WorldWide Drilling Resource

24 NOVEMBER 2017 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Bluefield Coal Show was a HIT! by Bonnie Love, Editor WorldWide Drilling Resource ® I wasn’t sure I was going to make it. Our little town of Bonifay, Florida, narrowly missed being hit by Hurricane Irma and I was scheduled to attend The Bluefield Coal Show in West Virginia for the Women In Mining Education Foundation the very next day. Luckily, after several hours of delays and several failed attempts to land in Richmond, I had finally made it, albeit five hours later than anticipated. There to greet me was long-time foundation Director Georgene Robertson, and our newest Director Debbie Mudd. When we arrived, we were prepared to spread the word about the foundation and the lesson plans we have on our website ( womeninmining.org ) for teachers and group leaders. Boy were we surprised at how many attendees were either related to, or knew of teachers looking for minerals-based activities for their classroom. We were happy to answer their questions and give them one of our freshly redesigned brochures to take with them. The show was a big hit and we were busy the entire time. This is a show our former president and founder, Arloa Woolford had tried to get us into for years. I’m sure we made her proud! We want to thank the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, Arch Coal, Inc., and the many donors who make our work possible. We also want to thank WorldWide Drilling Resource, Inc. for its support. Myself, Debbie Mudd, and Georgene Robertson at the coal show. We enjoyed meeting all of you! Marathon Dumps Oil Sands Project for Permian Basin Venture Adapted from a Press Release by Marathon Oil Corporation Marathon Oil Corporation has decided to sell its Canadian subsidiary, including the company’s 20% non- operated interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project and purchase approximately 70,000 acres in the Permian Basin area. This will include 51,500 acres in the Northern Delaware Basin of New Mexico. "Divesting of our Oil Sands Mining business at an attractive value while also acquiring 70,000 net acres in the world-class Permian Basin are transformative milestones that will further align our portfolio with our strategy," said Marathon Oil President and CEO Lee Tillman. "Historically, our interest in the Canadian oil sands has represented about a third of our company's other operating and production expenses, yet only about 12% of our production volumes. The Northern Delaware Basin features outstanding well economics that compete at the top of our organic portfolio and is experiencing a positive rate of change in well performance unrivaled in U.S. unconventional basins.” Lee Tillman joined the company in 2013.