Drilling activity declines for eighth-straight week in the Eagle Ford

Low crude oil prices are continuing to reduce the number of active rigs operating in the Eagle Ford Shale and the Permian Basin.

Crude oil prices are currently hovering slightly above $50 per barrel, but the latest data released on Feb. 13 by Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) show declines in active rigs across the board.

Friday’s figures show that the rig count in the Eagle Ford Shale dropped from 168 active rigs to 164 over the past week. This represents the eighth-straight week of…

Vornado Realty Trust lands big Justice Department lease in Crystal City

Vornado Realty Trust has landed a major federal government lease in Crystal City, inking a $130 million deal for the U.S. Marshal’s Service.

The General Services Administration awarded the lease to an affiliate of Vornado for space in Vornado’s Crystal Gateway complex for the Department of Justice, which oversees the U.S. Marshals Service, according to FedBizOpps.gov. The agency will be moving into about 371,000 square feet at 1215 S. Clark St. as part of a consolidation from several other buildings…

Howard University Hospital cuts nurse anesthetists, reorganizes nursing staff

Howard University Hospital has laid off eight certified nurse anesthetists but preserved a number of additional nursing jobs by moving employees to other departments in the hospital.

Howard and the D.C. Nurses Association came to an agreement Monday on the terms of the reorganization, D.C.N.A. staff attorney Ed Smith said Friday. Doctors will take the role performed by the nurse anesthetists, he said.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists describes nurse anesthetists as non-physician health…

SABJ reporter to live Tweet from Mexico Shale Summit

Next week’s Mexico Shale Summit in San Antonio will share ways energy firms in Texas can take advantage of Mexico’s lucrative energy market to foreign investment.

The Mexico Shale Summit will take place at San Antonio’s Hilton Palacio del Rio on Tuesday, February 17 and Wednesday, February 18. Organized by Industry Exchange LLC, the summit will feature experts from both sides of the border. Conversations will be held simultaneously in English and in Spanish through headsets provided by Global Speak…

Drilling activity declines for eighth-straight week in the Eagle Ford

Low crude oil prices are continuing to reduce the number of active rigs operating in the Eagle Ford Shale and the Permian Basin.

Crude oil prices are currently hovering slightly above $50 per barrel but the latest data released on Friday by oil giant Baker Hughes show declines in active rigs across the board.

Friday’s figures show that the rig count in the Eagle Ford Shale dropped from 168 active rigs to 164 over the past week. This represents the eighth-straight week of declining drilling activity…