Refiners looking for discounted crude supplies will import and use greater volumes of high total acid number (TAN) crudes, according to a study from Asia Pacific Energy Consulting...
After about 8 years of design, testing, and qualifying, the all-electric actuated subsea system is now ready for is first commercial installation on gas wells off the Netherlands...
Upgrading of communications from subsea wells producing to the Visund platform required a threefold solution that involved retrofitting new communication cards in canisters that...
Is it possible for 36 billion gal/year of renewable fuels to be produced in 15 years, and if so, would it bring energy independence and security to the US?
Beyond petroleum is the direction various companies are headed these days, as many of them turn to the production of biofuels, especially second-generation.
General Interest - Quick TakesMarkey summons majors for oil-price hearingResponding to record crude oil prices, US Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) announced Mar. 11 that the House...
Renewable energy is becoming competitive in energy markets yet must overcome problems of economics, technology, and scale, said Daniel Yergin, chairman of Cambridge Energy Research...
Against a rapidly changing environmental and geopolitical backdrop, the global LNG industry appears rapidly evolving, said Martin Houston, executive vice-president and managing...
Industry keynote speeches opening Gastech 2008 in Bangkok centered on the bright future of natural gas, especially LNG; the need for cooperation among international oil companies...
More federal Outer Continental Shelf areas must be opened for oil and gas leasing if the US expects to limit its energy imports, said US Minerals Management Service Director Randall...
About 15 years ago, when it became evident that a great bank of senior personnel in oil and gas production, refining, and petrochemicals would soon be nearing retirement age and...
In the letter entitled “World decline rate,” the authors quoted a Cambridge Energy Research Associates forecast for a world oil supply of 112 million b/d by 2017.
An unexpected drop in US crude inventories made front-month crude jump $5 to a record closing of $104.52/bbl Mar. 5 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, although many of the industry...
Paradigm,MachnizhClick here to enlarge imageHouston, has appointed Jorge Machnizh president and COO. He will relocate to London under the company’s strategy of distributing executive...
New seismic data acceleration softwareA newly launched seismic data acceleration solution promises a multifold performance increase to reduce lengthy processing times and deliver...
VenezuelaThe Baripetrol SA joint venture’s $60 million 2008 budget for the Colon Block in western Venezuela calls for drilling four development wells in La Palma field, a 165 ...
This article describes a scheme for summarizing visually the spatial distribution, intensity, and productivity of oil and gas drilling for areas outside the US and Canada.