Oil & gas news
Chevron announces natural gas find in Australia
Chevron Corp. has announced an additional natural gas discovery in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia.
Macarthur Coal in coal industry consolidation move
Macarthur Coal Ltd, has announced a number of acquisitions which will significantly increase their operations and market capitalisation.
Exxon Mobil Corporation and XTO Energy Inc. announce agreement
Exxon Mobil makes agreement with XTO Energy to enhance its position in the development of unconventional gas and oil resources.
Can the UK lead the way in carbon capture and storage technologies ?
The UK government is working closely with domestic power companies to help keep the UK at the forefront of CCS technology.
Shell and Petronas Carigali win rights to develop Iraqi oilfield
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has awarded Shell and Petronas Carigali a contract for technical assistance in developing one of the largest oilfields in the world, the Majnoon field in Iraq.
At the crossroads
Barry Baxter explains how logistics threaten coal developments in Mozambique.
BJ Services sets cementing world record in Gulf of Mexico
BJ Services Co. have set a world record for cementing the longest solid expandable tubular liner; a specially formulated cement had to be developed to accomplish the feat.
US EPA confirms greenhouse gases harmful to human health
The US EPA issued a statement on 7th December that confirms the findings of its investigations into greenhouse gases and human health.
Drilling recommences at Point Thomson in Alaska
ExxonMobil Production Co. has resumed drilling on two wells started earlier this year at Point Thomson and is on schedule to reach total depth by the end of 2010.
SPE and EAGE sign agreement for intersociety co-operation
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) have made an agreement to formally work together for the mutual benefit of both societies.