Crude futures prices waffled during trading sessions prior to the extended Memorial Day weekend May 26-28 that marked the start of the US summer driving season.
Recent actions by the administration of US President George W. Bush raise industry concerns about the future of federal funding for oil and gas research and development.
New procedures are being implemented to better protect Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operations during the coming hurricane season, federal government and industry officials said...
General Interest - Quick TakesOil worker kidnappings continue in NigeriaNigeria’s ability to defend international oil operations came under scrutiny again May 25 when local militants...
Cost-cutting efforts created a culture at BP America Inc. that led to compromises of systems integrity at its Alaska North Slope oil-gathering pipelines and of workplace safety...
The e-mail message arrived the morning of May 23. Blaming “unforeseen logistical reasons,” it said US Reps. John E. Peterson (R-Pa.) and Neil Abercrombie (D-Ha.) would not hold...
US House Natural Resources Committee (NRC) Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.) said on May 23 he is committed to an open and deliberate process in considering federal energy reforms...
US Senate Democrats said they will soon bring an energy bill to the floor that will make oil product price manipulation a federal crime, mandate more efficient government offices...
Shell Canada drilled a well using managed pressure drilling (MPD) and an unweighted fluid system to improve drilling rate of penetration in the Bullmoose area, northeastern British...
Saudi Aramco recently converted its semi-regenerative platformer unit in its Yanbú refinery to a UOP-licensed continuous catalytic regenerative (CCR) process.
