Industry’s top safety offenders targeted in Democrats’ report
Oil and gas producers including Apache Corp. and Chevron Corp. that reported the most environmental and safety incidents prior to the April 2010 spill continue to have the most violations, according to the analysis by the Democratic staff on the House Natural Resources Committee. More »
Chevron wins suit against U.S. over Calif. deposits
Chevron Corp. is entitled to unspecified damages against the federal government in a contract dispute over oil deposits in California worth $37 billion, the U.S. Court of Claims ruled.
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Equipment firms feel pressure as deep-water work heats up
These conditions were deemed too difficult to drill in even 10 years ago, but now are considered the next frontier among many of the oil industry experts gathered at Reliant Park for the Offshore Technology Conference. More »
Bytes and bits: New computers boost efficiency, safety of offshore drilling
Better computers, sensors and automation tools are allowing the search for oil to go deeper, farther and faster with fewer workers in harm’s way. More »
OTC 2013 preps for a bigger, more diverse audience
This week’s Offshore Technology Conference will have a more consciously diverse focus than ever before, with a program full of speakers from around the world. More »
New Interior secretary makes first offshore rig visit
U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell visited Ensco’s semi-submersible drilling rig and Chevron’s Blind Faith production platform in the Gulf of Mexico Friday — the kind of facilities that were off limits to women when Jewell worked for Mobil Oil three decades ago. More »
Canadian judge dismisses lawsuit against Chevron
An attempt by Ecuadorian villagers to have a Canadian court enforce a $19 billion judgment against multinational oil giant Chevron Corp has been dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court. More »
Chevron profit down 4.5 pct. on lower oil prices
Chevron Corp.’s net income fell 4.5 percent in the first quarter as oil prices fell and refinery output fell. More »
Gulf heats up with high rig counts and cutting-edge technology
Activity in the Gulf of Mexico is continuing to heat up, with both operators and oil field services companies seeking ways to stake out their share of the market. More »
Photos: Chevron’s Big Foot hull arrives in Texas
t’s called Big Foot for a reason. The gargantuan hull of Chevron’s Big Foot deep water offshore platform recently arrived in Texas, after a three-month trek from Korea. More »
Somalia targets Shell, Eni for oil, gas output-sharing contracts
Somalia plans to sign 30 oil and gas production-sharing contracts this year, starting with companies that operated in the country before its government was toppled more than two decades ago, an official said. More »
High costs slowing new liquid natural gas plants
Higher capital costs for new liquid natural gas projects and government barriers may be holding back the industry from providing needed resources to new markets, a panel of industry experts said Tuesday afternoon at the LNG17 conference in Houston. More »
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