• Subscribe
  • Magazine
  • Past Issues
  • Surveys
  • Industry Statistics
  • About Us
  • Members Only
  • Home >
  • Back Issues >
  • Oil & Gas Journal >
  • Vol 110, Issue 2b

    • Vol 110, Issue 2b

    Government

    State Department OIG finds no Keystone XL EIS irregularities

    Feb. 20, 2012
    The US Department of State's Office of Inspector General found no significant irregularities in the preparation of an environmental impact statement for TransCanada Corp.'s proposed...
    Home

    TransCanada moves projected Keystone XL start-up to 2015

    Feb. 20, 2012
    TransCanada has moved its expected in-service date for the Keystone XL crude pipeline to early 2015, a 1-year delay from previous statements.
    Companies

    Unconventional plays likely to drive 2012 oil, gas M&A

    Feb. 20, 2012
    Oil and natural gas shale plays are likely to drive 2012 merger and acquisition activity with the midstream and field service sectors likely to experience a growing share of oil...
    Companies

    Chesapeake contemplates exiting Permian basin

    Feb. 20, 2012
    Chesapeake Energy Corp. recently received industry inquiries about a complete exit from the Permian basin, the company said Feb. 13, acknowledging that it might consider selling...
    Government

    Federal frac rules could lead to national standards, Salazar says

    Feb. 20, 2012
    US Sec. of the Interior Ken Salazar told the US House Natural Resources Committee that regulations covering hydraulic fracturing on federal lands are necessary, and will be developed...

    More content from Vol 110, Issue 2b

    120220ogje 1
    Home

    EQUIPMENT | SOFTWARE | LITERATURE

    Feb. 20, 2012
    Plug-in for petrophysics usedGB Earth Sciences BV, Enschede, Netherlands, and Buenos Aires-based Geoinfo SRL have launched a new OpendTect plug-in for the incorporation of petrophysical...
    Drilling & Production

    Obama's budget thumb

    Feb. 20, 2012
    Another budget proposal, another presidential thumb in the eye of the oil and gas industry.
    Home

    Exploration and men's minds

    Feb. 20, 2012
    Geologists mulling the world's great discoveries of 2011 might be reminded of basins they have explored without making a big find. Perhaps the Great Basin is one of those places...
    Government

    New clean-energy standard move shows failure to learn

    Feb. 20, 2012
    As Congress begins its latest effort to choreograph energy choice, Americans should lock their cash drawers.
    Z120220ogjcht01
    New Plants

    OGJ Newsletter

    Feb. 20, 2012
    International news for oil and gas professional
    Government

    White House retains oil tax increases in proposed 2013 budget

    Feb. 20, 2012
    US oil and gas producers' federal taxes would climb by nearly $27 billion over 10 years under the Obama administration's budget proposal that was released on Feb. 13.
    General Interest

    Watching Government: The efficiency variable

    Feb. 20, 2012
    Soon after a spate of stories about annual energy forecasts appeared, a reader e-mailed OGJ with a simple question: With all this optimism about production growth from shales ...
    Exploration & Development

    Cypriot government to challenge Turkey's drilling plans

    Feb. 20, 2012
    The government of the Republic of Cyprus plans to protest any exploratory drilling for oil and gas in the Turkish-occupied northern part of the politically divided island.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    State regulators eye continuing pipeline safety challenges

    Feb. 20, 2012
    Enactment of new federal pipeline safety legislation was a good start, but state pipeline regulators will need to address ongoing challenges to keep systems efficient and economic...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    EU seeks Indian help pressuring Iran; IEA sees ample supply

    Feb. 20, 2012
    The European Union has formally appealed to India, an important buyer of Iranian crude oil, for help in resisting the Islamic Republic's nuclear program as early adjustments reported...
    General Interest

    Panelists see informed regulations as key to unconventional production

    Feb. 20, 2012
    Development of the necessary data to reach informed regulatory decisions is the next critical unconventional production issue to be addressed, panelists said in a Feb. 14 forum...
    Government

    API warns of possible EPA refinery regulatory 'tsunami'

    Feb. 20, 2012
    Proposed US Environmental Protection Agency regulations directed at refiners could put several US refiners out of business and place others at a significant disadvantage to overseas...