CourtsA California Superior Courtruled in favor of Exxon Corp. in a 13-year-old civil suit against the firm, saying it does not owe California $750 million for allegedly pricing...
The recent collapse in oil prices and the impending disappearance of one of the two main Alaskan North Slope operators into the bowels of another has had a surprisingly modest...
In a new search for gas in Alaska, Unocal Corp. has turned its attention to coalbed methane (CBM), in the Matanuska Valley about 40 miles north of Anchorage.
The pace of subsea pipelay and repair technology has accelerated in recent months, keyed by the introduction of a new deepwater vessel whose first job will be in the U.S. Gulf...
Deregulation of Italy's natural gas and electricity sectors is setting the stage for a major expansion of that country's gas industry and a transformation of its energy sector...
While most of Alaska's exploratory interest focuses on the North Slope, the state's original commercial producing area-the Cook Inlet basin-still holds some exploratory and development...
Ivanhoe Energy Inc., Calgary, and its partners have advanced plans for a pilot development program on Duan Nan block in China's Dagang oil producing region (see map). Duan Nan...
Canada's Maritime Provinces are experiencing a new exploration round as start-up approaches for the gas pipeline from fields near Sable Island in the Atlantic.
Nowhere has BP Amoco plc's proposed acquisition of ARCO caused more concern than in Alaska, where the two companies long have dominated oil production and reserves.
Despite their withdrawal from Peru's Camisea gas fields megaproject last year, units of Royal Dutch/Shell and Mobil Corp. remain committed to exploring acreage adjoining the Camisea...
Perupetro SA, Peru's petroleum regulatory agency, is inviting major and independent oil companies to sign 2-year technical evaluation agreements (TEAs) for six areas: on the coast...
U.S. oil and gas producers should support an effort in Congress this month to pass legislation on deregulation of the retail electricity business. Now a state-by-state process...
Companies developing the Corridor Block on South Sumatra have notched another geologic success with a major southwest extension of Suban gas-condensate field.
Deregulation of Italy's natural gas and electricity sectors is setting the stage for a major expansion of that country's gas industry and a transformation of its energy sector...
After almost a decade of capitalism, there are parts of the Russian economy that have not fallen in line, to such an extent that barter is considered critical to the survival ...
With the takeover battle between TotalFina SA and Elf Aquitaine SA increasingly looking like a long haul, TotalFina Pres. Thierry Desmarest has been airing his views in the French...
Syncrude Canada Ltd.'s Edmonton Research centre carried out hydrotreating pilot plant tests with coker naphtha over a typical alumina-based NiMo catalyst to investigate process...
In an effort to ensure competition in Alaska's North Slope area, BP Amoco plc will have to part with certain assets before merging with ARCO, according to Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles...
The oil ministers of Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela agreed to maintain their accord on oil production cutbacks until the end of March 2000, following a meeting in Caracas...
China Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec) has decided to export 500,000 metric tons of diesel during the second half of this year, worsening the regional glut of the product.
