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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 2009

Page

5

BBB warns job seekers of widespread scams targeting unemployed

Trish Powell of the Permian Basin BBB warns that scams against job hunters rise with unemployment. Warns upfront fees for background checks, questionable placement firms, and phishing emails. advises verifying employers with BBB, avoiding upfront payments, and protecting personal information.

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Permian Basin Drilling Permits Approved by Texas Railroad Commission

The Texas Railroad Commission released W-1 drilling permit approvals for Aug 20–26 in districts 70, 8 and 8A. Numerous operators including Anadarko Petroleum, Apache, Atlantic Operating, Barron, BSW&W, BTA Oil Producers and many others received new drills and recompletions across multiple counties and leaseholds in the Permian Basin.

Texas Railroad Commission Apache Corp East Bakke Andrews Atlantic Operating Inc Nacho Libre Reeves Barron Operating LLC Robbie Midland Big Star Oil & Gas LLC Reed Martin New Brown Geo. R Partnership LP Basinger Garza Post Estate Post Montgomery Bsw&w Solutions LLC Apf Snd BTA Oil Producers LLC Marathon Reagan Burleson, Lewis B. Inc University Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co Cholla Petroleum Inc Bartee Dickens Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado Edwards Janelle Ward Citation Oil & Gas Corp Jordan University Ector Cobra Oil & Gas Corp Hall Trust Cog Operating LLC Crownquest Shaw Howard Deltex Minerals Inc West Stone Runnels Devon Energy Production Co. LP Andy Endeavor Energy Resources LP Thomason W. A Glasscock Lawana Energy From Texas LP Livingston Tom Green Teague Irion Bog Resources Inc Amacker Upton Forest Oil Corp Phillips University Ila Fortune Energy Inc Delong Griffin Petroleum Co Leslie Pecos Henry Resources LLC Aldridge Highmount Exploration & Production Texas LLC Lancaster Sutton Mayer Ranch Nicks Gerald Kinder Morgan Production Co. LLC Yates Laredo Petroleum Inc Cox Layline Petroleum LLC N.E Mariner Energy Inc Merit Energy Co Texas Mewbourne Oil Co Carson Mobil Texas & N.M. Inc Pegasus Field Occidental Permian Ltd Cogdell Canyon Reef Scurry Anton- Irish Clearfork Hale New Drill Ok Arena Operating Co JT Lindley Lynne Lindley-Remuda Miles Cc Lockhart & Brown B Brown Knight Et al Opal Resources Operating Co. LLC Verdot Kent County School Lands Chenin Patriot Resources Inc Johnson Ranch Gaskins Pay-Dirt Petroleum Key West Motley Pinnacle Mining Corp Borgewator State Lease Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc Powell, V.J Parks

Regulators Shut Down Banks in Three States

Regulators closed Affinity Bank of Ventura California Bradford Bank of Baltimore Maryland and Mainstreet Bank of Forest Lake Minnesota pushing total 2010 failures higher. FDIC took over and arranged sale or assumption of deposits and assets to Pacific Western Bank M&T Central Bank.

Washington California Maryland Minnesota Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Affinity Bank Ventura Calif Baltimore Bradford Bank Mainstreet Bank Forest Lake Minn Pacific Western Bank San Diego FDIC Pacific Western San Francisco San Mateo Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co Buffalo M&t Central Bank Stillwater Mann Guaranty Bank U.S Texas Guaranty’s

Credit Union Brands Rank High In 2009 Bancography Index

Two area credit unions earned strong spots in the 2009 Bancography Brand Value Index. My Community Credit Union ranked third and Complex Community Credit Union fifth among credit unions with assets under 1 billion. Western National Bank also placed third among mid sized banks.

My Community Credit Union Complex Community Credit Union Bancography Permian Western National Bank

Key Energy Services reports July rig hours up 1.2 percent

Key Energy Services shows July rig hours at 139,981, up from 138,321 in June, but well below July 2008’s 248,039. Trucking hours rose to 134,807 from 134,228, while July 2007 trucking hours stood at 211,006. CEO Dick Alario cites more repair and maintenance work offset by declines in workover and drilling and completion hours.

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