November 6, 2006:
24 YEARS IN THE MAKING Onshore wildcatting is on the rise, a wonderful aspect of the current boom. Some of these tests are long-cherished prospects: perhaps they were originally generated just before a price collapse, ...more
October 3, 2006:
Volatile Venezuela Trying to be a foreign oil producer in Venezuela can be a dicey proposition these days. However, where some companies see untenable political risk, others see the possibility of stunning ...more
September 12, 2006:
Make way for Shales Shales have moved to the forefront of exploration in the onshore U.S. The rousing success of the Mississippian Barnett Shale play in North Texas has inspired a sweeping search for ...more
August 1, 2006:
Mexico's Dilemma The victor in Mexico’s hotly contested presidential election was apparently Felipe Calderon, the conservative candidate of the National Action Party (PAN). However, his win was secured by a razor-thin margin, ...more
July 1, 2006:
Social Responsibility Peak oil, global warming, ANWR, environmental degradation—all topics that grab headlines today and raise public concerns. Like many others with a lifetime of work in the oil industry, I hold ...more
June 1, 2006:
Trends in Canadian Gas Canada ranks as the third-largest producer of natural gas in the world, behind only first-place Russia and the U.S. Currently, Canadian production stands at 17 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of ...more
May 3, 2006:
Loop Currents and Hurricanes Deepwater drillers in the Gulf of Mexico have to contend with many issues—rig availability, lease expirations, opaque subsalt seismic images, and stunning inflation in service costs. If those challenges aren’t ...more
April 4, 2006:
New Albany News The New Albany Shale is a long-standing producer in the Illinois Basin. Wells in southwestern Indiana and western Kentucky have flowed gas from the formation for more than a century. ...more
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