Volume 104, Issue 22

Chevron Corp. confirmed the discovery of hydrocarbons at the Obo-1 well, the first discovery in the Nigeria-Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Zone (JDZ), said partner Afren...

Focus Energy Ltd., New Delhi, formerly Phoenix Overseas Ltd., reported a gas discovery on pre-NELP Block RJ-ON/6 in westernmost Rajasthan near the border with Pakistan.

Repsol YPF Cuba SA, operator of six offshore blocks in Cuba’s exclusive economic zone, is conducting 3,000 sq km of 3D seismic and geological studies and has accepted two partners...

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AlgeriaA group led by Total SA reported a gas discovery in the Timimoun basin of central Algeria.The MJB-3 exploration well flowed 8.3 MMcfd of gas from an undisclosed formation...

Anyone legitimately worried about high gasoline prices would welcome a federal investigation finding no evidence of “price-gouging” after Hurricane Katrina last year.

Lincoln Electric Co.Cleveland, Ohio, has announced the appointment of Phillip Wittke as global director of offshore development. He will be responsible for developing and managing...

June began with a busy day on oil and gas markets. The July futures crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on June 1 for a second session as the US, UK, Germany...

Oil and gas production includes a wide array of projects. Table 1 in the article beginning on p. 41 illustrates this diversity.

US independent oil and gas producers still would like greater access to the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf and federal acreage in the Rocky Mountains.

The US House Energy and Commerce Committee’s hearing last month ostensibly was about gasoline supplies, prices, and formulations.

Pipeline capacity could pose a greater constraint on future Canadian oil sands development than water or natural gas availability, government officials suggested on June 6.

The Australian petroleum industry must overcome a number of challenges if it is to prosper and arrest its country’s rapid decline in oil production over the next few years, the...

A survey of state and local air-quality regulators suggests that federal legislation is not necessary to facilitate permits for US refinery construction and expansion, the House...

Natural gas must overcome economic, technical, commercial, and political challenges if it is to expand its role in meeting global energy needs.

Among the prospective mistakes piling up at the intersection of high gasoline prices and US politics, some rotten ideas deserve more attention than others.

Energy Partners Ltd., a New Orleans independent producer, has proposed to buy Stone Energy Corp., Lafayette, La., for $1.43 billion in a cash-stock offer plus the assumption of...

The Iranian regime has been brandishing the oil weapon in an effort to persuade countries-especially those on the UN Security Council-to allow its nuclear ambitions.