A cash flow analysis determined that the coalbed methane resources in 42 major basins in China were 36% economic, 14% marginally economic, and 50% uneconomic to develop.
General Interest — Quick TakesSenate panel votes to remove spill liability capThe US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed Sen. Robert Menendez's (D-NJ) bill to...
Beach Energy Ltd., Adelaide, has signed a production-sharing agreement with the Tanzanian government for a 100% interest in the Lake Tanganyika South concession in the western...
A subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), Mumbai, has entered a joint venture with Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Dallas, and a partner in a $1.35 billion deal that will...
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas achieves a wide variety of operating modes, depending on the degree gas supply is constrained, with NLNG's 3 water-cooled liquefaction trains, 3 ...
New plunger helps increase well productionThis new liquid aeration plunger is capable of aerating and lightening the liquid load above it as it rises.The plunger is suited for...
Global oil demand will grow more this year than it declined in 2009 and will surpass the 2007 record high "at least 2 years earlier than consensus projections" a year ago, said...
Bourbon,Paris, has announced a $2 billion program of newbuilds through 2015, expanding its offshore oil and gas services/supply fleet to 600 in the next 5 years. The additions...
Follow the logic: A blowout in deep water causes a massive oil spill that soils beaches, disables wildlife, and disrupts fishing and tourism; therefore, a pipeline that would ...
While tight carbon constraints could lead to less natural gas being used to generate power in the long run, gas will play a substantial part in the coming decades in enabling ...
A project performing pipeline-risk mapping of the Persian Gulf region using a geographic information system has validated an early emphasis on risk management in making pipeline...
Encana Corp. and China National Petroleum Corp. signed a heads of agreement under which they would negotiate a joint venture to develop Encana's Northeast British Columbia gas...
Nelson-Farrar indexes for finished steels changed drastically during 2006-09. Generally speaking, the alloy steels changed less than carbon steel products.
The oil and gas industry should be pleased to hear that Nobel Peace laureate Elie Wiesel has launched a global campaign to free imprisoned Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky...
Iraq, seeking to double its domestic refining capacity and reduce expensive imports, has offered discounted oil and acreage to companies willing to invest $20 billion on four ...
Spill-response officials estimate they need 120 hr to move vessels and rigs away from the runaway Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico before the anticipated arrival of any gale...
Changes at what used to be the US Minerals Management Service will be more than cosmetic, the agency's new director and Interior Sec. Ken Salazar told the Senate Energy and Natural...
