January 16, 2007:
NORTH SEA SQUEEZE During the past three years, several factors have fundamentally reshaped business activity in the U.K. North Sea. That reshaping has resulted in a brisk and brutally competitive market, according to ...more
December 7, 2006:
COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN WATCH A late October state lease sale in Washington produced some excellent bids, and served to swell the already considerable buzz about gas potential in the Evergreen State. Specifically, people are ...more
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
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