| Houston gasoline prices fall 3 cents |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Fri, 20 Nov 2009 |
| Houstonians planning to hit the road this weekend will have fatter wallets as gasoline prices fell even more this week, according to AAA Texas. |
| Abraxas increases 2010 capital budget by 50 percent |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Thu, 19 Nov 2009 |
| Abraxas Petroleum Corp. has set its 2010 capital expenditure budget of $30 million, an increase of $10 million over its current annual budget. (AXAS) |
| Schlumberger, Technip work on surveillance solutions |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Thu, 19 Nov 2009 |
| Schlumberger Ltd. and French energy engineering firm Technip have agreed to jointly develop subsea integrity and surveillance solutions for flexible pipes used in deep offshore oil and gas production. (SLB) |
| Reef Conservation Strategy Backfires |
| NPR - Health & Science, Wed, 18 Nov 2009 |
| Conservationists worried about overfishing on the Pacific island of Kiribati persuaded fishermen to pick coconuts instead. The strategy backfired: Coconut oil production increased, but so did fishing. It turns out, fishermen who earned more money in coconut agriculture had more leisure time — which they spent fishing. |
| Colorado sanctions Dallas energy company, alleging securities violation |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Tue, 17 Nov 2009 |
| The Colorado Division of Securities has sanctioned a Dallas-based oil and gas company, Nueces Valley Resources Inc., for allegedly offering to sell unregistered securities — the second such action against a Texas energy company in as many days. |
| Exco Resources Inc. gains $530.2M on sale of oil and gas assets |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Tue, 17 Nov 2009 |
| Natural gas company Exco Resources Inc. said Tuesday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that the company has closed its sale of mid-continental oil and natural gas assets to Sheridan Holding Co. I LLC. |
| Upbeat news helps push Dow up 136 points; Delta Petroleum leads Colorado gainers |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Business Snapshot , Mon, 16 Nov 2009 |
| The Dow rose 136 points Monday amid upbeat news on retail sales and continued low interest rates. In Colorado, Delta Petroleum led actively traded gainers. |
| Colorado securities regulators sanction Texas energy company |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Mon, 16 Nov 2009 |
| Colorado Securities Commissioner Fred Joseph said Monday he has ordered a Texas oil and gas company to quit attempting to sell unregistered securities to potential investors in Colorado. |
| Sacramento gas prices dip, oil futures rise |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Mon, 16 Nov 2009 |
| The Sacramento area’s average gas price dipped a penny to $2.88 on Monday, six cents cheaper than a month ago — but 63 cents more than a year ago, according to AAA’s daily fuel price report. |
| Gas prices coming down in Georgia |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Mon, 16 Nov 2009 |
| Average gasoline prices in Georgia dipped slightly in the past week, according to data from AAA Auto Club South. |
| Gas prices slide on cheaper crude |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Mon, 16 Nov 2009 |
| A drop in crude oil prices helped push Orlando-area gasoline prices down in the past week, with the average price of regular falling 3 cents a gallon to $2.66, AAA Auto Club South reported. |
| Bulk Petroleum proposes to sell 150 gas stations |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Mon, 16 Nov 2009 |
| Bulk Petroleum Corp. would sell up to 150 gas stations to pay down debt and the company would survive with longtime owner Darshan Dhaliwal taking a minority stake, according to the company’s proposed Chapter 11 reorganization. |
| TPH Partners invests in new energy sectors |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Mon, 16 Nov 2009 |
| A Houston-based energy private equity firm has made two more start-up investments that diversify its portfolio into the midstream sector and oil and gas exploration. |
| Oil patch bubbles with mounting deals |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle - Oil & Gas, Mon, 16 Nov 2009 |
| A flurry of third-quarter merger and acquisition activity in global and domestic oil markets could signal light at the end of the tunnel. |