Drilling & production

Alaska’s Governor has signed two new pieces of legislation encouraging the use of geothermal power; cutting royalty rates and deregulating renewable energy projects.

The new wind farm will have 160 wind turbines, making it one of the largest in Europe.

Xstrata has suspended some of its mining investments in response to the Australian government’s proposed new resource tax.

Baker Hughes has acquired Siberia based Oilpump Services (OPS), the second largest electrical submersible pumping (ESP) system service company in Western Siberia.

BP has announced that it supports the US government's decision to proceed with the construction of six sections of the Louisiana barrier islands. The company will fund the estimated US$ 360 million it will cost to construct the six sections.

Marine bacteria could be the key to cleaning oil spills in the sea, without further damaging the environment by using chemicals, according to microbiologists at Bangor University.

There are many pros and cons to taking over BP when it is vulnerable, but at the moment, the cons appear to outweigh the pros.

The Captain Sandstone in the Moray Firth is being investigated as a possible site for carbon storage due to the salt infused sandstone present there.

A roundup of news from the two Middle Eastern downstream industries.

EXCO and BG Group have announced the closure of the Appalachian JV.

The transition from a reactive maintenance culture to a proactive one can be beset by pitfalls.

The coming Atlantic storm season may bring the most destructive hurricanes in years, according to US NOAA predictions.

LNG as a fuel offers many benefits to the shipping industry and could be price competitive with a little development in infrastructure.

With ‘top kill’ operations failing to overcome the flow from the well, the next strategy is to deploy a lower marine riser package cap containment system.

The association has revealed the long-term economic effects of the drilling moratorium.