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Fields on Iraq’s borders require joint operations

Apr 28, 2008 A recent study advocates that the many fields that lie along Iraq’s borders should be operated jointly with the adjacent country.

CTL deemed 'credible' fuel option despite drawbacks

Apr 15, 2008 CTL appears to be one of the more credible alternatives to oil "for the long-term supply of transport fuels," said IFP Pres. Olivier Appert in a keynote address concluding the World CTL conference in Paris Apr. 3-4.

Europia: EU must issue policies that help refiners compete

Apr 7, 2008 The European Union should provide its refining companies with “a globally competitive level playing field” to help them face the “important” challenges of the next years and make the needed investments, said Panos E. Cavoulacos, president of the 17-member refining trade group Europia.

Russian refining tax structure fails to promote investment

Apr 7, 2008 The Russian petroleum tax structure encourages the country’s operators to export refined products rather than crude oil; therefore Russian crude throughput averaged 4.6 million b/d in 2007, a new post-Soviet era record, according to the International Energy Agency’s “Oil Market Report,” published on Feb. 13, 2008.

Shell Francaise completes sale of refineries

Apr 3, 2008 Shell Francaise SA has completed the sales of three refineries.

Tesoro names Mandan refinery manager

Apr 3, 2008 Tesoro Corp., San Antonio, has promoted John Berger to manager of the company's 60,000 b/d Mandan, ND, refinery.

Rosetta hires drilling and production vice-president

Apr 3, 2008 Houston-based Rosetta Resources Inc. has reported that James E. Craddock will join the company as vice-president, drilling and production operations, effective Apr. 15.

Tesoro announces management changes

Mar 25, 2008 Tesoro has named Bill Finnerty as executive vice-president, strategy and asset management. Everett Lewis was named executive vice-president and chief operating officer, succeeding Finnerty.

Producers’ profits higher in fourth quarter, flat in 2007

Mar 24, 2008 The combined fourth-quarter 2007 (4Q07) earnings of a sample of US-based oil and gas producers and refiners increased from a year earlier.

Gas price logic

Mar 24, 2008 It’s March. Gasoline demand is weak, and inventories of the fuel are comfortable with higher imports, but the price is close to $1/gal higher than it was this time last year.

Papua New Guinea LNG JV signs joint operating agreement

Mar 18, 2008 Companies in the ExxonMobil-led Papua New Guinea LNG joint venture signed and executed a joint operating agreement and released a study on the economic impact of the project on that country.

Europia: EU must issue policies that help refiners compete

Mar 14, 2008 The EU should provide its refining firms with "a globally competitive level playing field" to help them face the "important" challenges of the next years, said Europia Pres. Panos Cavoulacos.

ExxonMobil names Dolan senior VP; promotes others

Mar 14, 2008 ExxonMobil Corp. has named Michael Dolan senior vice-president, effective Apr. 1.

SPECIAL REPORT: Global crude capacity will rise nearly 11 million b/d by 2012

Mar 10, 2008 Global crude distillation capacity will increase 10.6 million b/d during 2007-12—9.1 million b/d of new capacity and 1.5 million b/d of capacity creep—according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) entitled “Medium-Term Oil Market Report.”

Marathon announces organizational changes

Mar 5, 2008 Marathon Oil Corp. announced organizational appointments among its senior management team, all of which are effective Apr. 1.
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