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Shipping giant bets on oil boom with Houston facility
Posted on February 11, 2013 at 5:36 pm by Kiah Collier in Real estate |
Anticipating significant growth in the oil and gas sector, Gulf Agency Company has broken ground on a 181,000-square-foot warehouse in north Houston to house a growing number of shipments and staff. More »
Growth pushes Team to new corporate offices
Posted on February 11, 2013 at 3:33 pm by Jeannie Kever in Oil field services, Petrochemicals, Real estate, Refining |
Fast-growing Team Industrial Services has moved its corporate headquarters to Sugar Land after outgrowing its space in Alvin. More »
BP takes on 20-year LNG export contract
Posted on February 11, 2013 at 11:27 am by Zain Shauk in Export, LNG, Natural Gas |
BP signed a 20-year agreement to buy liquefied natural gas exported from a terminal in Freeport, which is the first of several facilities awaiting federal approvals for natural gas exports, Freeport LNG said Monday. More »
Steffy: CEO vows Black Elk vindication
Posted on February 11, 2013 at 7:15 am by Loren Steffy in Accidents, Legal issues |
Facing mounting legal actions, the founder of embattled Black Elk Energy said the results of a government investigation in the coming months will clear the company’s name and beat back criticism about its operations. More »
Documents: BP well-site leaders faced earlier indicment in spill case
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 3:20 pm by Harry R. Weber in BP, Deepwater drilling, Gulf Oil Disaster, Gulf of Mexico, Legal issues |
Two BP well-site leaders charged with manslaughter in the deaths of 11 workers killed in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico rig explosion and oil spill disaster originally were indicted more than a month before the case was announced. More »
US, Transocean urge judge to approve Gulf criminal plea deal
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:13 am by Harry R. Weber in BP, Deepwater drilling, Gulf Oil Disaster, Gulf of Mexico, Legal issues |