T. Boone Pickens pushes his energy plan to packed house at UT-Dallas
The billionaire oil-baron has a plan for getting America off of foreign oil.
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
Oil and Energy
Oil and Energy
Irving-based Fluor wins new Iraq contracts from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The contract value is worth approximately $80 million.
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
Irving-based Fluor awarded gas storage contract in The Netherlands
Zero emissions facility to provide energy security for European consumers.
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
UPDATED: Residents of Sycamore Heights in Fort Worth blast city about planned natural gas pipeline
As Chesapeake Energy prepares to run a pipeline underneath the homes on Carter Ave. in east Fort Worth, some residents of this low income neighborhood are livid.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009
Tarrant County College Foundation Board names new members
New members are a certified public accountant and an attorney.
Monday, Sept. 28, 2009
Irving-based ICA Fluor wins $638 million clean fuels projects from PEMEX
Cadereyta and Madero refineries to undergo EPC expansions.
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009
Eastfield College partners with Green Mountain Energy on solar array
It is estimated that the array will save the college more than $100,000 in electricity costs over its 30-year lifetime.
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners completes Texas Independence Pipeline
Partnership also completes expansion project in Colorado.
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009
Irving-based First Choice Power awarding energy-themed grants to teachers
Deadline is September 15.
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009
North Texans in Barnett Shale feel effects of sinking natural gas prices
Those getting royalty checks are seeing lulls in revenue and delays in drilling.
Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009
Chesapeake Energy admits North Texas earthquakes may, in fact, have been caused by gas well drilling
... and they're shutting down two suspect wells as a precaution.
Friday, Aug. 14, 2009
Oncor gets go-ahead to extract more money from North Texans’ wallets
Some of the additional electric utility funds will be used to install automated meters. To replace the ones they've already installed. (Which turned out to be not all that great.)
Friday, Aug. 14, 2009
Audio: Adell Campbell discusses wind and natural gas power
Campbell hosts the regional campaign director of The Pickens Plan to eliminate our dependence on foreign energy sources.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Irving-based Fluor wins UK FEED contract for Scottish & Southern Energy
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
ExxonMobil to launch Biofuels program
The firm will focus on development of advanced biofuels from photosynthetic algae.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Irving-based Fluor secures $1.5 billion Kearl Oil Sands contract in Canada
Terms of the contract amounts to roughly $1.5 billion.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Plano-based Denbury completes majority of its Barnett Shale sale
The firm walks away with just short of $200 million in the sale.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
SEC sues Dallas investors for allegedly executing a Ponzi scheme
They say the heist bilked money out of some 7,000 investors.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Fort Worth-based SkyDrill Power Systems erects wind turbine for testing
They'll spend the next few months testing it to see how much power it generates and whether it's a viable thing.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Fort Worth-based XTO Energy replaces expiring shelf registration
Allowing XTO Energy to offer equity or debt securities or any combination thereof in the future.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Hellish power outage in Dallas-Fort Worth area is over
Oncor is pretty certain that all power was restored by Sunday evening.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport lands new energy contract
Ha ha, lands, get it? Like, lands a plane. Except this time it landed an energy contract. Zing!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Four days after storm, Oncor customers in Dallas area still have no power
The number of people was 5,000 on Saturday night; spokesperson is optimistic that repairs will be done by Sunday.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Oncor wants electricity customers to pay $93 million for smart meters they’ll never use
The meters are obsolete because they're not up to state regulations.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Turkey approves ExxonMobil–TPAO agreement to explore Black Sea
The firm hopes to explore two deepwater blocks in the Black Sea.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Fort Worth-based Union Drilling offers 3 million shares of common stock
Get your red-hot Union Drilling stocks right here.
Monday, June 8, 2009
“Wildlife” to blame for expensive damage to Carrollton homeowners’ electronics, says Oncor
... if you consider fire ants to be wildlife. Like Oncor does.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Irving-based ExxonMobil rejects effort again to include LGBTs in EEO policy
LGBT advocates still heartened by increase in support for resolution.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Recall petition submitted for board members of Corinth-based CoServ
CoServ Watchdogs has collected 327 signatures in favor of removing board members Leon Pelzel, Clyde Geer, Jerry Cobb and Curtis Tally.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Plano-based Denbury to sell 60% of its Barnett Shale assets for $270 million
The assets were purchased by Talon Oil & Gas.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Fort Worth-based Range Resources to sell off West Texas properties
The properties were sold for $182 million.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
ExxonMobil donates $1 million to the President’s Malaria Initiative
The firm is using the donation to mark World Malaria Day.
Friday, April 24, 2009
ExxonMobil its employees donate $36 million to U.S. universities
Employees donated $11 million of that figure.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Plano-based Safety-Kleen introduces Ecopower recycled motor oil
It takes up to 85 percent less energy to produce a gallon of re-refined oil from used oil than to produce that same oil from a gallon of crude.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Dallas-based Premier Energy expands oil production in Russia
We're rich, tovarich!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
XTO to submit drilling request Tuesday to Mansfield Planning and Zoning Commission
Good to see some companies are still progressing in a forward like motion instead of sitting with their ass cheeks clenched while the economy tries to recover.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Richardson-based Service Experts giving away programmable thermostats if you get a “tuneup”
They're saying it's for Earth Day which is on April 22, 2009.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Irving-based Fluor awarded EPC contract by Dominion Virginia Power
The total project investment in the plant will be $619 million.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Fairmont Dallas creates special menu for Earth Hour in Pyramid Room
The restaurant will be lit with candles only.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Most of Dallas’ signature buildings will turn out lights on March 28 as part of Earth Hour 2009
The city is still signing up people, buildings, businesses, and schools every day.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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