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Editorial: Selling versus leading
Maybe US President Barack Obama really believes that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, horrible as it is, correlates with the terrorist murder of 3,000 Americans on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Macondo: the well before the blowout
Various agencies have started releasing documents showing the downhole completion and design considerations for the Macondo No. 1 well on Mississippi Canyon Block 252 in the Gulf of Mexico that blew out on Apr. 20 during operations for temporarily abandoning the well.
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House panel cites similarities in majors' spill plans
Four other major oil companies have Gulf of Mexico oil spill prevention and response plans that are practically identical to BP America Inc.'s, Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said during an Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on June 15.
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Watching Government: Third-party certifications
Offshore oil and gas producers and their contractors and suppliers had questions when the US Minerals Management Service issued new safety requirements in its June 8 notice to lessees.
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Groups form oil spill response assessment task forces
Three major US oil and gas trade associations have formed two new task forces to address offshore oil spill preparedness and response.
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Obama appoints Bromwich to oversee MMS reforms
US President Barack Obama announced that he has chosen a former Department of Justice inspector general to lead reforms at the US Minerals Management Service as part of his administration's effort to reform federal oversight of offshore oil and gas activity.
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BP sees 60,000-80,000 b/d of oil recovery capacity
BP PLC has outlined plans to collect 60,000-80,000 b/d of oil by mid-July from the deepwater Macondo blowout well on Mississippi Canyon Block 252 in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Helix Energy provides FPU for BP oil spill in gulf
BP Exploration & Production Co. entered a contract with Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. for the Helix Producer I, a floating production unit, to assist in BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill response operations.
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Pennsylvania orders EOG to halt Marcellus shale drilling
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection ordered EOG Resources Inc. to suspend its natural gas well drilling activities in the state.
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Watching The World: Drug cartels hit Pemex
Mexico's oil and gas industry, as if it did not already have enough problems, is suffering from worries about abductions of workers carried out by members of the country's drug cartels.
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ExxonMobil to boost Tapis field production in Malaysia
ExxonMobil Corp. said its enhanced oil recovery project at Malaysia's Tapis field will start in 2013, with an estimated gross investment of more than $1 billion, according to a senior company executive.
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IHS Herold: E&P spending to rise 8% this year
Upstream spending this year among more than 110 of the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas companies is expected to rise by 8% to $353 billion, according to the latest IHS Herold Global Upstream Capital Spending Report.
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Ziff: Can conventional gas stay competitive in Canada?
Low prices for natural gas and high costs create a difficult question for the conventional gas-producing industry in Canada, says a report by Ziff Energy Group, Calgary: "Can it be competitive, even with royalty relief?"
