‘Shale gale’ contributes to increased optimism among energy executives.

A greater WTI to Brent discount could come as soon as 2014.

An accounting procedure was triggered by lower oil and natural gas prices.

Billions of dollars in economic development are expected in the next decade.

The company aims for higher production of Eagle Ford oil, Utica natural gas.

Tudor, Pickering’s Pursell: ‘It’s a good time to be a refiner, and I’ve never uttered those words -- ever.’

Following a modest one-year decline caused by the financial crisis, the number and value of private equity buyouts has risen steadily since 2008.

In its first monthly report of 2013, the International Energy Agency boosted its global oil demand estimate for 2013 by 240,000 barrels per day to 90.8 million barrels daily, centered on stronger demand data from China.

Company has made 17 acquisitions since its inception in 2007.

Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr. discusses how oil and gas impacts Tulsa.