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The Neil George Safety System (or 5-Point Safety System) is an occupational health and safety program developed for and used in underground mining. The system was developed in 1942 by Canadian engineer Neil George, who at the time was an employee of Inco Limited in Sudbury, Ontario. The program is used throughout Canada and internationally. [1] [2]
Pioneer Natural Resources Company, headquartered in Irving, Texas, was a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration. It operated in the Cline Shale, which is part of the Spraberry Trend of the Permian Basin, where the company was the largest acreage holder. [1] In May 2024, the company was acquired by ExxonMobil.
During the COVID pandemic, Sheffield petitioned the Texas Railroad Commission to curtail oil production in order to raise oil prices. [12]In May 2024, during its antitrust review of ExxonMobil's acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged that Scott Sheffield had illegally colluded with OPEC and OPEC+, a related cartel of oil-producing countries, to ...
Sep. 11—AUSTIN — The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 820 original drilling permits in August 2023, according to a press release. The total includes 710 to drill new oil or gas ...
Aug. 5—The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 771 original drilling permits in July 2024. The total includes 685 to drill new oil or gas wells, 12 to re-enter plugged wellbores and ...
Oil producers such as Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell are burning off gas in the largest oil field in the United States without required Texas state permits, the environmental group Earthworks ...
Patterson Drilling Company was founded in 1978 by Cloyce Talbott and Glenn Patterson. [1] UTI Energy was formed in 1986 to purchase Universal Well Services, Union Supply Company, Triad Drilling Company, and International Petroleum Services Company. In 2001, Patterson Drilling acquired UTI Energy and renamed the company Patterson-UTI Energy. [3]
Oct. 11—The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 626 original drilling permits in September 2024. The total includes 580 to drill new oil or gas wells, 6 to re-enter plugged wellbores ...