Friday, November 29, 2024
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San Francisco and Oakland Sue Oil Companies for Producing Fossil Fuels

“…defendants continue to engage in massive fossil fuel production. They also continue to promote fossil fuels, and have developed multi-decade future business plans based upon increased fossil fuel usage even as global warming has progressed into a severe danger zone…”  – San Francisco City Attorney It was kind of a ‘say what?’ moment that emerged from the San Francisco Bay area

U.S. Rig Count: Down One for the Week

935 U.S. rigs operating this week; Permian shows highest activity since February 2015  U.S. drilling activity continued to decline this week, according to the latest edition of Baker Hughes’ Weekly Rig Count. The total number of rigs operating in the U.S. fell by one, dropping to 935 this week. Two land rigs shut down, meaning there are now 913 such

Finding Costs Drop to 10-Year Low - Oil & Gas 360

Dallas Fed Reports Oil and Gas Employment Up

Texas accounts for 54% of all U.S. oil and gas employment The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has released its September Energy Indicators, outlining the activity in oil and gas in Texas. According to the Dallas Fed, oil and gas employment in Texas expanded in August by 1,700 jobs, reaching a total of about 218,500. This change has been due

Precision Divests Mexican Rig FLeet, Water Ops - Oil & Gas 360

Precision Drilling Adds a Director

Precision Drilling Corporation (ticker: PDS) has added Susan M. MacKenzie to its board of directors. MacKenzie previously served as Chief Operating Officer with Oilsands Quest Inc., a NYSE Amex-listed oil sands company. Prior to that, she was employed for 12 years at Petro-Canada prior to its merger with Suncor Energy Inc. in 2009, where she served as Vice President of