Policy-makers from nearly 70 countries attended the 8th International Energy Forum in Osaka Sept. 21-23. Organizers planned the meeting 2 years ago, but the timing of the discussions...
James J. O'Brien, currently serving as president and chief operating officer of Ashland Inc., has been elected to serve as CEO of the Covington, Ky.-based firm effective Oct. ...
The falloff of Iraqi oil production probably has contributed more to recent price increases than any so-called "war premium" risk factor of pending US military action against ...
Created in the wake of the oil price spikes of the 1970s, the US Energy Information Administration continues to strive to be relevant to industry, investors, and the general public...
US producers may be able to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and boost domestic oil production by expanding enhanced recovery methods, policymakers said in a recent ...
The governments of Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago have agreed to work aggressively towards the unitization of certain natural gas fields that straddle both countries' borders...
Independent refiner Premcor Inc. said it will cut its nonunion staff by about 20% and will record a $10 million restructuring charge in the third quarter related to the reduction...
The Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) is pushing the Texas Railroad Commission to allow independent exploration and production companies the 3-year...
A key US congressional lawmaker pledged to industry leaders Sept. 24 that Congress would pass "a good bill, perhaps even a great bill" this year emphasizing national security ...
Risks to world oil markets from another war involving Iraq aren't likely to emerge until next year, but the extent of risk hinges largely on whether Saudi Arabia is willing and...
In a modified reiteration of a decision issued late last year, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission judge found that El Paso Corp. illegally exercised market power by withholding...
The Hutton tension leg platform was in the news again early this month, following its sale by Kerr-McGee North Sea (UK) Ltd., a unit of Kerr-McGee Corp., Oklahoma City, to Monitor...
It is with great amazement that I read your article (OGJ, Aug. 26, 2002, p. 20) on corruption. Although many western nations try to effect how other countries deal with this issue...
Use of a drag-reducing agent (DRA) allowed an Indonesian pipeline system to overcome capacity constraints quickly, bring on stream additional crude production, and shut down some...
Casual reading of a study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute on proposed fuels legislation makes costs of an ethanol mandate in gasoline look acceptable.
For the oil and gas business, the significance of this month's voting in Germany is not the rift that developed between that country and the US, which has drawn the most attention...
Even with the threat of war looming between the US and Iraq, rising oil demand, and dwindling crude inventories, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries pretty much ...
