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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 2009

Page

5

Building Permits Totals Rise Across Multiple Firms

A broad permit record lists Betenbough Homes and Whitehead Construction among others with a combined 38 permits valued at $19,837,368. Notable entries include Phase 2 renovations at Medical Center Hospital totaling $18,839,411 and various residential projects such as pools, carports, fences, and slab work across numerous addresses. Year to date totals show 690 permits valued at $49,446,690, with 2008 and 2009 comparisons included.

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Midland College PPDC Florida Environmental Seminar and Courses

Midland College Petroleum Professional Development Center released a schedule of special events and training for oil and gas professionals. Highlights include an Environmental Regulatory Seminar on a Thursday with 7:45 a.m. start, fees ranging from 95 to 125 dollars, and registration via the PPDC site. Additional offerings cover PetroSkills Completions and Workovers, Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods, a Crash Course in Log Analysis, Geological Log Analysis, and a Wind Energy seminar on May 27–28 with varying fees plus out-of-state surcharges. Courses occur at Midland College Advanced Technology Center and PPDC locations with contact numbers and registration links provided.

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Oil rigs drop by ten to 918 in US count

The weekly Baker Hughes report shows US rigs active for oil and gas down 10 to 918, with 728 drilling for gas and 181 for oil. Nine are miscellaneous. Texas fell by 13, Arkansas four, New Mexico and North Dakota three each, California one. Louisiana gained eight, Colorado two, Wyoming and Alaska one each. Oklahoma unchanged. The year-ago count was 1,862 and the overall drop is 52 percent since late August.

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Families curb summer trips as economy tightens travel plans

Joyce and Ricky Eagle of Warrenton Virginia cancel big motor home excursions as pay cuts and a slow economy shrink vacation plans. An AP Gfk Poll finds a third canceled trips, with IHS Global Insight predicting 20 million fewer getaways and $30.3 billion less spending April through September.

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Summer travel plans shift for families and RV lovers

Ricky Eagle dreams of road trips and a busy summer on the road but worry about job security tempers the mood. Janice Croze of British Columbia will drive with her family to her mother's cabin six hours away, citing cheaper gas and convenience for kids. Ricky plans to stay home and work in his wood shop making furniture for his RV interior.

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Permian Basin Drilling Permit Approvals May 7-13

The Texas Railroad Commission lists W-1 drilling permit approvals for May 7 through May 13 across districts 7C 8 and 8A. Numerous operators including Anadarko Chevron Devon Discovery Energy Energy From Texas and many others received new drill or recompletion permits across counties such as Midland Loving Sterling Reagan Glasscock Ector Tom Green Upton Crane and Andrews with counts shown in parentheses.

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