in the United States, announced recently that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire oil and natural gas properties primarily in Montague, Wise, Denton and Cooke Counties in Texas for approximately $230 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction represents Lime Rock Resources’ first…
Anadarko Announces Open Season For West Texas Oil Gathering And Treating System
By News Provider HOUSTON, Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced its wholly owned subsidiary, DBM Oil Services, LLC (DBMOS), is holding a binding open season to identify interest in a new high-vapor-pressure oil-gathering and treating system serving portions of Reeves, Loving, Ward, and Winkler Counties in West Texas. The DBMOS system is expected to have a gathering capacity…
BridgeTex Pipeline to Further Expand, Launches Supplemental Open Season for Additional Capacity
By News Provider TULSA, Okla. and HOUSTON, Nov. 30, 2017 — Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) (“Magellan”) and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE: PAA) (“Plains”) announced today that BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC (“BridgeTex”), owned 50/50 by Magellan and Plains, plans to further expand the capacity of the BridgeTex pipeline and has launched a supplemental open season to…
AIV, Gulf Coast Modification to Consolidate Operations Within Expansive New Northwest Houston Facility
By News Provider HOUSTON, Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — AIV, LP, a Houston-based global wholesale distributor of valves and actuators for the oil and gas, power generation, chemical, petrochemical, refining, pulp and paper and water treatment industries, has announced plans for a new 320,000+ square-foot facility at 22806 Northwest Lake Drive near Telge Road and Highway 290 in northwest Houston….
RRC Grants Waivers, Takes Actions to Speed Hurricane Harvey Recovery
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) today announced several actions to speed recovery from the impacts of Hurricane Harvey. These actions will permit energy industry operators under RRC jurisdiction to focus on restoring operations as quickly as possible without compromising public safety and environmental protection. Among the actions taken by the RRC: Temporary administrative filing…
Industry Insiders Say Minorities Should Pursue Oil Jobs
Stacy M. Brown, NNPA There are great opportunities for African Americans and Latinos in the oil, natural gas, and petrochemical industries, according to industry insiders, who are calling on minorities to “get in the game.” “IHS Markit projects that there will be nearly 1.9 million job opportunities over the next 20 years in our…
Commissioner Christian Participates in Opening of Historic Carbon Capture Plant
World’s Largest CO2 CapturePlant; Recycles CO2 for Enhanced Oil Production, Environmental Protection RICHMOND – Last week, Commissioner Wayne Christian attended the official opening of the world’s largest carbon capture facility, participating in the valve opening ceremony with Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Governor Greg Abbott, Congressman Pete Olson and Japanese General Consul Tetsuro Amano. The…
Railroad Commission of Texas Streamlines Oil and Gas Well Reporting
As part of the Railroad Commission of Texas’ commitment to increasing efficiency and transparency through the modernization of its Information Technology systems, oil and gas producers can now file well log data electronically. Because the Commission now has the technology to accept well log information electronically, operators will no longer be required to print this…
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DLR Publishes Notice of Intent to Review Electricians Administrative Rules The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) is reviewing the Electricians program rules located at Title 16, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 73 for re-adoption, revision, or repeal. The Notice of Intent to Review was published in the Texas Register on December 16, 2016 (41…
OPEC Secretary General Visits the United States
By Subcontractors USA News Provider OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, has embarked on a recent week-long visit to the United States for meetings with the International Monetary Fund, the United States Energy Information Administration, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Columbia University and IHS Markit….
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