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General Interest 2008 P
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10/29/2008 -- Congress asked to address all US energy production aspects
Two senior Republicans on the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued a report Oct. 28 calling for an approach that addresses all facets of US energy production. -
10/29/2008 -- GDF Suez acquires Econergy International
GDF Suez Energy has acquired Econergy International—a US company listed in the UK—for £39 million. -
10/27/2008 -- Chevron on trial in San Francisco for rights abuses
Chevron is at the center of a legal case before federal court in San Francisco that will ask jurors to decide whether the firm sanctioned human rights abuses that resulted in the deaths and injuries of protesters at its Nigerian facilities. -
10/27/2008 -- BG Group turns signts to QGC acquisition
Just a few weeks after abandoning it's $13.8 billion (Aus.) hostile takeover attempt on Origin Energy, BG is believed to have trained its focus on its Queensland CSM JV partner Queensland Gas Co. -
10/27/2008 -- GAO finds agencies using oil products to fuel AFVs
Federal government agencies are meeting requirements to acquire alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), but they currently are running them on petroleum products, the US Government Accountability Office said Oct. 23. -
10/27/2008 -- CFTC asked about energy commodity swaps' effect on prices
Three US House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats have asked the CFTC questions about the potential impact of unregulated energy commodity swaps and futures on prices. -
10/27/2008 -- MARKET WATCH: Energy prices tumble despite OPEC cut
As soon as OPEC members voted Oct. 24 to cut production by 1.5 million b/d in an effort to shore up energy markets, crude prices fell to 17-month lows in New York and London. -
10/24/2008 -- Pertamina, Gold Manor suspects barred from travel
Indonesia's National Police have announced an immediate travel ban on four members of state-owned Pertamina and a director of Gold Manor International. -
10/24/2008 -- GDF Suez LNG terminals, storage to be subsidiaries
GDF Suez is convening a general assembly for shareholders Dec. 17 to submit a proposal to turn its LNG terminals and gas storage facilities in France into subsidiaries. -
10/24/2008 -- MARKET WATCH: Crude prices fall despite cut in OPEC output
Oil futures prices fell more than 7% in early trading Oct. 24 to the lowest level in 17 months after OPEC decided in a brief meeting to cut production by 1.5 million b/d effective Nov. 1. -
10/24/2008 -- Russia, Iran, Qatar move closer to gas cartel with 'Gas Troika'
OAO Gazprom, Iran, and Qatar will form a technical committee, or "Gas Troika," to explore implementing joint projects. -
10/24/2008 -- OPEC to cut oil output by 1.5 million b/d
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries announced a 1.5 million b/d reduction to its oil output targets. -
10/24/2008 -- Alaska to get up to $80 million of coastal impact help under EPACT program
Alaska will receive up to $80 million of coastal impact assistance authorized by the 2005 Energy Policy Act, the US Minerals Management Service said on Oct. 16. The state and eight eligible boroughs will share the money, it said. -
10/24/2008 -- CSB to investigate Ohio oil tank explosion which killed 2 workers
The US Chemical Safety Board sent two investigators on Oct. 20 to the site of an Ohio oil tank explosion which killed two workers on Oct. 19. -
10/24/2008 -- Former EIA administrator Guy F. Caruso returns to CSIS
Guy F. Caruso, who led the US Energy Information Administration from February 2002 until recently, has returned to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he was executive director of the Strategic Energy Initiative Project in the late 1990s. -
10/24/2008 -- FTC moves to block CCS purchase of Newpark Environmental Services' US unit
The Federal Trade Commission voted on Oct. 23 to challenge CCS Corp.'s proposed $85 million acquisition of Newpark Environmental Services Inc.'s US operations for allegedly violating antitrust laws. -
10/23/2008 -- FTC moves to stop Newpark Environmental US unit sale to CCS
The Federal Trade Commission voted on Oct. 23 to challenge CCS Corp.'s proposed $85 million acquisition of Newpark Environmental Services Inc.'s US operations, claiming it to be an antitrust violation. -
10/23/2008 -- Nippon Oil looking to bolster developments in SE Asia
Nippon Oil, faced with falling profits on the home front as their traditional business model of importing and refining oil runs dry, is reported to be scouring SE Asia for promising oil fields as compensation. -
10/23/2008 -- MARKET WATCH: Inventory growth put oil price at 16-month low
Energy prices continued to tumble Oct. 22 with the new front-month contract hitting a 16-month low for benchmark US crudes in the New York market following a bearish government report of rising inventories of oil and gasoline. -
10/22/2008 -- Centrica to acquire Semplice for £1.5 million
Centrica has bought low-carbon solutions company Semplice Energy for £1.5 million in cash to expand its usage of clean technology in the UK for domestic and business customers.
