Apache Corp. has reached a critical mass as of late, metamorphosing into a "superindependent" through a succession of carefully selected and acquired assets located in or near...
To improve distillate yield and quality, Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. (PQS) recently adopted and implemented the proprietary MAKFining isomerization dewaxing technology (MIDW) in...
Tests on wire-rope pumping units in two oil fields in China showed that these units eliminated sucker-connection problems, decreased labor requirements, increased effective plunger...
As exploration and production companies increase their use of portfolio management techniques to realize maximum value from assets and projects, measuring and managing risk become...
Saudi Aramco is considering an investment of $600 million in a naphtha cracker project in the Philippines, according to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries News ...
The exploration and production business today faces growing pressure to balance high-risk endeavors with outside uncertainties-such as the forever-vacillating prices of oil and...
Apache Corp. has reached a critical mass as of late, metamorphosing into a "superindependent" through a succession of carefully selected and acquired assets located in or near...
With the help of Bechtel Corp., Phillips Petroleum Co. and Petroleos de Venezuela SA (Pdvsa) completed a revamp of their Sweeny, Tex., refinery to process a heavier crude.
Shell Exploration & Production Co. announced in mid-September its plans to develope two more deepwater Gulf of Mexico discoveries, Oregano and Serrano.
As exploration and production companies increase their use of portfolio management techniques to realize maximum value from assets and projects, measuring and managing risk become...
Chevron Corp. early last week confirmed widely rumored speculation that it and fellow US oil company Texaco Inc. have agreed to a merger based on a stock acquisition valued at...
Two months after the European Union acted to enforce liberalization of natural gas markets, industry opinion about the directive is increasingly voluble.
Chevron Corp.'s 26% stake in energy merchant Dynegy Inc. and Texaco Inc.'s gasification expertise will boost the combined ChevronTexaco Corp.'s options in the "fast-growing gas...
The US Department of Energy will have about $100 million for fuel cell related programs in the new fiscal year, including $52.7 million for stationary fuel cell programs, $10 ...
Escalation of Middle East violence related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict earlier this month triggered a near 10-year high in some international oil futures prices amid new...
After years of experiencing boom and bust cycles-the most recent one reaching its trough at the latter part of 1998 and early 1999-the oil and gas industry is primed for sustainable...
The article "LNG imports needed to meet growing US gas supply deficit" (OGJ, Oct. 2, 2000, p. 28) is very timely, especially so when the US faces a big shortfall in production...
Thomas Standing's article in (OGJ, Oct. 2, 2000, p. 86) describing oil production decline and expected ultimate recovery at Prudhoe Bay was thought provoking and well written ...
