September 6, 2007:
FIGURING OUT THE FLOYD Determined operators are slowly chipping away at a tough shale play that could add another layer of production to the Black Warrior Basin’s unconventional resource mix. The Upper Mississippian Floyd ...more
August 3, 2007:
PROSPERING IN THE PARADOX A couple of discoveries are lighting up activity in the Paradox Basin of southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado. Denver-based independent Delta Petroleum Corp. is in the midst of an exploration ...more
July 11, 2007:
GREEN RIVER OIL SHALE The immense potential of oil shale overshadows existing proved oil reserves. The U.S. Geological Survey has estimated world oil-shale resources of 2.7 trillion barrels, more than twice the 1.2 trillion ...more
June 8, 2007:
Upstarts in Africa Two small Houston-based firms each have gigantic projects under way in Africa. Offshore the east side of the continent, on the island nation of Madagascar, privately held Madagascar Oil is ...more
May 1, 2007:
SIX EXPLORATION TRENDS Petroleum exploration today is a complex and nuanced business, and the best approach is one that offers a broad portfolio that features multiple play types. “We’re living in a time ...more
April 10, 2007:
THE LOUISIANA COAST A state coastal restoration plan that will be financed by new federal offshore oil revenues is nearing completion in Louisiana. The plan will address the rapid loss of coastal wetlands, ...more
March 20, 2007:
ALABAMA’S CAMBRIAN CONASAUGA SHALE Dominion Black Warrior Basin Inc. has made a remote new-field discovery in northern St. Clair County, Alabama. The find is in the Valley and Ridge province of the Cotton State, ...more
February 14, 2007:
BAKKEN BILLIONS Success stories in the horizontal Bakken continue to mount. Production has spread from the play’s genesis in Richland County, Montana, into McKenzie, Golden Valley and Billings counties, North Dakota. The ...more
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