I am writing in regards to the recent antidumping action taken by the administration on steel imports and the several editorials in OGJ on this subject (Mar. 18, 2002, p. 21, ...
In a surprise move, UK tax officials applied the "stick" to offshore producers with an immediate new 10% supplemental tax on North Sea oil and gas profits, while hinting at a ...
A key Senate Republican predicted Congress can work out its differences on pending comprehensive energy legislation and send a proposal to the White House this year.
Industry is hopeful a meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah and President George W. Bush-at presstime still scheduled last week at the president’s ranch in Crawford, Tex...
Events in Iraq and Venezuela during early April spotlighted the difficulties faced by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in its attempts to manage oil prices over...
The Chad-Cameroon pipeline project won’t end the corruptive nature oil can have on a developing nation. But policy-makers from the world’s most developed nations are betting it...
Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum Co. have named additional members to the new ConocoPhillips senior management team formed earlier this year (OGJ, Mar. 4, 2002, p. 34).
Judge Arthur Gonzalez of the US Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York has ruled that Enron Corp.’s $10 billion lawsuit against Dynegy Inc. will be moved to a Houston...
Maintenance activity, especially related to turnarounds, is on the rise in 2002 as downstream plant operators take advantage of weak market conditions to perform shutdowns.
Bangladesh’s resource base can be divided into three main categories. The first article covered existing fields and discoveries and field growth (OGJ, Apr. 22, 2002, p. 48). The...
Rebounding oil prices in the wake of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s stunning return to power after an abortive 48-hr coup may be a harbinger of things to come this year.
Sooner International Petroleum Co., Oklahoma City, pulled out of the sluggish Southwest Gobustan oil and gas venture, blaming financial woes, Interfax reported.
It’s still possible to say that the US Congress would do more good by enacting energy legislation in its present shape than by not passing anything. The potential benefit, however...
