BOE Report

Thigpen Energy Spins-Off From TRF Energy Solutions

HOUSTON, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Thigpen Energy ("Thigpen", or "the Company") today announced the re-launch of the Thigpen Energy brand.  Effective October, 1, 2015, Thigpen Energy will be spun out of TRF Energy Solutions and will become a stand-alone portfolio investment for Intervale Capital.  In March 2015, Thigpen Energy's management team decided to change its market focus to industrial and pipeline integrity projects requiring large scale portable fueling solutions, and reallocate [Read more]

Antero Announces Closing of Water Business Drop Down Transaction and Private Placement of Common Units

DENVER, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Antero Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: AM) ("Antero Midstream" or the "Partnership") and Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE: AR) ("Antero Resources" or the "Company") jointly announced today the closing of the previously announced $1.05 billion water business drop down transaction, private placement of 12,898,000 Antero Midstream common units to a group of institutional investors, and net issuance of 10,988,421 Antero Midstream common units to Antero [Read more]

Flotek Industries Announces Upcoming Investor Presentations

HOUSTON, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Flotek Industries, Inc. (NYSE: FTK) will make a number of investor presentations in the coming weeks. Flotek will make a presentation at the Johnson Rice Energy Conference in New Orleans on Monday, September 28, 2015. John Chisholm, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Flotek, will present to conference attendees beginning at 3:05 pm EDT (2:05 pm CDT). The company will also make a presentation at the Independent Petroleum Association of [Read more]

Gastar Exploration to Present at the Johnson Rice & Company 2015 Energy Conference in New Orleans

HOUSTON, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Gastar Exploration Inc. ("Gastar") (NYSE MKT: GST) today announced that the Company will be presenting at the Johnson Rice & Company 2015 Energy Conference on Monday, September 28, 2015 in New Orleans. Michael A. Gerlich, Chief Financial Officer, will make a presentation at 1:05 p.m. Central Time (2:05 p.m. Eastern Time).  To listen to an audio webcast of the presentation and view accompanying presentation materials, visit the Investor Relations page of [Read more]

Enhanced Completions and Well Downspacing Keep the Bakken Pumping

LONDON, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Enhanced Completions and Well Downspacing Keep the Bakken PumpingSummaryThough oil prices continue to slowly creep upward, operators are still wary of shale economics. In lieu of expanding operations, companies are consolidating and innovating: turning to already de-risked acreage and heavily focusing on downspacing and improving well performance in core areas. Enhanced completion methods, longer laterals, more proppant, and new targets in the Lower Three [Read more]

Eagle Ford Shale: Crude Oil Prices Level Off Development Activity

LONDON, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Eagle Ford Shale: Crude Oil Prices Level Off Development ActivitySummaryOperators in the Eagle Ford have cut 2015 capital budgets significantly due to lower crude oil prices and in the near term further development of the play will slow significantly compared to 2014. In order to reduce costs quickly, rig contracts have been wound down by operators resulting in a large drop in active rigs during the first quarter of 2015. In order to improve drilling [Read more]

Energy Industry Experts Gathered to Discuss Supplier Diversity, Procurement Best Practices and Sustaining Operations During Industry-Wide Downturn

HOUSTON, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy industry experts gathered Friday at the Energy Summit and Business Expo in Houston to discuss insights on the importance of maintaining a diverse supply chain, procurement best practices and opportunities for sustaining operations during the current industry-wide downturn. The event was organized by the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Shell Oil. "This event was put together to provide a unique perspective on the implications [Read more]

Bristow Group To Present At The Johnson Rice Energy Conference

HOUSTON, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), the leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the Johnson Rice Energy Conference to be held in New Orleans, September 28 – 30, 2015. Jonathan E. Baliff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bristow Group, and L. Don Miller, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present on Monday, September 28, 2015 at 3:05 [Read more]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Unveils SOM-Designed 3D-Printed Building Powered by a Car

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory today unveiled a 3D-printed building designed by the architecture, engineering and urban planning firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) in collaboration with ORNL researchers. The Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy (AMIE) demonstration features a building that is powered by a 3D-printed vehicle developed by ORNL. Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here: [Read more]

Consumer Watchdog Exposes Possible Exxon Cover Up As Investigators Seek Answers in Torrance Refinery Explosion

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ExxonMobil may be subverting a federal and state investigation into the explosion at its Torrance refinery last February that hobbled gasoline production and pushed gas prices sky high, Consumer Watchdog revealed in a letter to Governor Jerry Brown, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and California Attorney General Kamala Harris. "Exxon is denying documents requested under subpoena by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, information [Read more]