Earlier this month, I had the opportunity—along with the Houston chapter of the International Association for Energy Economics—to plan a half-day conference that focused on the...
LNG will play an increasingly important role in the evolution toward a global natural gas market, but major decisions and investments will have to be made to meet anticipated ...
Four Washington, DC-based energy trade groups announced last week the formation of a new coalition that will act as a public LNG information clearinghouse.
California state officials asked a federal court Dec. 4 to reinstate a case connected with controversial oil valuation rules issued by the Department of the Interior's Minerals...
The US government's latest long-term energy forecast released Dec. 16 found that over the next 2 decades, US natural gas demand will be lower and prices higher than previously...
Enterprise, GulfTerra to merge, form new US MLP Enterprise Products Partners LP, GulfTerra Energy Partners LP, and El Paso Corp. agreed to merge Enterprise and GulfTerra to form...
Oil prices unaffected by Saddam's capture Despite earlier predictions to the contrary, the capture of Iraq's ex-President Saddam Hussein had no immediate effect on world oil prices...
Washington, DC-based Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) sent the US Congress a report showing that natural gas prices increased 83% during a 41-month period, costing...
Three major oil and natural gas organizations announced plans earlier this month to adopt new global guidelines for companies to use in voluntarily estimating and reporting greenhouse...
How can companies minimize the likelihood of being the subject of a criminal prosecution and respond most effectively if an investigation or prosecution appears likely?
I liked the thoughts in the Journally Speaking "Taking the lead" (OGJ, Dec. 1, 2003, p. 15). However, I would have limited the first paragraph following the sidehead "Turning ...
This is the second of two parts on Iraq's exploration and development history and the outlook for restoration of production and rehabilitation of facilities in the post-Saddam...
The US Department of Defense made the right decision when it excluded from Iraqi reconstruction contracts companies based in countries opposing its operations.
Here's the ULTRA TURRAX UTL 2000 single stage dispersing machine that offers the refining and petrochemical segments of the industry a high degree of flexibility and scalability...
The US Department of Justice has made it clear that the pipeline industry is the focus of increased attention from environmental enforcement authorities.
When US soldiers extracted former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from his hiding hole outside Tikrit on Dec. 13, they also punctured a political argument that had achieved undeserved...
Burren Energy PLC, London, is acquiring 3D seismic data over the entire 1,047 sq km Nebit Dag production sharing agreement area in western Turkmenistan.
Assistant US Attorney Helen Brunner, one of the prosecutors in the Olympic Pipe Line case and an experienced environmental prosecutor, has commented on some of the pipeline industry...
