For its Snøhvit development in the Barents Sea, Statoil ASA decided to use “dry” premium connections to eliminate all chemical discharges to the ocean from the casing and tubing...
US refineries and petrochemical plants reported fewer injuries and illnesses in 2004 than in past years, according to a recent report from the National Petrochemical & Refiners...
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New casing protection resists cracking, spallingClick here to enlarge imagePlatinum HB, a new hardband solution. promises casing protection and tool joint protection in casing...
Energy commodity prices had a rocky ride in the first 3 days of June, starting with a surprise June 1 rally that seemed to defy market fundamentals as the July contract for benchmark...
The US Environmental Protection Agency June 2 denied requests by California, New York, and Connecticut for waivers from the 2 wt % oxygen content requirement for reformulated ...
Declining indigenous gas production is the biggest issue facing the European natural gas industry because it is leading to an increased reliance by consumers on supplies from ...
General Interest - Quick TakesUS, Canada gas reserves replacements upRecord gas drilling is boosting reserves additions and allowing more than full reserves replacement in the...
As the US Senate takes up comprehensive energy legislation, it has an opportunity to fix an increasingly wasteful tax incentive that has directly increased the prices and profits...
The first section of Russia’s proposed Taishet-Nakhodka pipeline will be laid in 2008, and two oil companies-Surgutneftegaz and OAO Yukos-will provide the crude oil to fill it...
The Nigeria-Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Authority in Abuja approved the award of five more blocks in the Joint Development Zone in the Gulf of Guinea.
Companies were putting major gas projects on hold in Bolivia June 6 as the country’s president, under pressure to nationalize the oil and gas industry, offered again to resign...
Energy consultant Wood Mackenzie Ltd. rated the biggest exploration successes in absolute terms during the last 10 years as Kazakhstan, the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Angola, and...
The mathematical model of M.K. Hubbert successfully predicted the peak of oil production in the US even though the logistic growth curve on which it is based cannot account for...
Hurricane Ivan shut down much production in the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico and damaged pipelines and platforms in its path and along the Mississippi River delta apron...