Oil & gas news

Reliance Industries Limited and BP have announced a partnership between the two companies.

NPRA says Obama oil tax increase would hurt consumers.

Total has announced the startup of the Itaú gas and condensate field.

Southwest Solar Technologies has commissioned the largest solar dish in North America in order to improve the efficiency of its power generation capability.

Xstrata has declared force majeure at its Ulan mine in New South Wales, Australia. Production at the mine has been forced to halt due to heavy rain.

Striking first oil is significant for any nation – and for any oil and gas company. But when oil flowed at the Jubilee field in Ghana, it was a particularly historic event.

A court in Ecuador has ordered Chevron Corp. to pay US$ 8.6 billion for damages to part of the Amazon region.

API believe that administration tax hike will hurt jobs, cut government revenue.

Shell has published its report Signals and Signposts.

Xavier Prevost, XMP Consulting, South Africa, provides a brief overview of the McCloskey Coal Conference 2011, which took place in Cape Town.