Volume 98, Issue 11

Here's the Model 2000 soap stick launcher, which holds 34 soap sticks and will drop on command from a CPU device based on the needs of the well.

Oil prices are showing the greatest volatility since the 1990-91 Persian Gulf crisis amid heavy US pressure on key OPEC nations and conflicting signals from OPEC ministers.

David T. Lawrence has been named vice-president, exploration and development, of Shell Exploration & Production Co., a unit of Shell Oil Co., Houston. He joined Shell in 1984....

Japan's General Sekiyu KK and Tonen Corp.-both affiliates of ExxonMobil Corp.-have agreed to merge in a bid to streamline operations and cut costs.

A review of historical 10-year data on crude oil gravity and sulfur content shows that generally poorer-quality crudes are being processed in the US.

ExxonMobil Corp. has taken a leading position among players in the Caspian Sea region.

As a result of the privatization process under the direction of former President Boris Yeltsin, Russia's petroleum assets have changed hands over the past 9 years from a centrally...

How does a country with such a vast natural resource base as Russia find itself on the verge of fiscal and economic insolvency?

Low crude prices in the spring of 1998 caused oil companies to tighten the reins on investments in 1999.

As oil and gas profit margins continue to be unpredictable and volatile, proper screening and evaluation of prospects will become even more essential.