October 7, 2024 archive

Growth and decline of drilling activity seen in oil plays

    While there was only a slight drop in the number of active oil and gas rigs across Oklahoma and the U.S., what about activity in the country’s shale plays? Of course, the Permian Basin was the oil play with the biggest drilling activity—304 rigs but it was down two in the past week, …

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Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick calls for resignation of CenterPoint Energy CEO

  The outspoken Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, has joined the list of those who think the top man at CenterPoint Energy should resign. As Fuel Fix reports, Patrick told a weekend meeting of the Public Utility Commission of Texas it’s time for CenterPoint CEO Jason Wells to leave over the company’s failed response …

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