Latest Carboniferous Stories

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online First mentioned in two dialogues (Timaeus and Critias) by Plato in 360 BC, the legendary island of Atlantis has long been sought by historians, archaeologists, and explorers alike. Said to have originally existed between South America and Africa, this sunken island has been searched for in no less than dozens of locations worldwide, from Bimini to the Black Sea. In a new twist, a team of scientists from Brazil and Japan say they...

The Ohio State University Though scientists have long believed that complex organic molecules couldn’t survive fossilization, some 350-million-year-old remains of aquatic sea creatures uncovered in Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa have challenged that assumption. The spindly animals with feathery arms—called crinoids, but better known today by the plant-like name “sea lily”—appear to have been buried alive in storms during the Carboniferous Period, when North America was covered with...

HOUSTON, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Energy Services, LLC (EES) today announces that John R. Beall has joined as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 5, 2012. Mr. Beall replaces Jim Davis, who is retiring from EES. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110201/DA40386LOGO) Mr. Davis, who was retired at the time, joined Express in 2009 to assist the Company through a challenging financial period and help restore it to a sound financial footing. He remained with the...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study suggests that the evolution of a fungus known as white rot may have ended a 60-million-year-long period responsible for coal deposition. Coal deposits that occurred because of the Carboniferous Period, which ended about 300 million years ago, have fueled about 50 percent of U.S. electric power generation as recently as 2010. The research, presented online in the June 29 edition of Science, points to the evolution of...

DALLAS, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Moyes & Co. has been retained as exclusive financial advisor by a private London-based independent to sell an 87% working interest (possibility to acquire 100%) in approximately 2,006 net acres (2,531 gross acres) of leasehold with the potential to acquire an additional 952 net acres (1,304 gross acres) in eastern Clay County, Texas. Eastern Clay County is located in the western area of the Barnett Combo Play. (Photo:...

Giant insects in ancient days use to be kings of the sky, until the evolution of birds about 150 million years ago. Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz found that despite rising oxygen levels, insects eventually lost their grip as the dominate species in the sky. During the late Carboniferous and early Permian periods the skies were littered with 28-inch dragonfly-like insects and other ancient species that were too big to whack with a fly swatter. The authors of...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EGPI Firecreek, Inc. (OTCBB: EFIR) announced that their 2nd Quarter sees the completion and sale of 50% of North 40 interests in their J.B. TUBB Lease, Inc., the development on South 40, the proposed development on the 240 Acre Boyette Lease and the majority interest sale of Arctic Solar Engineering. A more detailed chronology of events anticipated for completion in the 2nd quarter are as follows: Status of Sale of 50% of North 40...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EGPI Firecreek, Inc. (OTCBB: EFIR) announced today a Letter of Intent to prepare and conduct drilling programs aimed at the Barnett Formation in West Central Texas with U.K.-based Cubo Energy, PLC ("CUBO"). Initial plans are to prepare and conduct a 3-D Seismic study for 240 acres covering the Boyette property in Shackelford County, Texas. The seismic study will focus on specific Barnett Shale formation characteristics that will...

All of Earth's continents, believed to have once been joined together as a supercontinent known as Pangaea, will be reunited as a single landmass near the North Pole within the next 50 million to 200 million years, researchers from Yale University claim in a new study. According to MSNBC Science Editor Alan Boyle, the Yale researchers, including geologist Ross Mitchell, used a computer model to determine the estimated location of the new supercontinent, which they have dubbed Amasia due to...

HOUSTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Select Energy Services (SES), a leading provider of engineered water solutions to the oil and gas industry, today announced its acquisition of Elite Wellsite Services LLC (Elite), an oilfield services company based in Bridgeport, Texas servicing primarily the Barnett Shale. "This acquisition further solidifies SES's established position in the Barnett Shale," said SES CEO John Schmitz. "Through this transaction, we are now able to...