PrimeEnergy announces name change

The Houston-based PrimeEnergy Company, a firm with operations throughout Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia has announced a change of its name.

The Company’s Board of Directors recently voted to approve amendments to the company’s Articles of Incorporation including changing the company name to PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation.

The board also voted to reduce to the number of shares of Common Stock par value at 10 cents a share and will have the authority to issue 2,810,000 shares.