AOG employee Kenny Cantrell (pictured), and his wife Tina, own and operate Barn Rock Farm located in Flat Gap, Kentucky.

Best Places to Work - Pittsburgh Business Times 2009

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:41:26 -0500

ABARTA Oil & Gas Company’s Pittsburgh office was once again a finalist in the “50 Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania” annual survey conducted by the Pittsburgh Business Times. AOG placed 8th in the Small Companies category, and 8th in the overall ranking that includes Small, Medium and Large businesses.

Company representatives attended the luncheon held at the Omni William Penn Hotel and received a plaque commemorating the event.

Best Places to Work - Pittsburgh Business Times 2008

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:19:53 -0400

AOG Purchases Drilling Rig

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:14:29 -0400

ABARTA Oil & Gas had another first when it purchased its own drilling rig and accessories in June. The new drilling rig will not only help AOG reduce costs, but it will also allow the company to better control its drilling schedule without relying on independent contractors.

The rig is big! Over the road, it is 62 feet long and 14 feet high, and its 90,000 pound weight is carried on five axles and 16 large tires. It requires special road permits and chase vehicles in front and rear. On location, the mast raises to approximately 100 feet high. To get an idea of how deep the rig can drill, the next time you are on a long straight stretch of highway, safely pick a start point, such as a bridge and reset the trip odometer. At the end of one mile look back to see how far you have gone. The rig has a lifting capacity of 120,000 pounds to pull the weight of all that pipe back to the surface.
The rig made the 300 mile trek from Mt. Morris, PA to Martha, KY late last summer. Since that time, AOG hired a crew to operate the rig. The crew has successfully drilled nine wells under the watchful eye of Construction Foreman Greg Maxie. AOG plans to drill more than thirty wells with the new rig by the end of 2008.

Best Places to Work - Pittsburgh Business Times 2007

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:07:33 -0400

Ranked 7th for small companies and taking 8th place overall, ABARTA Oil & Gas Company’s Pittsburgh office employees once again proved their job satisfaction through their responses to the survey questions. The annual survey conducted by the Pittsburgh Business Times ranks participating companies based on their employees opinions regarding many aspects of their employment such as management, flexibility, benefits and feelings of worth. ABARTA Oil & Gas employees are proud that their productive workplace is also a happy workplace.

Best Places to Work - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2007

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400

ABARTA Oil & Gas Company’s Pittsburgh office ranked #13 in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s “Top 50 Best Places to Work.” Employees were invited to go online to rate their workplace based on 10 characteristics, including family-friendly policies, flexible hours, ease of commute, wages, benefits and even food. Nearly 400 companies participated. AOG’s 13th place award was in the category of companies with less than 50 employees.