The Eagle Ford Shale rig count gained one this week, increasing the total to 87 rigs running across our coverage area by midday Friday. In recent Eagle Ford news, Preferred Proppants announced last week it has begun commercial operations at its Atascosa sand mine and facility.
[pdf] Patterson-UTI will add 16 super-spec drilling rigs from Pioneer to its current U.S. fleet of 150 super-spec rigs. Patterson, second largest drilling contractor in U.S., said the deal enhances its focus on reducing emissions with additional rigs capable of using natural gas as primary fuel source.
[pdf] On January 13, 2015, the first public meeting North Slope fleet at Terminal 5. On February 9, the lease with Shell was signed by Port of Seattle CEO Ted Fick. When the deal became known, Seattle Mayor and the announced they would review it. On March 9, the city of Seattle began looking for ways it could hinder the deal. Murray asked Port to reconsider the.
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