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General Interest 2004 P

  • 12/30/2004 -- Gazprom, Rosneft to finalize merger in January
    The merger of OAO Gazprom and OAO Rosneft is expected to be finalized early in 2005, and the assets of OAO Yukos unit Yuganskneftegas will not be involved in the initial consolidation as was earlier reported, a Russian official said.
  • 12/30/2004 -- MARKET WATCH
    Terrorist attacks, falling US stocks hike crude prices
    Energy prices continued to climb Dec. 29 as traders were surprised by a bullish weekly report of declining commercial inventories of crude in the US.
  • 12/29/2004 -- Chesapeake acquiring BRG gas properties
    Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, agreed to acquire privately held BRG Petroleum Corp., Tulsa, and related partnerships for $325 million.
  • 12/29/2004 -- Tullow acquiring interests in North Sea gas fields
    Tullow Oil PLC plans to acquire interests in Schooner and Ketch natural gas fields and associated acreage from Shell UK Ltd. and Esso Exploration and Production UK Ltd.
  • 12/29/2004 -- Finalization of Gazprom, Rosneft merger temporarily delayed
    Finalization of the merger between Gazprom and state-owned OAO Rosneft has been delayed temporarily pending Rosneft's plans to acquire OAO Yukos unit Yuganskneftegas, Russian Economic Development Minister German Gref said.
  • 12/29/2004 -- MARKET WATCH
    Energy prices rebound slightly as market adjusts
    Energy prices rebounded slightly in a Dec. 28 market adjustment after heating oil prices crashed in the previous trading session on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
  • 12/29/2004 -- Brazil, Russia sign oil, gas cooperation agreements
    Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed cooperation agreements with Brazil in the oil, natural gas, power, and renewable energy sectors that could lead to Russia's OAO Gazprom building a natural gas liquefaction plant and a new refinery in Brazil, Brazilian government sources told OGJ.
  • 12/29/2004 -- Experts push unconventional gas for future markets
    With markets facing both rising costs and escalating demand for natural gas, today's unconventional gas resources "cannot remain unconventional," said Raymond C. Pilcher, president of Raven Ridge Resources Inc., Grand Junction, Colo., at a recent 2-day energy conference in Denver.
  • 12/28/2004 -- MARKET WATCH
    Collapsing heating oil market pulls down energy prices
    Despite a flurry of snowstorms across the US over the long Christmas holiday weekend, the heating market virtually collapsed Dec. 27 as the New York Mercantile Exchange reopened for trade in the face of sufficient supplies and forecasts of warmer weather.
  • 12/27/2004 -- 'Disconnect' seen in industry's use of technology
    South Bay Resources LLC Vice-Pres. of ExplorationSteven Tobias"At the same time that you have high-technology service companies scrambling for work, there are large companies wondering why they can't generate prospects or develop fields properly."
  • 12/27/2004 -- MARKET WATCH
    Energy prices slip prior to Christmas storms
    Energy commodities prices generally continued to slide Dec. 23 because of revised forecasts for milder winter weather and bearish reports of US inventories of crude and petroleum products.
  • 12/23/2004 -- Rosneft buys purchaser of core Yukos unit
    OAO Rosneft said it is buying 100% of Baikal Finance Group, giving Rosneft control of OAO Yukos unit Yuganskneftegas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
  • 12/23/2004 -- MARKET WATCH
    Inventory build pushes down energy prices
    Energy prices fell in light trading Dec. 22 as traders reacted to a surprisingly bearish report on US petroleum inventories during the last full session before the extended Christmas holiday weekend on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
  • 12/22/2004 -- MARKET WATCH
    Energy prices are mixed
    Energy commodities prices were mixed Dec. 21, with natural gas futures falling for the second consecutive session because of revised forecasts for milder winter weather.
  • 12/22/2004 -- Alliance Pipeline announces leadership transition
    Calgary-based Alliance Pipeline Ltd. announced that Murray Birch has joined as interim president.
  • 12/22/2004 -- PanOcean Energy names president and CEO
    The board of PanOcean Energy Corp. Ltd., St. Helier, Jersey Channel Islands, has appointed Paul L. Keyes as president and CEO.
  • 12/22/2004 -- Questar appoints new president of pipeline subsidiary
    Salt Lake City-based Questar Corp. announced that R. Allan Bradley has been appointed president and chief operating officer of subsidiary Questar Pipeline Co. effective Jan. 1, 2005.
  • 12/22/2004 -- ChevronTexaco announces senior executive appointments
    ChevronTexaco Corp. announced the following senior executive appointments, which will be effective January 1, 2005:
  • 12/21/2004 -- MARKET WATCH
    Reversed weather predictions lower energy prices
    Energy prices fell Dec. 20 after meteorologists over the weekend reversed their previous predictions of extended frigid weather for the Mid-Continental and Northeastern US.
  • 12/21/2004 -- Ivanhoe to buy Ensyn, heavy oil technology
    Ivanhoe Energy Inc., Vancouver, plans to acquire Ensyn Group Inc., Boston, and its subsidiary, Ensyn Petroleum International Ltd., which has a technology to upgrade heavy oil.