US oil and gas drilling reached its highest quarterly level in more than 20 years with an estimated 12,687 completions in the 3 months ended Sept. 30, the American Petroleum Institute...
Biofuels are not the answer to US energy supply problems, said the president of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association at a management forum in Houston.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to cut oil sales to the US if it does not recognize the results of Venezuela’s December presidential election or if irregularities...
The US Environmental Protection Agency wants to expand, to nationwide locations, its air toxic standards designed to prevent gasoline spills and evaporation at urban distribution...
An acute lack of skilled engineers and technologists is threatening the development of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), speakers warned Nov. 7 at the UK Offshore Operators’ Association...
General Interest - Quick TakesCalifornia votes down state oil production taxCalifornia voters rejected a state ballot measure that would have taxed state oil production at varying...
The US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are formally investigating whether a joint venture in which Halliburton Co. has a 25% interest played a...
Bolivian President Evo Morales claimed a victory Oct. 29 when key foreign energy companies agreed to remain in Bolivia, operate under state control, and cede larger shares of ...
The storm magnitudes of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita exceeded the design criteria of most of the jack up rigs caught in their paths through the central Gulf of Mexico, said industry...
Two new features this year marked the 11th Gas Summit held Oct. 26-27 in Paris and organized by Pétrostrategies consultant and publisher, Institut Français du Pétrole, oil and...
The entire international Arctic region contains “much less” potential petroleum resources, with a mix of more natural gas, than previously estimated, according to a joint study...
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco said attorneys for the state have negotiated a settlement in a lawsuit against the US Minerals Management Service, and the settlement ...
The December contract for benchmark US crudes apparently bottomed out at a new floor of $57.05/bbl in intraday trading Oct. 31 before closing at $58.73/bbl, up 37¢ for the day...
Gray Energy Services LLCFort Worth, has announced the acquisition by its subsidiary, Gray Wireline Service Inc., of Southern Wireline Service Inc., a longstanding independent ...
New mobile stimulation pumping systemStimFORCE, a new modular, mobile stimulation pumping system, provides the capabilities of a traditional, stimulation pumping vessel with skid...
The Arctic is often considered as a single frontier for the oil and gas industry with a unique set of challenges that require unique exploration and development solutions.
