![]() ![]() Oklahoma remains a strong state in which to have a corporate headquarters."Įxecutives at Chesapeake and Devon have said previously that having three large, nationally recognized energy companies in the city has been a strong point in recruiting because employees want to go to work in a city where they have other options. "I don't think that says anything negative about Oklahoma. ![]() "Anadarko is firmly entrenched in Houston, and as they add assets, obviously they're going to move the leadership of those assets down to their corporate headquarters," Bell said. We have to look at the positive aspects of it."īruce Bell, chairman of the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association of Oklahoma, said most people recognize Kerr-McGee did not leave Oklahoma because it is a bad place to do business. "We are in a fast world economy," he said. For example, the strong purchase price Kerr-McGee commanded could lead to higher stock prices for the state's remaining energy companies, he said. Not all the news surrounding Kerr-McGee's departure is bad for Oklahoma, Marshall said. "The job impact is a lot less, but losing the logo and the name and seeing Kerr-McGee leave their building is something like getting hit in the stomach," he said. The number is far less than recent layoffs announced at companies such as General Motors, 2,400, or Dayton Tire, 1,600.īut while far fewer jobs are directly affected by the Kerr-McGee move, Bud Marshall, vice president of marketing at the State Chamber, said the psychological effect may be just as strong. Kerr-McGee currently has just more than 200 employees in Oklahoma City. "We need other people to step up the way Devon and Chesapeake have. "Kerr-McGee was a tremendous role model," said Price, Chesapeake's senior vice president of corporate development. said it is up to the state's remaining oil and natural gas companies to fill the void Kerr-McGee is leaving. "The loss of Kerr-McGee is something we don't want to see, but we believe we still have a very strong energy community here."Ĭhesapeake's Tom Price Jr. ![]() "The oil industry in Oklahoma City still has a great deal of synergy in Oklahoma City," Devon spokesman Chip Minty said. have bought up numerous oil and gas companies in recent years - including several from Houston. While several of the state's largest energy companies have moved south of the Red River, however, the oil highway has not been solely a one-way route. There's a vacuum sucking valuable oil and gas assets to be managed and overseen from the new Oil Capital of the World in Houston." "That's what continues to happen here in Tulsa, in Oklahoma City, in Denver and all across the region. "Houston has robbed us of another state jewel," Tulsa money manager Jake Dollarhide said of Kerr-McGee's buyout. The deal follows in the line of Conoco, Phillips, Citgo, Noble, Halliburton and numerous other Oklahoma oil and gas icons that have moved their headquarters - and in some cases their entire presence - from Oklahoma. said Friday it will be acquired by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. If you are in need of Total Product Solutions here is their contact information.Oklahoma City-based Kerr-McGee Corp. Quality and Integrity Inspections, Tulsa, OK.Here is a list that Total Product Solution’s offers to the Tulsa area: Exploring the Job Market: A Comprehensive Look at Oil & Gas Production Employment Opportunities ![]()
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