Tech Talk – The Dangers of Complacency
Perceptions based on perhaps too small a collection of information can lead into opinions that, on investigation, turn out to be incorrect. Just recently a couple of friends had mentioned that charities that they are associated with were seeing a decl… More »
Norway’s royal couple promenades around cutting-edge offshore technology
Norway’s striking royal couple, the Crown Prince Haakon and his wife, the Crown Princess Mette-Marit made their way on Monday morning through blowout preventers and subsea wells, as they toured the exhibit hall of the Offshore Technology Conference and the Norwegian Pavilion. More »
Arkansas spill stokes new fears about Keystone XL (video)
Videos and pictures of diluted bitumen spilled from an Exxon Mobil pipeline in Mayflower, Ark., are stoking new fears about Keystone XL, as the Obama administration nears a decision on authorizing the $7 billion project. More »
Supercomputers give oil explorers a sharper view underground
Oil companies are using increasingly powerful computers to analyze seismic data and get a clearer picture of the earth below before they start drilling. More »
Tech Talk – The ExxonMobil Future: A Review
It is the time of year when the major oil companies issue their predictions for the future, and h/t Art Berman, ExxonMobil just released their view of the world, looking forward to 2040. And this is downloadable. If I remember correctly, I first viewe… More »
Tech Talk – The ExxonMobil Future: A Review
It is the time of year when the major oil companies issue their predictions for the future, and h/t Art Berman, ExxonMobil just released their view of the world, looking forward to 2040. And this is downloadable. If I remember correctly, I first viewe… More »
Tech Talk – A Russian Update and the OPEC MOMR
The Arctic is a less forgiving place than many folk care to recognize. Shell has just moved back the date on which they plan to restart drilling in the Chukchi Sea and won’t be going up there this year. At the same time, Gazprom announced last Augus… More »
Big Oil warms up to Arctic despite challenges
The Arctic contains more than 90 billion barrels of oil, but limited infrastructure, competing sovereignty claims and spill containment challenges will make exploration difficult in its icy climate, an Ernst & Young report said Wednesday. More »
Contractor accuses embattled Chesapeake of skirting bills
Houston Chronicle columnist Loren Steffy finds that some contractors working for Chesapeake Energy in the Marcellus shale are having a hard time getting paid by the natural gas company. More »
ExxonMobil grills key state witness in pollution trial
Countering claims that ExxonMobil polluted New Hampshire’s groundwater with a gasoline additive, the oil company’s attorney tried to show in court that a state witness’s research indicates that the chemical’s levels decline naturally. More »
ExxonMobil chief and Iraq PM discuss oil plans
Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson met with Iraq’s prime minister on Monday to discuss the firm’s plans in the country, raising the possibility that Baghdad could be mending its dispute with America’s largest oil company over its work in the Kurdish region. More »
‘Private Empire’ delivers in-depth look at ExxonMobil’s evolution
In his weekly book review, Houston Chronicle business columnist Loren Steffy reviews New Yorker writer Steve Coll’s ‘Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power’. More »
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