December 9, 2019 archive

Natural gas flaring hits record level

Oil companies are burning a record amount of natural gas instead moving it to market and selling it, according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The volume of U.S. natural gas reported as vented and flared reached its highest-ever average annual level of 1.28B cf/day in 2018, the EIA says, adding that the percentage of …

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Halliburton to lay off more workers

The layoffs of hundreds of workers at Halliburton’s El Reno operations center last week are not the only ones to hit the Houston-based company. Halliburton is cutting more jobs in Bakersfield, Calfornia where 70 employees are being let go right before Christmas. Halliburton didn’t confirm any time for the layoffs but issued a statement. The …

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Celadon Trucking to file bankruptcy

The interstates will be void of Celadon trucks this week as the Indiana trucking giant declared bankruptcy, potentially leaving more than 3,200 drivers stranded away from home. Celadon grossed $1 billion in 2015 but plans to file bankruptcy on Wednesday. If so, it will be the largest truckload bankruptcy in U.S. history. A report by …

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