Hunt Oil Company
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Hunt Oil Company is an independent oil and gas company headquartered in Dallas, Texas
. It has its main oil production activities in the United States
, Canada
, and Yemen
. It also participates in the liquefied natural gas
production projects in Yemen (Yemen LNG
) and Peru
(Peru LNG
).
Together with Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation the company drills wells at the Eagle Ford Shale.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It has its main oil production activities in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
. It also participates in the liquefied natural gas
Liquefied natural gas
Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas that has been converted temporarily to liquid form for ease of storage or transport....
production projects in Yemen (Yemen LNG
Yemen LNG
Yemen LNG is the first 'natural gas liquefaction project in Yemen. The LNG plant is located in Balhaf.-History:...
) and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
(Peru LNG
Peru LNG
Peru LNG is a natural gas liquefaction plant in Pampa Melchorita, Peru, at the of the South Pan American Highway. It is the first natural gas liquefaction plant in South America....
).
Together with Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation the company drills wells at the Eagle Ford Shale.