12/05/2007
-- Berry Petroleum sets 2008 capital budget at $295 million Berry Petroleum plans a capital budget of $295 million for 2008 compared with a 2007 budget of $320 million, which included $53 million for a Piceance acreage acquisition.
12/05/2007
-- Eni offers £1.7 billion for Burren Energy Eni SPA has agreed to pay the higher price of £1.74 billion in cash for Burren Energy PLC, London, after Burren's board rejected two previous offers as too low.
12/05/2007
-- French companies sign gas deals with Algeria France and Algeria have signed several natural gas deals as French President Nicolas Sarkozy sought to establish closer ties on his first state visit to the former French colony.
12/05/2007
-- OMV increases legal pressure to acquire Hungary's MOL Austria's OMV has launched legal proceedings in the Hungarian courts to remove the barriers to acquiring MOL, upping pressure on the company's management to accept its $20.6 billion bid.
12/05/2007
-- New Petroecuador president named to quell unrest Ecuador has appointed Navy Rear Admiral Fernando Zurita to head Ecuadoran State Petroleum Enterprise to deal with an emergency situation facing the state-run oil company.
12/05/2007
-- MARKET WATCH: Crude prices dip; OPEC takes no action Crude prices declined slightly Dec. 4 as traders wondered if OPEC members might decide to raise its production by 500,000 b/d during its Dec. 5 meeting in Abu Dhabi.
12/04/2007
-- MARKET WATCH: Oil price up on OPEC meeting outcome speculations A moderate rise in oil prices offset a decline in gas prices Dec. 3 in the New York market as traders speculated over the possible outcome of the Dec. 5 OPEC meeting in Abu Dhabi.
12/04/2007
-- Bois d'Arc president assumes CEO role Bois d'Arc Energy said Gary Blackie, company president, will take on the additional duties of CEO.
12/04/2007
-- LNG Summit: LNG key to meeting world demand to 2030 LNG will lead pipeline supply as natural gas leads other forms of energy to meet growing global demand through 2030, LNG Summit attendees were told in Rome Dec. 4.
12/03/2007
-- Gas key to addressing climate change, executive says Natural gas must continue to be a major fuel in Germany's energy mix if climate change is to be addressed successfully, said Burckhard Bergmann, chairman of E.On Ruhrgas.
12/03/2007
-- MARKET WATCH: Crude futures price falls below $90/bbl On Nov. 30 the front-month crude futures contract dropped below $90/bbl for the first time in a month amid conflicting concerns that OPEC will increase production at this week's meeting.
11/30/2007
-- MARKET WATCH: Oil prices up slightly; oil pipelines restarted Crude prices increased slightly Nov. 29 on the New York market as Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Houston, reopened three of four oil pipelines that were shut in following an explosion and fire.
11/30/2007
-- Oilexco has senior management changes Oilexco Inc., Calgary-based UK North Sea operator, said Gerry Roe has retired as its chief operating officer and remains a director of Oilexco North Sea Ltd.
11/30/2007
-- US House bill taking shape with CAFE, renewables focus US House Democrats are moving toward energy legislation containing stiffer automotive fuel efficiency requirements and a higher renewable fuel standard.
11/30/2007
-- El Paso unit buys stake in Gulf LNG terminal El Paso Corp. subsidiary Southern Natural Gas Co. (SNG) has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in a planned LNG terminal in Pascagoula, Miss.
11/29/2007
-- Saudis foil Al Qaeda terrorist plots, arrest 208 Saudi Arabia said it has pre-empted a terrorist attack on its oil facilities in the eastern region of the country with the arrest of eight suspects said to be linked to the Al Qaeda terrorist organization.
11/29/2007
-- MARKET WATCH: Crude prices fall before pipeline fire tightens supply Energy prices continued to fall with the front-month crude contract dropping nearly $4/bbl Nov. 28 on the New York Mercantile Exchange after federal officials reported the fifth draw on US oil supplies in 6 weeks.
11/29/2007
-- Iraq minister firm: Oil deals with KRG illegal; Exports barred Iraqi Oil Minister Husayn Al Shahristani has defended his country's efforts to prevent international oil companies from signing exploration and production contracts with the Kurdish Regional Government.