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Following the successful Cuban Revolution (1953–59), a socialist state was established in Cuba. In total, Cuba nationalized roughly 6,000 American owned properties. [4] The many individual oil and gas facilities were compacted into a single, state controlled company, The Cuba Oil Union (Spanish: Unión Cuba-Petróleo).
In 1959 Bush bought control of Zapata Off-Shore, funded with $800,000, [13] splitting Zapata Corporation into two independent companies with the Liedtkes still in control of Zapata Petroleum. Bush moved his offices and family that year from Midland, Texas to Houston for access to the Caribbean through the Houston Ship Channel.
In 1981, the company created Apache Petroleum Company (APC), the first public master limited partnership in the United States. [7] In 1985, the company acquired oil and gas wells in eight states from David Holdings for $200 million. In 1986, the company acquired oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico from Occidental Petroleum. [8]
Targa Resources was founded on October 27, 2005, and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. [4] [5] In 2015, Targa Resources acquired Oklahoma-based Atlas Pipeline Partners LP and Atlas Energy LP. [6] In 2017, Targa acquired Outrigger Delaware Operating, LLC, Outrigger Southern Delaware Operating, LLC and Outrigger Midland Operating, LLC. [7] In ...
Its assets are in Texas and the West, with about 1000 oil wells and 1500 natural gas wells. [citation needed] The company uses fracking in "almost every well", including CO 2 /water injection in their Bairoil, Wyoming wells, [3] and large volumes of brine water in their wells in Oklahoma.
In June 2000, the company announced that it will move its headquarters from Ardmore, Oklahoma to Houston, Texas. [6] In October 2000, Charles Davidson became president and CEO of the company. [7] By April 2002, the company had diversified into methanol and electricity production, and changed its name to Noble Energy, Inc. [8]
In 1994, the company acquired Washington Energy Resources in a $180 million stock transaction. [3] In May 1995, the company ousted John Lollar, its chairman and CEO, in part due to the ill-timing of the acquisition of Washington Energy Resources. [4] In 1997, the company sold oil reserves and land in northwest Pennsylvania for $92.5 million. [5]
Helix Energy Solutions Inc., known as Cal Dive International prior to 2006, is an American oil and gas services company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company is a global provider of offshore services in well intervention and ROV operations of new and existing oil and gas fields.