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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1970
Page
8
Alaskan oil reserves discovered years ago remain underground as conservationists block permits and curb early development. Industry sources warn that roadwork and survey activity already damage the Arctic Taiga, risking decades of ecological recovery.
Large interstate gas pipelines may face shortages as reserves dwindle and incentives fail. Producers sell within states to dodge FPC price caps, prompting calls to regulate intrastate lines. Experts warn reserves could decline with lag in new supplies, while Congress funds an FPC study to gauge supply and demand.
Atlantic Richfield announces donation of life size Sinclair dinosaur replicas to eight parks zoos and nonprofit groups. Key pieces go to Glen Rose State Park near Dallas Ankylosaurus and a 70 foot Brontosaurus among others while Houston Museum of Natural Science receives an Ankylosaurus.
Oil industry spokesmen warn pollution control and higher taxes strain capital, delaying exploration and raising consumer costs. Banks note reduced capital outlays as U.S. oil firms tighten investments while antipollution expenses threaten prices. energy shortages and government leased lands complicate supply and future imports.
William L. Adams named division explorations manager for the Fort Worth Division of Pan American Petroleum Corp. He replaces K. D. Soule, who moves to Amoco Europe. Adams has held multiple geological posts in Wichita Liberal Oklahoma City Tulsa Denver and joined the firm in 1956 advancing to senior roles before his current appointment last April.
A dense catalog of oil and gas location data lists wells and completions by district and company. It includes numbers for Sec lines, blocks, elevations, and production metrics such as BOPD and oil gas indicators, with many entries tied to Pan American, Coastal States, Slaughter, Wasson, and others across multiple counties and fields.
Tulsa report likens a modern petroleum refinery to a living organism with a brain at its control center, a heart in pumps, muscles in steam and electricity, and a cooling perspiration system. It notes petroleum now provides 75 percent of industrial energy and highlights gasoline as a dominant, widely refined product.
Warren Winkler is appointed professor of petroleum engineering at Texas Tech University and will begin in the Fall. He previously led gas research at Cameo Inc. and served as a research engineer for the Texas Petroleum Research Committee in Austin. He earned degrees from SMU UH and UT Austin and has published on gas lift technology and petroleum engineering topics.
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