To ensure consistency in application across all its deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets, BP has worked with Petrotechnics to identify and implement industry best practices and incorporate...
In the 10 years 1996-2005, US refiners significantly reduced the amount of hazardous air emissions, according to a September 2008 report from the US Environmental Protection Agency...
Offshore drilling contractor Hercules Offshore Inc., Houston, has developed and implemented a predictive accident-prevention program to maintain safety standards and protect workers...
Special Report: Safety improvements aimed at better protecting both the environment and employees were key topics for major oil companies that issued 2007 sustainability reports...
The interlude between presidencies, twilight of the 110th Congress, is the time to practice diplomacy, the time to praise cooperation, the time to voice hope for bipartisan policy...
The Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission is closely monitoring carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives by governments, research institutions, and the oil and gas industry...
In an exclusive interview with the London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, a negotiator for the pirates holding the Saudi supertanker Sirius Star off the Somali coast disclosed...
General Interest — Quick TakesHydraulic fracturing foe gains clout in HouseThe powerful US House Committee on Energy and Commerce has a new leader who has consistently opposed...
US Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairman Thomas Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced legislation on Nov. 20 to reform the trading of swaps and other over-the-counter...
Oil shipments along the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline are set to resume later this week following a Nov. 21 bomb attack on the line near Midyat in the Mardin province in southeast Turkey...
The US Minerals Management Service disbursed a record $23.4 billion to state, American Indian, and federal accounts from onshore and offshore energy production during fiscal 2008...
Natural gas production from US shale plays such as the Marcellus shale in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia could double in the next 10 years and provide 25% of the nation...
The Indonesian government, in an effort to boost liquidity and shore up the falling rupiah, will order oil and gas companies to keep funds for energy projects in domestic banks...
Enhancing diversity of gas supplies is a key challenge for Europe, and the Caspian could become an important source, said an Edison SPA senior official at the European Autumn ...
Eni Gas & Power SPA Chief Operating Officer Domenico Dispenza warned in a keynote address at the European Autumn Gas Conference (EAGC) at Lake Como, Italy, that the credit crisis...
Recycling and ingenuity are not new concepts in the oil and gas industry. A ranch in the Texas Hill Country is known for the unique oil field-pipe construction of buildings from...
Using biomonitors (qualified on-site biologists with construction expertise) can lead to successful negotiation of contentious environmental issues and full compliance with regulatory...
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Petroproduccion, an affiliate of Petroecuador, has issued a letter of agreement for Scan Geophysical ASA to implement a major 2D seismic program off Ecuador in support of the ...
Beach Petroleum NL, Adelaide, has received ministerial approval to acquire from Tri-Ocean Energy a 20% interest in the North Shadwan oil concession in the Gulf of Suez.