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General Interest 2008 P
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09/25/2008 -- MARKET WATCH: Economic worries pull down energy prices
The front-month crude contract approached $110/bbl during intraday trading Sept. 24 in the New York futures market but finished down for the day due to economic uncertainties and concerns about decreased demand. -
09/25/2008 -- Black Elk Energy appoints chief executive officer
Black Elk Energy LLC, Houston, has appointed Douglas W. Fehr as chief executive officer. -
09/25/2008 -- Black Elk Energy appoints chief operating officer
Black Elk Energy LLC, Houston, has appointed Douglas W. Fehr as chief operating officer. -
09/25/2008 -- Indonesia selects members for new energy board
The Indonesian House of Representatives' Commission VII, which oversees energy affairs, has approved eight members for the country's newly established National Energy Board. -
09/24/2008 -- Rosetta Resources names executive vice-president
Rosetta Resources Inc. named Ellen R. DeSanctis executive vice-president of strategy and development effective Sept. 29. -
09/24/2008 -- Aramco makes executive appointments
Saudi Aramco has made three new appointments. -
09/24/2008 -- MARKET WATCH: Energy prices retreat as dollar strengthens, demand weakens
As the US dollar strengthened and gasoline futures weakened, energy prices retreated Sept. 23, giving back some of the gains from the previous trading session. -
09/23/2008 -- Quick passage of renewable energy tax credit extensions seen
Legislation to extend renewable energy tax credits by imposing new taxes should pass the US Senate and move quickly through the House, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus predicted. -
09/23/2008 -- MARKET WATCH: Expiring crude contract shoots up $16/bbl
The expiring October contract for benchmark US oil shot up more than $16 Sept. 22 in the largest 1-day price jump ever seen on NYMEX, hitting a 2-month intraday high of $130/bbl and prompting a CFTC investigation. -
09/23/2008 -- House Democrats plan moratoriums in continuing resolution
The US House's Democratic leadership has inserted offshore and oil shale leasing moratoriums into its continuing resolution draft less than a week after the full House passed a bill that would lift them. -
09/22/2008 -- Keyera Facilities makes management changes
Keyera Facilities Income Fund has made some senior management changes. -
09/22/2008 -- Africa, EU develop energy cooperation actions
On Sept. 8, the African Union Commission and the European Commission jointly established an Africa-EU energy partnership that could attract more than €1 billion in EU funds. -
09/22/2008 -- MARKET WATCH: Crude again tops $100/bbl in strong rally
Oil prices continued to climb Sept. 19, with the front-month crude contract closing above $100/bbl in the strongest 3-day rally since 1998 in the New York market. -
09/22/2008 -- US Senate expected to consider taxes on oil, gas industry
US senators will be asked to approve additional taxes on the oil and gas industry by the end of the week to help finance $40 billion in clean energy financial incentives. -
09/20/2008 -- Santos acquires Spar gas field acreage off W. Australia
Santos Ltd., Adelaide, has purchased a 100% interest in the offshore Western Australian Carnarvon basin retention licence WA-4-R, which contains most of the undeveloped Spar gas field. -
09/19/2008 -- MARKET WATCH: Crude climbs despite financial worries
Crude prices continued to climb Sept. 18, but their increase was capped as equity markets braced for possible financial collapse. -
09/19/2008 -- Total to buy Goal Petroleum (Netherlands)
Total SA agreed to buy Talisman Energy Inc. subsidiary Goal Petroleum (Netherlands) BV for $480 million. -
09/19/2008 -- US House passes bill to stop oil commodities speculation
By a vote of 273 to 124, the US House of Representatives approved a bill Sept. 18 designed to stop excessive oil commodities speculation. -
09/19/2008 -- Markey asks 3 CEOs about their companies' possible roles in MMS scandal
A US House committee chairman launched his own investigation of three oil companies' possible roles in federal employees' ethics violations in the US Minerals Management Service's royalty-in-kind program. -
09/19/2008 -- Two senators plan bill with detailed MMS employee ethics reforms
Two US Senate Democrats plan to introduce legislation detailing appropriate conduct for government employees dealing with oil and gas producers in response to misconduct in the US Minerals Management Service's royalty-in-kind operation.
