Exploration

Hollywood actor Kevin Costner has announced that he intends to implement a machine that he has been developing for 15 years in the massive oil clear up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico.

Why the Gulf of Mexico is one of the few bright spots in the North American oilpatch.

Schlumberger has inaugurated a new technology facility in Norway called The WesternGeco Oslo Technology Center (WOTC).

BP has launched a live webcam of the riser flow, which can be viewed at www.bp.com Meanwhile, the US government has created a Flow Rate Technical Team (FRTT) to develop a more precise estimate of the rate of flow from the well.

Technip completes construction of its new pipelay vessel; declares labour cuts at Pori yard.

Kidnapping remains a problem across the developing world with foreign nationals a particularly attractive target for criminals and militant groups.

Few would disagree that 2009 was a terrible year for the North American oil patch. But now, as 2010 unfolds, the sector is gearing up to go. Is this the beginning of a renaissance in the petroleum industry or a false rally?

Total has signed an agreement with ConocoPhillips to acquire a 24.5% interest in the Arafura Sea and the Amborip VI blocks in the Arafura Sea, offshore Indonesia.

BP has launched the next phase of its effort to contain and clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, with a significant expansion of onshore preparations in case spilled oil should reach the coast.

The Nigerian Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is an ambitious attempt, 10 years in the making, to comprehensively reform the Nigerian oil and gas sector. While theoretically it makes a great deal of sense, in practical terms it is flawed.

Ng Weng Hoong takes a look at the changing fortunes of the oil and gas industries in Iran and Qatar in LNG Industry's Spring regional report.

Looking back at the first quarter of 2010, some encouraging signs of growth can be seen across the global energy industry, according to the latest data from EIC Monitor - the quarterly index that tracks newly announced projects across the global energy supply chain.

More and more business opportunities are arising in Iraq’s southern province of Basrah. Recent months have seen a flurry of contracts signed in the oil, gas, construction and shipping sectors and the area looks set to become an energy and logistics hub.

ExxonMobil CEO, Rex Tillerson has been awarded the Houston World Affairs Council Citizen of the Year Award.

The grounding of several helicopter flights to North Sea oil and gas platforms in the wake of the Iceland volcano has resulted in a focus on marine alternatives.