HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for February 2017 was 941, up 8 from the 933 counted in January 2017, and down 77 from the 1,018 counted in February 2016. The international offshore rig count for February 2017 was 200, down 6 from the 206 counted in January 2017, and down 25 from the 225 counted in February 2016. The average U.S. rig count for February 2017 was 744, [Read more]

Halliburton General Counsel named interim CFO; new Senior VP of Finance announced HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) announced today that Chief Financial Officer Mark McCollum is leaving the Company effective immediately to become Chief Executive Officer at Weatherford International plc (NYSE: WFT). Halliburton Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Robb L. Voyles, has been named interim CFO and will manage the CFO [Read more]

OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enable Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: ENBL) announced today that it has priced an offering of $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.400% senior notes due 2027 at a price to the public of 99.615% of their face value. Enable Midstream Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) expects the offering to close on March 9, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions. The Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from [Read more]

New projects expected to create more than 45,000 high-paying jobs across the region and thousands more through multiplier effect HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) is expanding its manufacturing capacity along the U.S. Gulf Coast through planned investments of $20 billion over a 10-year period to take advantage of the American energy revolution, Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer, said Monday. [Read more]

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneer Natural Resources Company (“Pioneer”) (NYSE:PXD) today announced its first quarter 2017 earnings news release is scheduled to be issued after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. A conference call is scheduled for Thursday, May 4, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the first quarter results. Instructions on how to listen to the call and view the accompanying [Read more]

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTNR), a refiner and marketer of high-quality specialty hydrocarbon products, announced today that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2016 on March 8, 2017. Management will host a conference call on the same day at 9 A.M. EDT. Those who wish to participate in the conference call may telephone 877-869-3847 from the U.S. and International [Read more]

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Erin Energy Corporation (Erin Energy or the Company) (NYSE MKT:ERN) (JSE:ERN) has scheduled release of its 2016 full year and fourth quarter results to occur after close of market on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. CT (11:00 a.m. ET) to discuss the results and update its current operations. The dial-in number to access the conference call is [Read more]

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#oil--The Board of Directors of Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share payable on the Common Stock of the Corporation on March 31, 2017 to holders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2017. Hess Corporation is a leading global independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. More information on Hess [Read more]