Installation of a restriction orifice in a regeneration gas blower solved catalyst plugging and blowouts in a continuous catalyst regeneration (CCR) tower in Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu...
Two federal regulatory agencies are moving too timidly in response to record crude oil prices, US Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) said during a Senate committee hearing on energy...
A recent study from the Natural Gas Council concluded that legislation to be debated this week in the US Senate is likely to increase natural gas demand without addressing the...
Nigeria has become the world’s leader in piracy attacks, primarily targeting the oil industry in that country, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission broke with its tradition of not disclosing current investigations and announced on May 29 that its enforcement division is continuing...
US Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) and three US House Democrats from Illinois asked a US Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 official to object to a construction permit BP...
General Interest Quick TakesStudy assesses threats to oil market stabilityEven as oil prices climb, threats to market stability are starting to abate, Amy Myers Jaffe told an...
Saudi Arabia’s oil officials will doubtlessly feel exoneratedif not downright pleasedby a report last week blaming speculators for the steep rise in global oil prices...
Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), in an effort to reduce its dependence on imports from neighboring Bolivia, has announced the signing of two contracts for the purchase...
The soaring price of diesel oil, which is jeopardizing fishermen’s already meager profits, has led to protests in France that are spreading to Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
The projected growth of Alberta oil sands production, which has in place some 1.75 trillion bbl of resources, is triggering a wave of investments, said Wood Mackenzie Ltd., Edinburgh...
From a record intraday high of $135.09/bbl May 22, the contract for benchmark US light sweet crudes closed at $127.35/bbl May 30, down 3.7% during the four trading sessions following...
Fulbright & Jaworski LLPTonery, Swenson and TibbertsClick here to enlarge imagehas added three lawyers to its global energy practice. Partners Lisa Tonery and Erik Swenson have...
New protective covers for drilling equipmentClick here to enlarge imageNew Envelop protective covers are designed specifically for use in drilling operations. They are suited ...
A simple economic procedure applied to NGL pipelines can help operators determine whether abnormalities detected during periodic magnetic-flux leakage pigging are large enough...
AlbaniaThe DWM Petroleum AG subsidiary of Manas Petroleum Corp., Baar, Switzerland, let a contract for acquisition of 400 line-km of Vibroseis and dynamic 2D seismic surveys on...