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2. List of Texas companies - Wikipedia

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   The region's second-quarter 2018 gross state product was 8.6% of the GDP of the country at $1.755 trillion, with significant growth in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. [1] The state ranked third on Forbes list of Best States For Business in 2018, noting strong growth, employment and income and a primary target for corporate ...

3. ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery - Wikipedia

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   The plant is also highly integrated with petrochemicals production and lubricants and is a critical part of the Texas-Louisiana gulf coast energy infrastructure. [3] The site encompasses more than 2,700 acres and is staffed by 2,000 employees daily plus another 3,000 contractors to support maintenance and construction activities.

4. Texas oil boom - Wikipedia

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   [5] [24] One of the first significant wells in Texas was developed near the town of Oil Springs, near Nacogdoches. The site began production in 1866. [25] The first oilfield in Texas with a substantial economic impact was developed in 1894 near Corsicana. [26] In 1898, the field built the state's first modern refinery. [26]

5. Landman (oil worker) - Wikipedia

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   A Landman or "Petroleum Landman"—in the United States and Canada—is an individual who performs various services for oil and gas exploration companies. [1] According to the website of the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), these services include but are not limited to: negotiating for the acquisition or divestiture of mineral rights; negotiating business agreements that ...

6. Port Arthur Refinery - Wikipedia

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   The Motiva refinery is an oil refinery located in Port Arthur, Texas. It is the second largest oil refinery in the United States. [1] The first processing units of the Port Arthur Refinery were constructed in 1902 by the Texas Company, later Texaco. The roots of this refinery can be traced to the Spindletop oil boom near Beaumont, Texas. It ...

7. Yates Oil Field - Wikipedia

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   In 1926, a partnership consisting of Mid Kansas Oil Company (part of The Ohio Oil Company, the ancestor of Marathon Oil) and Transcontinental Oil, drilled an exploratory well, the Yates No. 1-A, on the Yates ranch into the San Andres formation approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) below ground surface, and hit a rich productive zone, producing a ...