Exploration

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.

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.

New energy bill announced: green focus plus help for North Sea production.

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.