Natural gas produced from shale appears certain to increase its share of total US supplies, but other sources can contribute significantly if they're allowed to compete, according...
On Nov. 17, 2010, the European Commission adopted a "Communication 'Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond—A Blueprint for an integrated European energy network....
National oil companies in China and India have continued to expand refining capacities as 2011 begins. Japanese refiners, on the other hand, are heading into a second round of...
Data from wells drilled in 2008 to produce gas from the Canyon sands of the Val Verde basin of West Texas illustrate the effectiveness of hammer bits and underbalanced drilling...
A new drill pipe buckling model provided excellent predictions for each full-scale buckling test performed, not only in terms of deformed buckling shape but also in terms of weight...
Adding automation to a closed-loop circulating system improves information and management capabilities that contribute to greater safety and efficiency in drilling operations....
The US Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy unveiled a five-part plan that calls on maximizing domestic resources, making new and clean energy technologies ...
Global energy demand will increase by about 35% in 2030 from 2005 levels as natural gas becomes the world's second-largest energy source behind oil, ExxonMobil Corp. said as it...
BP PLC is seeking buyers for its Texas City, Tex., refinery and the Carson, Calif., refinery near Los Angeles, as part of a strategy in which BP plans to reshape its downstream...
The Blackbeard East exploratory well has become the first Gulf of Mexico shelf or deepwater well to encounter hydrocarbon-bearing sands in the Oligocene Frio formation below 30...
EXCO Resources Inc., Dallas, plans to run 22 operated rigs throughout 2011 in East Texas and North Louisiana exploiting the Haynesville shale on part of its 76,000 net acre holding...
The Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA) and the American Petroleum Institute have formed a Marcellus shale public education alliance to provide facts about ...
Two important aspects of the energy policymaking system have shaped China's energy policies: the weakness of central government institutions involved in energy and the power of...
Although much maligned by some as dirty oil, projects are moving ahead in Alberta to recover the billions of barrels of bitumen contained in the oil sands found in the Athabasca...
New Software Helps Refinery Process ModelingNewly released SimSci-Esscor ROMeo software enables refinery-wide process modeling and optimization as a component of the InFusion ...
Cuba and captureThe recent Macondo well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has caused a slowdown in US offshore oil drilling, as we Americans assess the risks. Cuba doesn't share...
Planned pipeline construction to be completed in 2011 fell by more than 28% from the previous year, with sharp drops in planned crude and products pipelines more than countering...
After waffling all week, the March contract for West Texas Intermediate shot up $3.70 to $89.34/bbl Jan. 28 on the New York Mercantile Exchange as civil unrest in Egypt put Wall...
The cost of oil, the lack of political will, and the generally lucrative nature of natural resources have resulted in a number of territorial disputes over the years.
