Half-buried in rubble, Bazelais Suy struggled to breathe — a dead woman lay on his chest. He knew he had to get her off, fast. Because he could still move his arms, he somehow managed to remove his belt, loop it around the woman’s own belt and drag her off. But his legs were still pinned.
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By JASON WATKINS
Daily Press Editor
ARTESIA — Three men were injured and two had to be airlifted to Lubbock on Friday after suffering burns from an oil well fire that ignited two miles North of U.S. Highway 82 on County Road 220, six miles from Loco Hills.
The names of the victims — employees of Reliable Well Service — have not been released, but Artesia General Hospital confirmed that three men were treated for burns Friday morning, and that two of the men were later transported to University Burn Center in Lubbock. Read the rest of this entry »
Marbob Energy Sign
By JASON WATKINS
Daily Press Editor
ARTESIA — Midland, Texas-based oil company Concho Resources Inc. continued its conquest of the Pecos Valley oil patch on Tuesday, acquiring Artesia’s Marbob Energy Corporation in a $1.65 billion deal.
“We are pleased to announce the largest and most strategic acquisition in our company’s history,” Concho’s chairman, CEO and president Timothy A. Leach said in a statement by the company. “This acquisition has been one of our highest priorities for the last three years. These assets are a perfect complement to our New Mexico shelf position, and they double our Yeso drilling inventory.”
The acquisition includes some 2,300 drilling sites in the Yeso and Bone Springs plays, and an estimated 76 million barrels of proven oil reserves currently held by Marbob, Concho’s press release stated.
Concho, which also purchased a portion of Chase Oil Corporation in 2006, will increase drilling activity in the Permian Basin, adding 10 active drill sites to Marbob’s existing five.
Marbob’s production during the first quarter of 2010 was 14,000 barrels of oil per day. …
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