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Newfield has ‘largest’ success in discovery off Malaysia

Posted on April 2, 2013 at 6:21 pm by Bloomberg in Asia, Natural gas
Newfield estimates there are 1.5 trillion to 3 trillion cubic feet of gas initially in place after its discovery.  More »
Cyprus Fate Hangs In The Balance As Bailout Deadline Looms

Hess selling a Russian business to Lukoil

Posted on April 1, 2013 at 3:22 pm by Associated Press in General
The deal will be reviewed by Russian antitrust regulators.  More »
(Photo: Brian Turner/Flickr)

GMX files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Posted on April 1, 2013 at 3:00 pm by Associated Press in Natural gas
The Oklahoma City company filed in the Western District of Oklahoma.  More »
This undated aerial file photo shows the Dominion Liquified Natural Gas facility in Lusby, Md. Hoping to capitalize on a boom in natural gas production, a Virginia-based energy company is submitting a 12,000-page application to federal regulators to build a $3.4 billion plant in southern Maryland to export liquefied natural gas. Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Resources Inc. wants to expand its existing Cove Point plant in Lusby, Md., to produce liquefied natural gas for export. (AP Photo/ Matt Houston, File)

Dominion moves ahead with Maryland gas export project

Posted on April 1, 2013 at 2:56 pm by Associated Press in Hydraulic fracturing, LNG, Natural gas, Shale
Some consumer advocates have opposed large-scale exportation of natural gas, saying it could increase prices for U.S. customers.  More »
A house-sized dump truck hauls dirt and rock in March 2013 at the Black Thunder coal mine in northeast Wyoming's Powder River Basin near Wright, Wyo., source of almost 40 percent of the nation's coal production. The federal government says it is withholding $110 million in mineral payments to 36 states as a result of automatic spending cuts that took effect this month. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)

Government cuts mineral payments to 35 states

Posted on March 27, 2013 at 6:01 pm by Associated Press in Coal
Wyoming faces the biggest cut — at least $53 million over the next five months.  More »
Riding a sled, or sledge, as they call it in Ilulissat, Greenland, is a way of life for the Inuit sled drivers. How to manage the race for natural resources off and on Greenland will be a key issue for the new coalition government . (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)

Greenland ‘reluctant’ on new offshore drilling

Posted on March 27, 2013 at 2:40 pm by Associated Press in Arctic
The new government said it doesn’t plan to issue any new licenses for offshore oil exploration  More »
Vessels monitor a oil burn in the area of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. (Dave Martin/AP)

BP ignored Halliburton’s risk warning, witness says

Posted on March 27, 2013 at 2:29 pm by Bloomberg in Gulf oil spill
A Halliburton engineer says he advised BP that the well had a “severe risk” of natural gas leaks with only six stabilizers.  More »
A protester identified as Perry Graham displays a banner from the flagpole at the downtown offices of LyondellBasell, opposing a refinery expansion that would process Canadian crude transported in the Keystone XL Pipeline. (Nick de la Torre/Houston Chronicle)

Protester unfurls anti-Keystone banner at refiner’s office

Posted on March 27, 2013 at 11:39 am by Don Mason in Keystone XL, Refining
A man climbed a flagpole in front of LyondellBasell’s downtown Houston office in protest of a refinery expansion related to the Keystone XL pipeline.  More »
Chad Devereaux works to clear up bricks that fell from three sides of his in-laws' home in Sparks, Okla., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, after two earthquakes hit the area in less than 24 hours. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Scientists say Oklahoma quake in 2011 was man-made

Posted on March 26, 2013 at 5:35 pm by Associated Press in Oil field services
The earthquake near Prague, Okla., was the strongest Midwestern quake in decades.  More »
Black Elk Energy's sign is seen on the front of its office in the 11400 block of Katy Freeway. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)

Oil platform owner sued over blast in Gulf

Posted on March 26, 2013 at 5:12 pm by Associated Press in Offshore, Safety/Security
The suits seek unspecified damages against Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations.  More »
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon on April 21, 2010. (AFP PHOTO/US COAST GUARD/AFP/Getty Images)

Transocean witness says rig was well-maintained

Posted on March 26, 2013 at 5:04 pm by Bloomberg in Gulf oil spill
A Transocean executive disputed testimony from a witness who claimed the company maintained the rig in a grossly negligent manner.  More »
Oil sticks to the grass near the home of Robert Castleberry along side the Yellowstone River near Laurel, Mont., Tuesday July 5, 2011. An Exxon Mobil pipeline near Laurel, Montana ruptured and spilled oil into the Yellowstone. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)

$1.7 million penalty proposed in river spill

Posted on March 25, 2013 at 5:45 pm by Associated Press in Environment
The July 2011 rupture fouled 70 miles of the scenic Yellowstone’s banks.  More »
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