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  • Volume 113, Issue 5b

    • Volume 113, Issue 5b

    General Interest

    Watching Government: Albertans vote for change

    May 18, 2015
    Alberta's voters sent a strong message on May 5 when they ended decades of Conservative rule and elected Rachel Notley, the New Democratic Party's candidate, as their new premier...
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    General Interest

    OGJ Newsletter

    May 18, 2015
    International news for oil and gas professionals
    General Interest

    PwC: Low oil prices reduce 1Q M&A activity in US

    May 18, 2015
    Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the US oil and gas industry took a hit in value and volume during the first quarter compared with fourth-quarter 2014, as the drop in...
    General Interest

    Quick supply change a vital factor in oil market recovery

    May 18, 2015
    Large among questions hanging over an oil market groping for balance is the behavior of short-fuse supply.
    Production Operations

    A new Saudi Arabia

    May 18, 2015
    Saudi Arabia's diplomatic jab at US President Barack Obama this month augurs change for the oil and gas market. Details will come later. For now, that the jab occurred at all ...

    More content from Volume 113, Issue 5b

    Drilling & Production

    Oil and dinosaurs

    May 18, 2015
    It was at about this time a year ago that deepwater technologies pioneered by the oil and gas industry were used-albeit fruitlessly-in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines...
    Drilling & Production

    DOE wants authority to use SPR sooner in an emergency, Smith says

    May 18, 2015
    The US Department of Energy will seek authority to act earlier in an emergency release of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a comprehensive review of the...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    WoodMac: Brazil, Norway oil to alter markets

    May 18, 2015
    An estimated 3.8 million b/d of new supply by 2025 of heavy, sweet crude from large developments offshore Brazil and Norway will help European refiners, says Wood Mackenzie.
    Exploration & Development

    BLM fracing variance inadequate, Wyo. official tells Senate panel

    May 18, 2015
    The US Bureau of Land Management's final hydraulic fracturing rule allows states with their own requirements to seek a variance under which their rules would apply if they were...
    General Interest

    Low crude prices may thin, but not kill, US production, speakers say

    May 18, 2015
    Overseas competitors who were caught off-guard initially by rising US unconventional crude oil production have increased their own outputs now and can be expected to try and keep...
    Companies

    Shell gets conditional approval for US Arctic drilling plan

    May 15, 2015
    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on May 11 conditionally approved Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.'s revised multiyear exploration plan (EP) that proposes the drilling...
    Government

    OTC: BSEE reports 100% SEMS compliance after first cycle

    May 15, 2015
    Representatives from the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) assessed the progress of the agency's Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS) initiative...
    General Interest

    OTC: Many variables dictate N. America's emergence as a global energy force

    May 15, 2015
    North American businesses and governments must work together toward the collective goal of advancing the continent's energy aspirations.