Offshore West Africa is poised to become an important source of oil and gas supplies for global consumption, with 6.5 billion bbl of oil discovered in the last 2 years alone.
US Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) has asked President George W. Bush to recall a diplomatic note to Cuba delineating Gulf of Mexico boundaries because of a Jan. 15 agreement between...
A new managerial consortium consisting of Eni SPA, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Total SA, and ExxonMobil Corp. has been formed to perform operational management of Kazakhstan’s Kashagan...
Funds of $4 billion allocated by the Nigerian government to the Niger Delta for its development over the last 4-5 years have been swallowed up by increased governmental staff ...
US President George W. Bush commended Congress for passing legislation in 2007 aimed at reducing US dependence on oil and urged federal lawmakers to continue such efforts in 2008...
Nigeria does not expect to see a change in oil output from members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at the group’s upcoming emergency meeting being held Feb...
US oil reserves could more than double by 2050 if commodity prices remain high and leasing restrictions ease on Alsaka’s North Slope, according to a federal government study.
Brazil’s state-owned Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has signed agreements with Cuba’s Cupet for cooperation in oil and gas exploration and production, research and development...
High costs for drilling rigs and services are expected to continue in 2008 in an already tight market for equipment and personnel, say industry analysts and independent oil and...
General Interest - Quick TakesInterior orders mineral reforms after reportUS Interior Secretary Dirk A. Kempthorne, after receiving the final report of an independent study panel...
US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) did not hide her displeasure as she opened a Jan. 24 hearing on Environmental Protection Agency...
US oil and gas exploration and production activity remained robust during 2007 as producers drilled a record number of natural gas wells, the American Petroleum Institute said...
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The oil and gas industry’s worry over the loss of its petroleum engineering and geological knowledge base to an expected wave of retirements may not be as warranted as once thought...
Egypt’s increasingly strategic role in oil and gas shipping, as well as nuclear and alternative energy, was recently highlighted by US Sec. of Energy Samuel W. Bodman on his tour...
The Jan. 17, 2008, press release by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (see www.cera.com), which was carried by Reuters, reported the world’s oil supplies were to rise to 112...
Fears of recession and unauthorized trading at an international French bank battered equity markets, forcing government action that caused US energy prices to rebound in late ...
This is an update of a recent article by the author in which he painted a rather pessimistic picture of the future of US natural gas production based on the Potential Gas Committee...
Baker Hughes Inc.Houston, has appointed Nelson Ney president of its Centrilift division and a Baker Hughes Inc. vice-president. He succeeds Charles S. Wolley, who is leaving the...
It’s no mere coincidence that the most sterile climate in decades for energy policy-making developed while the US president followed instead of led on the subject.
