Exploration

American Petroleum Institute president comments on how making the right energy choices can help the US economy.

BP forecasts robust global energy demand to 2030 despite efficiency gains.

Nearly 80% of South Carolina voters favour more oil and natural gas development.

A recently released report by GBI Research shows that high demand for hydrocarbons is set to boost offshore drilling in ultra-deepwater and harsh-weather environments.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced its seventh well in the discovery area offshore Mozambique successfully appraised previous discoveries at Lagosta and Camarao.

Inpex, the operator of the Ichthys project, has announced that the winner of the FPSO contract will be named 'in the coming weeks.'

Encouraged by gas finds off Tanzania and Mozambique, Kenya has outlined eight new offshore oil exploration blocks.

Scientists in London argue that fracking is unlikely to cause an earthquake greater than 3.3 on the Richter scale.

Despite a tax increases and a murky economic outlook, a report by Wood Mackenzie reveals that capital investment in the UK oil industry hit a record breaking £7.5 billion last year.

FMC Technologies has signed an agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to continue providing subsea systems support.

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has met leaders in Beijing to discuss the possibility of Chinese support for sanctions on Iranian oil.

Statoil ASA together with its partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS have made a substantial oil discovery in the Havis prospect in the same licence as Skrugard (PL532) in the Barents Sea.

Total has signed two exploration licenses with the Mauritanian government that gives it, as operator, a 90% interest in Block C 9 in ultra deep offshore and Block Ta 29 onshore in the Taoudeni basin.

Petrofac and Schlumberger announced today that their Integrated Energy Services (IES) and Schlumberger Production Management (SPM) divisions respectively have signed a Co-operation Agreement under which these divisions will establish a working relationship.

The American Petroleum Institute is urging energy discussions in the US election campaigns.