Supreme Court limits state power on natural gas end use
UPI report notes a U S Supreme Court ruling allowing the Federal Power Commission to consider end use in regulating interstate natural gas transport. Industry leaders decry the decision as an invasion of federal authority and a severe setback to the natural gas sector. IPAA fires back, urging Congress to set fuel allocation rules rather than court dictates.
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Hae Sebree
Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
High Court
IgTeSs
IPAA
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Jameson Jr
Jameson
Congress
Connelly
FPC
Consolidated Edison Co
New York
Molion
Far Gas 1 Pipe Line Corp
Consolidated Edison
End Use Controls Spark Texas Supreme Court Debate
In Dallas a special report discusses a Texas Mid-Con Chief's take on a Supreme Court decision. The ruling touches the regulation of natural gas and end use choices, signaling a shift toward broader control by authorities. The Texas Gas Association and related groups weigh the impact on consumers and market freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dallas
Tovain
Sesnon
Manny, Stilers’ Gan
Mc Texas Gas
SE President
Ol & Gas Assn
Ward
Hey
Association Ser
Geophysicists Offer Foreign Student Grant Amid Fuel Debate
Geophysicists discuss a SEG Foundation grant for a foreign student, tied to gas supply by Intercontinental networks. The plan faces criticism from Transco and Atlantic Refining over fuel use and price impacts, with SEG defending its aim to fund education and research while opponents warn of market manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Woods
Ne Ae
SEG Foundation
Interstate Pipeline Company
Euland
SEG
Volcano expert to speak at Lubbock geology meeting
AAPG lecturer Decker will address the Lubbock Geological Society on 6 p.m. at Parkway Manor. His talk titled Renewed Activity of Anak Krakatau covers Indonesia's Anak Krakatau eruptions with slides and film. He holds degrees from MLT and Colorado School of Mines and has taught in Bandung.
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American Assn
Lubbock Geological Society
Pam
Parkway Manor
Decker
Anak Krakeatu
Indonesia
Colorado School of Mines
University of Indonesia—Institute ‘Technology
Bandung
Anak
Anak Krakatau
Ihrakatau
Old Krakatau
Java
Sumatra
Nova Scotia
Nevada
Geological Society of America
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
OIC Chairman Names Regional Committeemen
Eugene Hosford announces two top appointments in the Texas Oil Information Committee OIC in Houston. Louis F. Davis of Atlantic Refining Co. Dallas becomes Northern Texas OIC Regional Vice Chairman. John C. Johnston of Pan American Petroleum Corp. Houston becomes Southern Texas OIC Regional Vice Chairman. Both serve two year terms with the Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Assn. sponsorship.
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Houston
Texas Oil Information Committee
Eugene Hosford
Louis F. Davis
Atlantic Refining Co
Dallas
Northern Texas Oic
John C. Johnston
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Houstton
Southern Texas Oic
Davis
Aurora
Navy
Longview
Texas
University of Texas and A & M College of Texas
Johnston
Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Assn
Engineers Schedule Fifth Study Session On Tuesday
Gulf Coast Oil Shell develops underwater offshore output method to eliminate surface platforms. University lecturers from Penn State and Louisiana State join James Rodgers and Duane A. Deanford in reviewing reservoir performance prediction techniques. The new ocean floor system aims to manage flow undersea with tests planned in Gulf of Mexico Block 192, about 35 miles offshore.
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Crawford
Petroleum
Houston
Rodgers
Louisiana State
Gulf of Mexico
United
Shell
Extechnique
Gulf Board Elects New Executives in Pittsburgh
The Gulf board names B. R. Dorsey as senior vice president and promotes Davis to executive committee with broad duties. A new member joins the executive group overseeing corporate and financial matters. Dorsey, previously administrative vice president, will study general refineries and petrochemicals across the company.
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Pittsburgh
B. R .Dorsey
Davis
Pleepa
Ote
Uve
Ittor—Financial Department
Dorsey
Stuty
Texaco Names New Pipeline President
Howard S. McCray was chosen president of The Texas Pipe Line Co., succeeding John W. Emison who retires April 1, 1961 after 41 years of service. McCray, Texaco Inc. assistant to the president, joined Texaco in 1926 as an engineer at Port Arthur and later headed refineries in Sunburst, Amarillo, Stawrenceite, and Lockport.
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Howard S. McCray
Texas Pipe Line Co
John W. Emison
McCray
Texaco Inc
Texaco
Port Arthur
Texas
Sunburst
Mont
Amarillo
Stawrenceite
Lockport
Western Sells 15 More Area Wells Saturday
Stanton Oil Co of San Antonio announces the purchase of 15 Western Drilling wells in Cochran and Lubbock counties. Joe L. Stanton reports financing arranged through Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co of Chicago after earlier deals for 19 wells in the Sunray-Wright and Levelland fields.
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Western
Western Drilling Co
Lubbock
Stanton Oil Co., Ltd
San Antonio
Joe L. Stanton
Presist
Stanton
Sunray-Wright
Levelland Field
Cochran County
Miller
Alberta
B. Murray
Anton-Irish
Lubbock County
Paul Wilson
Sunniland
Lynn County
Continental Ilinois National Bank and Trust Co
Chicago
Northern Natural Gas Buys Transwestern Stock Stake
John Merriam chairman of Northern Natural Gas and Howard Pyle president of Monterey Oil announced Northern will purchase about 950 thousand Transwestern Pipeline shares for roughly 11.9 million dollars. The deal gives Northern stockholders an interest in the line extending from West Texas to Southern California through Transwestern Pipeline Co.
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Northern Natural Gas
Monterey
Omaha
John Meriam
Northern Natural Gas Co
Howard Pyle
Monterey Oil Co
Transwestern Pipeline Co
Transwestern
West Texas
California
Merriam
Sone
Northern
Too Little Work Too Little Pay in West Texas Drilling
West Texas drilling contractors face another tough year in 1961 with a four year downturn seen bottoming out in 1960. Warren Baker and C L Vickers urge realistic pricing and stricter housekeeping as rigs age and activity remains weak. In the South Plains and Plains petroleum areas drilling lags 20 percent behind last year with summer slump looming.
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Bill Kalb
Avalanche-Journal Oil
West Texas
Warren L. Baker
American Assn. ‘of Oil Well Drilling Contractors
AAODC
C. L. Vickers
Continental-Emsco Supply Co
Vickers
Scurry Reef
Spraberry Reef
Louisiana
Warren Baker
Baker
South Plains
Pena
Penn Find Pumps More Oil In Southwest Lea County
In Lea County New Mexico an oil strike near Mallamar East nonproducers yields 8 barrels in 6 hours and 16 barrels in four hours from Pennsylvanian intervals. Aztec Oil and Gas No 1 yields 4 barrels plus 18 percent water in 24 hours after 500 gallons acidizing. Sims Reese to drill No 2 T P State wildcat two miles north of Carlsbad.
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Lea County
Paducah
Delaware
Newset
Mexico
Del-116
L Aztec Oil and Gas Co
Mallamar
East Mallamar
Penn
Plugack
Kemnitz
Sims & Reese
Artesia
Carlsbad
Eddy County
Prem
Texas Drilling Applications Down In 1961
Oil wildcat activity in Texas fell in 1961 with ten oil interests filing leases but no gas applications. Wichita Falls saw two permits, Houston and San Angelo areas each had two, and one in San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
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Texas
Via Upd
Wichita Falls
Houston
San Angelo
Flan Antonio
Corpus Cheis
Pemex Plans Two A Day Well Drilling Across Tet Area
Mexico City Pemex aims to drill about two wells daily in the Tet area as part of extending fuel production. Officials say this pace will boost the region’s oil output and increase the nation’s supply, with Pemex projecting new wells will raise allowable production.
Oil Tax Debates Grow Over Federal Gasoline Levy
The oil industry warns Congress faces a boxed-in choice as proposals seek to raise taxes or cut road funding. Eisenhower recommendations urge reallocating excise taxes to the Treasury general fund, while industry groups press for preserving highway finance and opposing higher gasoline taxes. The dispute centers on fuel taxes, road funding, and future transportation costs amid pressure for budget revisions.
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Treasury General Fund
Eisenhower
Treasury General
Charles Q. Wilson
American Automobile Assn
Kennedy
Congress
Department of
National Petroleum Assn
Bueau
Argu
American Petroleum Institute
Texaco Installs IBM 7090 Computer in Houston
Texaco Inc announces the installation and activation of the IBM 7090, a $4 million electronic computer, at its Houston office. It is the first in industry service in Texas and the Southwest, with a second unit used on a government project at White Sands. The machine uses 50,000 transistors and magnetic core storage, performing 229,500 additions or subtractions, 39,500 multiplications and 32,100 divisions per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texaco Inc
Houston
C. B. Barrett
Texaco
Texas
Southwest
White Sands
Oil Legal Meet Slated With Varied Program
Lecturers from five states and Washington DC will address the twelfth annual institute on the law of oil, gas and taxation in Dallas Feb 8-10. Attendees include attorneys and industry reps from New York, Pennsylvania, California, Oklahoma, Texas, and DC. Topics cover FPC decisions, Public Utility Law trends, gas lease sales, fiduciary ownership, shut in payments, large owner properties, energy progress, tax issues for fiduciaries and partnerships, depletion and taxation of natural gas. The institute is hosted by the Southwestern Legal Foundation as part of its International Oil and Gas Educational Center.
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District of Columbia
Southwestern Legal Foundation
Dallas
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Oklahoma
Texas
Washington, D.C
Federal Power Commission
Phillips Petroleum Co
Commission
FPC
The
Foundation
International Oil and Gas Educational Center
Crude Stocks Rise As Week Ends With Declines and Fires
The Bureau of Mines reports January 21 crude inventories at 236.408 million barrels, up from a week earlier. Domestic stocks fell 164 thousand barrels, foreign crude down 1.19 million, while runs to stills rose 15 thousand. Regional declines and gains are noted across Arkansas, Northern Louisiana, Gulf Coast Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas areas. A blast and fire devastate the dehydration plant of Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co near Hallsville, with losses estimated between 200 thousand and 350 thousand dollars.
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Washington
The
Bueau of Mines
Arkansas
Northern Louisiana
Gulf Coast Louisiana
Inc
New Mexico
Oklaoma
East Texas
ADL Inc
West Texas
Gulf Texas
Other Texas
Oreign
Hallsville
Arkansas, Louisiana Gas Co
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Society of Ex. of Oloration Geophysicists
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Pea
Atlantic Refining
Heyser
Free World
Woods
Robert W. Decker
AAPG
OIC
Gulf Coast Oil
University
Block
Gulf Board
New Pipeline
Holland
Hague
Lubbock, Texas
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Pemex
Mexico City
UPD
Linas
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Callus
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Odette
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