10/22/2002
-- E.On unit Powergen acquires TXU's European retail business Powergen PLC said it will acquire TXU Corp.'s European retail business as well as three coal-fired power plants and the company's Citigen City of London CHP scheme for £1.37 billion.
10/22/2002
-- US integrated oil companies' 3Q earnings to decline 20% YOY US integrated oil companies' third quarter adjusted net income will decline 20% vs. third quarter 2001 figures, reflecting weaker refining margins and limited exploration and production volume growth.
10/22/2002
-- Wintershall to acquire Clyde Netherlands from ConocoPhillips Wintershall Nederland BV, The Hague, has inked a deal to acquire Clyde Netherlands BV from ConocoPhillips. Neither Wintershall nor ConocoPhillips would disclose the value of the deal.
10/22/2002
-- Statoil acquires Preem stations in Poland Statoil ASA and Sweden-based Preem Petroleum AB have signed an agreement for the Statoil group to acquire Preem's Polish subsidiary.
10/22/2002
-- Thailand awards five more production licenses Thai authorities have granted five new production licenses to existing concessionaire groups led by Royal Dutch/Shell, Pacific Tiger Energy, Harrods Natural Resources, and PTT Exploration & Prod.
10/22/2002
-- GOM production, repairs continue in wake of 2 storms The back-to-back impact of Hurricane Lili and Tropical Storm Isidore in the central Gulf of Mexico a week apart forced the shut in of 14.4 million bbl of oil and 88.9 bcf of natural gas production.
10/21/2002
-- Black Hills Corp. to acquire Mallon Resources Corp. in early 2003 Black Hills Corp. said it plans to initiate an expanded development and exploratory drilling program next year in the San Juan basin after it closes the acquisition of Mallon Resources Corp., Denver.
10/21/2002
-- Ivanhoe Energy, CITIC form strategic alliance in China Vancouver, BC-based Ivanhoe Energy Inc. and Beijing's China International Trust & Investment Corp. (CITIC) have formed a partnership alliance for operating in China and elsewhere around the world.
10/21/2002
-- Statoil reorganizes Snøhvit project management Statoil ASA has announced that it will reorganize that project's management, "with the objective of securing better follow-up of costs and progress," it said.
10/21/2002
-- NW Natural names new CEO Mark S. Dodson has been appointed CEO of Portland, Ore.-based natural gas distribution company NW Natural Gas Co., effective Jan. 1, 2003.
10/18/2002
-- Petrobras stabilizes P-34, faces safety violations, fraud charges While Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has stabilized its P-34 floating production, storage, and offloading vessel, the Brazilian state oil company now is facing court action related to fraud charges and safety violations in connection with the P-34 and other production facilities.
10/18/2002
-- A risky business The impending possibility that the US may strike Iraq has direct implications for international oil markets.
10/18/2002
-- Energy bill hopes fading as US Congress leaves for fall campaigns An ethanol mandate, oil and gas production incentives, pipeline safety, and other important industry issues may have to be revisited as the fate of energy reform legislation remains uncertain.