If the oil and gas industry expected comforting news from the election of Barack Obama as US president, it may need a rethink–especially when it comes to the al-Qaeda terrorist...
The launch in 2007 of an elaborate gasoline rationing system by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s cabinet to help stem that country’s gasoline consumption was initially ...
The varying effects of economic troubles on exporting countries and national oil companies present a mixed slate of opportunities to international oil companies with cash to invest...
Brazilian officials have issued conflicting statements concerning the potential impact of the current global financial crisis–as well as other issues–on the exploration and development...
US Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman, recalling the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia, reaffirmed the need for Europe to diversify its sources of energy and stressed...
Oil has resumed flowing through one of the twin Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipelines following an explosion on one of the lines near the town of Bozova, in the mainly Kurdish province of Sanliurfa...
General Interest Quick TakesEU-Russia summit delegates look to next meetingA summit between Russia and members of the European Union, held Nov. 14 in Nice, France, was seen ...
Japan is unlikely to purchase further cargoes of LNG on the spot market this winter, according to Akio Nomura, chairman of Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. and the Japan Gas Association.
The US Bureau of Land Management published final regulations on Nov. 17 to establish a commercial oil shale development program on public lands in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming....
In a clear sign of their determination to escalate attacks on international oil shipping, Somali pirates operating on the high seas southeast of Mombassa, Kenya, Nov. 15, have...
SandRidge Energy Inc., Oklahoma City, expects to be operating 20 rigs in the West Texas Overthrust by the end of 2008, down from 27 rigs in early November and a third quarter ...
Nigeria’s Rilwanu Lukman, former president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, has been nominated to lead Nigeria’s Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
On Nov. 17, new rules took effect increasing the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) for natural gas transmission pipelines beyond that allowed by previous regulations...
Pride International Inc.,Houston, has appointed new financial, legal, and human resources managers in Pride’s mat-supported jack up rig business. Steven A. Manz has been appointed...
Pipeline heave in cold environments is influenced by the transition zone between permafrost zone (frozen soil) and nonpermafrost zone (unfrozen soil) as well as the heaving behavior...
In the rush to make financially troubled companies wards of the US government, a strange misconception seems to be at work: that bankrupt entities cease to exist.
New four-gas detectorThe GX-2009, which measures 2.75 in. high by 2.95 in. long by 0.98 in. deep, is a lightweight four-gas monitor that weighs 4.6 oz and fits in the palm of ...
The export pipeline system includes two modules permitting future connections and another serving as a contingency for the freestanding hybrid riser (FSHR), making the infrastructure...
