Investments in Singapore's Jurong Island burgeoning chemicals industry are expected to double to $23.52 billion from the current level of commitments of $12.35 billion over the...
The Galaxy III, a heavy-duty-harsh environment jack up, will soon take advantage of advanced pipe-handling technologies and a tender-assist drilling mode as it begins a 3-year...
A potential flashpoint for the petroleum industry is developing around a controversial wildcat that Occidental Petroleum Corp. wants to drill in Colombia's mountainous rainforest...
Opportunities for exploration and production by international companies in Italy will expand dramatically in the next few years, the result of recent changes in Italian law, rapidly...
The prospect of whether oil prices could be stabilized on a long-term basis fueled debate at the first International Oil Summit held in Paris Nov. 16 and organized by Institut...
An electronic device helped Shell Deer Park Refining Co., Deer Park, Tex., achieve trouble-free measuring of two difficult pipe spools during a distillation unit turnaround.
As many petroleum companies know to their cost, crude oil is always a strategic asset for producing countries, and when those countries go to war, the companies come under scrutiny...
Construction of Exxon Chemical Co.'s $2 billion petrochemical complex on Jurong Island, Singapore-the firm's largest project in the Asia-Pacific region-is on schedule. The company...
Tip-screenout and liquid CO2 with proppant fracturing treatments can both be highly effective for deliverability enhancement in gas storage wells. Each, however, has distinct ...
Kuwait plans to double oil production in its northern fields by outsourcing a $7 billion package of redevelopment and enhanced oil recovery work to an international consortium...
Little has been reported lately about a continuing program in the US Gulf of Mexico that promotes the healthy development of reef environments through the use of decommissioned...
A new, free for the asking 16 page color brochure describes the use of a hydraulic linear chain jack system for mooring the Genesis Spar in 2,607 ft of water in the Gulf of Mexico...
