April 12, 2019 was an auspicious day for Chevron. The supermajor, whose oil and gas tentacles extend across the world, announced it had reached an agreement to acquire Anadarko Petroleum for $33 billion. ...
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The San Juan Basin extends 7,500 square miles across northwest N.M., and southwest Colo., where natural gas was first discovered in 1921. Now at age 102, it’s one of the nation’s oldest producing areas with sedimentary rock dating back 570 years to 2 million....
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There’s nothing like an industry mega-deal to energize us oil and gas folks and Sunday’s announcement from Tulsa-based ONEOK is no exception. It’s also one of the more interesting acquisitions to come along in a while....
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Tire manufacturer Firestone may have been the first of its ilk to snap up the catchy slogan, but Goodyear will become the industry’s first to offer a new tire tread that rewrites the chemistry to produce carbon black. ...
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The native village of Nuiqsut (pronounced new-ix-sut) is experiencing a boom in local business. This icy pocket in Alaska’s North Slope, population 500 or so, sits 250 miles above the Arctic Circle and hosts the Kuukik Hotel—a chain of trailers with the town’s only restaurant. ...
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If you were one of the 30,000+ shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway who made the trek this past weekend to Omaha, your dividends probably financed the trip many times over. ...
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