Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has blamed global warming for current energy cuts and export controls her government is imposing following a recent heat wave...
Oil diplomacy is under way in Latin America. We recently speculated that Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez was wooing the Portuguese to spite the Brazilians.
The fundamentals of population and economic growths are driving a worldwide demand for oil that has recently pushed crude prices to $100/bbl and have producers scrambling for ...
The US Coast Guard’s resources are being stretched thin as it assumes the lead role in protecting energy commodity tankers from possible terrorist attacks in or near US ports,...
US energy demand in 2008 will be nearly unchanged from last year. Weakness in the US economy, in addition to a global economic slowdown, will hold growth in check.
The UK’s new energy bill calls for a simpler regime for offshore gas supply infrastructure so energy companies can invest with greater clarity and with reduced costs and risks...
General Interest - Quick TakesConocoPhillips gas pipeline proposal turned downAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin has notified ConocoPhillips that she rejected the company’s proposal to build...
The government of Trinidad and Tobago declined to join PetroCaribe, the trade initiative established by Venezuela, to assist Caribbean community countries in meeting their energy...
The US government should be ready to spend $200 million/year over 10 years for additional research and development of alternatives to petroleum-based motor fuels, a federal transportati...
Kazakhstan’s state-run KazMunayGas will increase its interest in the Kashagan offshore oil project to 16.81%, equal to the shares of the other majority shareholders, according...
Exploration off southwestern Greenland got a shot in the arm in mid-January 2008 when the Capricorn Energy Ltd. unit of Cairn Energy PLC, Edinburgh, took interests in six blocks...
Broadwater Energy’s proposed offshore LNG project in Long Island Sound would have minimal environmental impacts under recommended mitigation measures, the US Federal Energy Regulatory...
Two events occurred in January that could have a major effect on the oil industry—the first $100/bbl sales of crude and the unveiling of the world’s cheapest car, said John...
Geoservices,LaforgeClick here to enlarge imageLe Blanc-Mesil, France, has appointed Bruno Laforge vice-president, human resources. Laforge will also serve on the Geoservices executive...
Positive locking pins for oil field jobsKwik-Lok pins are available for a variety of construction applicationsincluding cranes, scaffolding, drilling equipment, lifting equipment...
Two emerging gas shale plays are running up against apparently steep learning curves in the Black Warrior basin and other geologic provinces to its east.
Several tests conducted on various configurations of a two-stage supersonic ejector to capture low-pressure gas and discharge it for re-injection into a higher-pressure stream...
The report by a special commission on US transportation issues offers the oil and gas industry a chance to assert its commitment to consumer interests.
