Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) has made another oil discovery in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The Phobos-1 well encountered approximately 250 net feet of oil pay in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs.

On a grand scale, the oil and gas industry is of great importance to the North American economy and plays an instrumental role in national energy security.

The US Gulf Coast oil and gas industry was honored with the equivalent of the film industry’s Academy Awards on March 20 at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston. Among the top winners at the 2013 Gulf Coast Oil & Gas Awards were Gary C. Evans, chairman and CEO of Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., and Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Holland Services, an oil and gas land related services provider, has named Donald W. Niemiec as senior executive vice president in charge of the company’s midstream and downstream operations.

Laredo Petroleum Holdings Inc. has appointed Richard C. Buterbaugh executive vice president and CFO of the company.

Armada Oil Inc., an emerging independent oil and gas company, has entered into an agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corp., allowing Armada to broaden its flagship Niobrara project in Southern Wyoming.

Energy industry technology solutions provider FMC Technologies Inc. has priced a public offering of $800 million of senior unsecured notes composed of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 2.00% senior notes due 2017 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.45% senior notes due 2022.