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News Briefs: Drilling Permits Increase in Ohio and Pennsylvania
Utica and Marcellus shale well drilling permits continue to inch higher, and more drilled wells are in production.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says it…
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News Briefs: Rig Count Shoots Up By 27
For the second time in four weeks, the number of rigs searching for oil and natural gas jumped up by 20 or more. In data released by oilfield services company Baker Hughes Dec. 9, the…
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News Briefs: Halliburton, Schlumberger Cut Jobs in First Quarter
Halliburton cut more than 6,000 jobs during the first quarter of 2016, according to its first quarter operations update the company released on April 22.
Since late 2014, the…
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News Briefs: 2 Workers Killed, 1 Hurt in Pipeline Accident
Officials report that two workers have been killed and another injured during an accident while the men did repairs on a South Texas gas pipeline.
Refugio County authorities said…
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News Briefs: EPA Criticizes Wyoming Fracking Study
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency review is showing that Wyoming regulators downplayed health concerns, glossed over ambiguities and made unsubstantiated claims about the source of…
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Wireline Services Company Focuses on Customer Service First
Bullzeye Oilfield Services leans on quality communication to thrive in the midst of difficult market conditions.
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News Briefs: 1 Injured in Texas Refinery Fire
One person was burned when a unit making diesel ruptured on Saturday morning at a refinery in Pasadena, Texas, owned by Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras.
The company said in…
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News Briefs: Shale Gas Shipment to go to Brazil
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil’s state-owned energy company, is scheduled to receive the first cargo of shale gas to be shipped from the U.S., according to Bloomberg news services.
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News Briefs: Rig Count Drops Big Again
The number of rigs seeking oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 30 last week to 541, according to oilfield services company Baker Hughes on Feb. 12.
The Houston-based company…
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News Briefs: Bakken Pipeline One Step Closer to Being Approved
The North Dakota Public Service Commission is one step closer to approving what would be the largest crude oil pipeline in the Bakken, but one of the panel’s three members won’t vote on…