ColombiaEmerald Energy PLC, London, set casing at 8,745 ft MD to test log-indicated hydrocarbon shows in the Cretaceous La Luna formation at its Aureliano-1 wildcat on the Fortuna...
Stress Engineering Services Inc.Houston, has appointed Kimberly Flesner, David Garrett, Ramon San Pedro, and Matthew Stahl as principals in the firm’s upstream practice.Flesner...
The March contract for benchmark US crude closed above $59/bbl on the New York market for the first time in 2007 on Feb. 2 on the strength of forecasts that a severe cold front...
Whether written about in an industry trade publication such as Oil & Gas Journal or a consumer magazine such as Popular Mechanics (PM), the discussion about what fuel will power...
Former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky knows where he stands in Vladimir Putin’s Russia regarding new charges brought against him and business associate Platon Lebedev.
Environmental and political enthusiasm in the West for getting rid of oil as an energy source may have major unintended consequences through its impact on decisions by a handful...
Congress should resist mandating higher volumes or quicker implementation of biofuels beyond the existing federal renewable fuels standard (RFS), a National Petrochemical & Refiners...
General Interest - Quick TakesShell, Repsol may face probe over S. Pars dealRepsol YFP SA and Royal Dutch Shell PLC may come under investigation by US authorities for an agreement...
Fewer natural gas reserves are being added for every dollar spent on exploration and production, and higher costs are undermining the economics of drilling more gas wells, Cambridge...
The administration of President George W. Bush increased its request for fossil fuels by 33% to $863 million as it released its fiscal 2008 budget proposals on Feb. 5.
In September 2006, BP and Baker Oil Tools achieved an industry milestone with the successful installation of the world’s first monobore expandable liner extension system, in a...
Houston-based Particle Drilling Technologies Inc. has successfully tested a new drilling system, designed to enhance the rate of penetration through hard rock.
The isomerization process is playing a significant role for refiners in the FSU as they try to maintain gasoline pool octane and comply with more stringent gasoline pool requirements...
