Weight drop systems were some of the earliest, and in some areas most successful, seismic source systems ever used. Traditional systems typically used a 3-ton weight mounted on the back of a large truck which was allowed to free fall to the ground, thus generating a seismic "thump."
Most of the easily extracted oil originating from already discovered fields has been found and produced, while the "difficult" oil has been left behind.
Unocal Thailand Ltd. has established a lime-free, oil-based drilling fluid system as the best option for drilling wells with high bottomhole temperatures and where invasions of CO2 and other acidic gases present a host of operational and economic setbacks.
In August, Shell Exploration & Production Co. (SEPCo) began oil and gas production from its 100%-owned Brutus tension leg platform (TLP), its fifth TLP in the Gulf of Mexico.
Bayernoil Raffinerie- gesellschaft mbH successfully revamped two of its three diesel hydrotreaters in preparation for Germany's introduction of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD), that is, diesel with a sulfur content of less than 50 ppm (wt), in November 2001.
Cuts in crude oil production set to take effect this month by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will depress oil tanker shipping rates as they drive up world crude oil prices.
Cuts in crude oil production set to take effect this month by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will depress oil tanker shipping rates as they drive up world crude oil prices.
To the world at large, geophysics is the field of science that enables mapping of earthquake-prone fault lines, unearthing of ancient artifacts, planning of a bridge, or hypothesizing the origin of a meteor.
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA, Naersnes, Norway, is collecting 4,000 km of 2D marine seismic data during July-October between Greenland and northeastern Canada.
Central Asia today represents one of the world's last great frontiers for geological survey and analysis, offering opportunities for investment in the discovery, production, transportation, and refining of enormous quantities of oil and gas resources.
A push to move UK North Sea acreage into the hands of operators inclined to conduct immediate exploration and development work drew early attention from government and industry officials at the Offshore Europe conference held in Aberdeen early last week.
A push to move UK North Sea acreage into the hands of operators inclined to conduct immediate exploration and development work drew early attention from government and industry officials at the Offshore Europe conference held in Aberdeen early last week.
The US gasoline industry will be racked by greater price volatility in the next 2-3 years as it adjusts to environmental regulations that restrict its ability to cope with rapid market changes, analysts said.
A state legislators' group has called on the US Environmental Protection Agency not to weaken or delay standards that would dramatically lower the sulfur standard in diesel fuel.
The US Congress and the White House this fall will examine what role, if any, the government should play in regulating hydraulic fracturing, industry and government sources said late last month.
It appears that the US Congress this year will continue advocating the use of economic sanctions as a foreign policy tool. Major oil companies, often accused by their detractors of having special sway in the Republican-led House of Representatives, have had few victories on this issue.
Natural gas consumption is up 140% in New England, compared with an average 3% increase for the US as a whole during the past 3 decades, but the region remains the most oil-dependent in the US.
The fevered pace of merger and acquisition activity in the North American upstream oil and gas industry continues with the announcement last week of two multibillion-dollar deals.
The US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee staff expects a relatively quick confirmation hearing for Kathleen Clarke, nominated to become the first woman director of the Bureau of Land Management.
