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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for January 26, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed (that’s me):   Great news for the Eagle Ford Shale: Sanchez Energy: A Big Bet On Making American Oil Great Again via @forbes http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2017/01/25/sanchez-energy-a-big-bet-on-making-american-oil-great-again/#207bb310781a Not a green light, but a flashing yellow.:...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for June 26, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed: Great idea.: South Texas congressman launches oil and gas caucus with Eagle Ford allies  via @SABizJournal He's been doing that for 2 years now.: Trump to Call for U.S. ‘Dominance’ in...
Chesapeake Energy announced on Sunday that it would seek protection under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. It recently skipped a $15 million debt payment.
Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) ("Comstock" or the "Company") and Covey Park Energy LLC ("Covey Park") today jointly announced that Comstock has entered into an agreement under which Comstock will acquire Covey Park in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion, including the assumption of Covey...
OPEC+ to Increase Production
Despite strains within the group, a decision was made and agreed upon to increase crude oil production among Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, OPEC+. The increase, however, will be modest in size. Starting in January, they will increase production by 500,000...
New Mexico State Land Office Halts Fresh Water to Oil and Gas Industry
In a game of political chess, a Louisiana federal judge countered against the Biden administration’s agenda of instituting a pause on new oil and gas leases within the Gulf of Mexico and Alaskan waters. Furthering the reach, the judge included “all eligible onshore properties.” The ruling landed as a...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for May 8, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed:   Dang, did you have to say that out loud?: Suddenly, oil below $40 a barrel doesn’t seem so far-fetched  Hey, what's 7 more rigs between friends, right?: US rig count rises 7...
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A  total of 62 million households are expected to use off-grid solar energy in 2018. What kind of impact will this have on the oil and gas industry? The U.S. oil and gas industry performed well throughout 2017 and analysts are optimistic regarding prices and production for 2018. The crude oil price...
There is one city in the U.S. that’s well known for its cinematography, its food scene, its tech giants, and its tourism, but not so much, for its oil, which is hidden behind false façades and artistic towers. Los Angeles has been hiding a dirty secret for decades, away...
Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have been around for over a hundred years. They were first developed for purposes of war, but these days privately owned drones far outnumber those owned by the military. Their usefulness is also being utilized more and more in the business...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 19, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed: The whole point of Keystone XL: Texas refineries need new Canadian oil pipelines, report says Steady as she goes.: #Oil steadies as OPEC boost offsets dent from US supply #Fracking says "You're...