Archive for July, 2010

Drilling for Shale Gas Under Way in Poland

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 Posted in shale gas | Comments Off

The wheels are beginning to turn on shale-gas drilling in northern Poland’s Baltic Basin. ConocoPhillips has reached total depth on its first shale well in the country, according to a ... Read more..

Guest Blog: Oil And Gas Companies To Boost Climate-Change Spending Through 2012

Monday, July 26th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Ernst & Young recently surveyed 300 executives from 16 countries with at least $1billion in annual revenue on their plans surrounding climate change. Twenty respondents represented the oil and ... Read more..

Hackett Testifies On Macondo Blowout: Our View Is That This Accident Was Preventable

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Anadarko Chief Adds, “What We Have Learned In The Past Few Months Causes Us Great Concern.” Anadarko Petroleum Corp. president and chief executive Jim Hackett told U.S. senators today that ... Read more..

South Louisianans Say To Washington: Let The Obama Administration Eat Burnt Toast

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

John Hofmeister, former Shell Oil Co. president and founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy, says President Obama’s moratorium on offshore drilling will result in higher gasoline prices—and soon. "In 2012, ... Read more..

No Jobs, No Peace

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The Cajundome in Lafayette, La. will host the Rally For Economic Survival on July 21, which will feature thousands of people who's livelihoods have been affected by the federal moratorium ... Read more..

Reliance Goes For Three; Quicksilver In Sights

Monday, July 19th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

In its continued quest to take significant stakes in North American unconventional resources, India-based Reliance Industries is once again rumored to be targeting yet a third U.S. large ... Read more..

In D.C.: Dangerous and Delusional Thinking

Thursday, July 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

"In Washington today, we have a lot of dangerous, delusional and wishful thinking going on," API chief economist John Felmy told attendees at the annual meeting of IPAMS (Independent Petroleum ... Read more..