Drilling & production

Anadarko Petroleum has discovered gas reserves of between 90 million and 100 million ft3/d

The Brazilian state giant Petrobras confirms that it has struck oil at Nordest de Tupi.

ExxonMobil and GE have publicly announced their support for a new university initiative designed to help bring latest LNG best practices to shale development.

Russell Banham, Deloitte CIS Energy & Resources, explains how Government support could unlock Russia’s vast export potential.

ABB has won a contract from Shell to build a power plant as part of the Iraqi South Gas Project.

Peabody Energy has announced a new global organisational structure, with the creation of geographic business units in the Americas, Australia and Asia.

Xstrata Coal has agreed to acquire the Sukunka hard metallurgical coal deposit from Talisman Energy Inc. for US$ 500 million in cash, subject to customary conditions.

Squire Sanders report highlights North American consolidation, growing cross-border activity and the rise of Asian investors.

The Iraqi government has announced the country’s highest oil output for more than 30 years.

Gastech, one of the world’s leading conferences on natural gas is to explore the need for innovation in ensuring sustained energy supply.

The LNG boom of recent years is causing workforce bottlenecks as companies struggle to staff projects.

FMC Technologies has been named the world’s most admired oil and gas equipment, services company.

The Australian Takeovers Panel has published a Declaration and Orders that allows FLSmidth to proceed with its offer of AU$ 11/share for Australian company Ludowici Ltd.

Arch Coal Inc. has announced that its chairman and CEO, Steven F. Leer, will retire as CEO effective 26 April 2012, the date of the company's annual shareholders meeting.

Energy Drilling Australia (EDA), a subsidiary of mineral drilling services company, Ausdrill, looks to expand further into Australia’s coalbed methane (CBM) industry after taking delivery of a second drilling rig and ordering a third.