Editorial
DBJ: “Colorado oil industry trolls The North Face after jacket purchase rejected on environmental grounds”
Denver Business Journal’s, Greg Avery: “Colorado oil and gas executives are crying foul over the environmental sustainability stance of outdoor apparel giant The North Face, accusing the oil industry’s downtown Denver neighbor of hypocrisy. The simmering corporate beef started after The North Face, owned by Denver-based VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC), in December rejected an order…
Read MoreNewsweek: “The True Face of North Face”
“Our American Stories”, Lee Habeeb, discusses The North Face’s refusal to sell jackets to Innovex and COGA’s response. “It started with a nice gesture. Adam Anderson, the CEO of Innovex Downhole Solutions, wanted to buy his employees a Christmas gift. So he ordered 400 North Face jackets and asked that their corporate logo be included.…
Read MoreE&P Plus Magazine: “Shale frac designs move to just-good-enough proppant economics”
Liberty’s Howard Melcher, Mike Mayerhofer, Karn Agarwal and Ray Ellis, recently published a piece in E&P Plus magazine, “Shale frac designs move to just-good-enough proppant economics”, discussing the importance of proppant selection. “There is no clear evidence that higher conductivity proppants (either white sand versus regional sand or ceramic proppants versus white sand) result in…
Read MoreAmerican Oil and Gas Reporter: “Multiple-Basin Analyses Affirm Performance of Regional Frac Sands”
“Multiple-Basin Analyses Affirm Performance of Regional Frac Sands” By, Howard Melcher, Mike Mayerhofer, Karn Agarwal, and Ely Lolon. DENVER–Even after more than a decade of concentrated drilling and completion activity and tens of thousands of wells on production, optimizing the horizontal development of liquids-rich resource plays remains an incomplete science. Several questions have not…
Read MoreReuters: “OPEC crude output cuts should help U.S. shale profits in 2021”
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A decision by OPEC and allied countries to cut crude production through March delivered a late Christmas present for U.S. shale firms that have slashed costs, but any rise in prices spurred by the unexpected move may be just a modest stocking stuffer. U.S. crude oil production has fallen 2 million barrels…
Read MoreReuters: “Can Liberty Oil Maverick’s Corporate Culture Survive the U.S. Shale Bust?”
“Can Liberty Oil maverick’s corporate culture survive the shale bust? Liberty and rival fracking firms have been hit hard. U.S. shale oil companies have cut budgets up to 30%, halting most new drilling and pushing several oilfield firms out of the business….Wright combines tech savvy and a wildcatter’s passion for the oil business, said employees…
Read MoreDenver Business Journal: “Liberty Oilfield Beats Earnings Expectations as Fracking Business Shows Glimmers of Life”
Denver Business Journal reports on Liberty’s Q3 earnings. “Wright combines tech savvy and a wildcatter’s passion for the oil business, said employees and executives familiar with the company. His downtown Denver headquarters echoes tech startups with industry get-togethers, ping pong tables and craft beer on tap, unlike the sprawling corporate campuses at larger rivals Schlumberger…
Read MoreChris Wright Barron’s Interview – ‘Fracking’ Used to Be the Future of Oil Drilling. This Company is Betting it’s Not Dead Yet.
Barron’s Avi Salzman interviewed Liberty CEO, Chris Wright, to discuss the future of the industry and Liberty. “The rise of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is one of the most important technological breakthroughs of the past decade, turning the United States into the leading producer of oil in the world. But in the past year or…
Read MoreLiberty partners with Samsara to help increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of our operations
Liberty has implemented the Samsara system across our fleets, improving accuracy of data, improving driver communications, and achieving big safety goals across our operations. To learn more about how Liberty has leveraged Samsara technology read the full case study or download the report below. Samsara Case Study
Read MoreLeen Weijers Named as a 2020-2021 Distinguished Lecturer by Society of Petroleum Engineers
Liberty’s Vice President of Engineering, Leen Weijers has been named to the roster of Distinguished Lecturers by the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Nominated by his peers, Leen joins a roster of 31 other experts for the 2020-2021 program. Established in 1961, this respected program now sends Distinguished Lecturers all over the world and features speakers…
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