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'Death threats' for WWF staff opposing UK oil firm in DR Congo park
May 12, 2014 (AFP)
The World Wildlife Fund on Monday condemned "death threats" against two of its staff fighting oil exploration in a Democratic Republic of Congo nature park just...
BP spill: Sea methane persisted after microbe cleanup
May 11, 2014 (AFP)
Scientists on Sunday said that methane which leaked from the 2010 oil-rig blowout in the Gulf of Mexico persisted in the sea for months beyond a presumed cleanu...
Large protests in Vietnam over China oil rig
May 11, 2014 (AFP)
Protesters staged one of Vietnam's largest ever anti-China demonstrations Sunday, decrying Beijing's deployment of a deep-water drilling rig in contested waters...
Vietnam sea spat part of China's larger strategy: experts
May 10, 2014 (AFP)
China sending an oil rig to waters disputed with Vietnam is a move to assert its legal claim and practical hold over contested territory whatever the short-term...
Referendum on oil drilling in Ecuador preserve rejected
May 09, 2014 (AFP)
Ecuador's election authority has rejected a petition for a referendum on oil exploration and development in Yasuni, a unique nature preserve in the Amazon rain ...
Wastewater disposal may trigger quakes at a greater distance than previously thought
May 08, 2014 (SPX)
Oil and gas development activities, including underground disposal of wastewater and hydraulic fracturing, may induce earthquakes by changing the state of stres...
China blames Vietnam for ship collisions in disputed waters
May 08, 2014 (AFP)
Beijing on Thursday swatted blame back to Hanoi after it accused Chinese ships of ramming Vietnamese vessels in disputed waters, the latest escalation in territ...
Raytheon and Petrofac debut new tropical helicopter underwater escape training
May 08, 2014 (SPX)
Raytheon Professional Services LLC, (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon, and Petrofac Training Services announced a first-of-its-kind offering under their jointly o...
China oil rig move 'provocative,' US says
May 06, 2014 (AFP)
The United States on Tuesday warned China that a decision to move a deep-sea oil rig into disputed waters in the South China Sea was a "provocative" step which ...
Hunter and Nanometrics Monitor Seismic Zones and Oilfield Induced Seismicity
May 06, 2014 (SPX)
Hunter Communications has teamed with Nanometrics, one of the world's leading manufacturers of seismology systems and instrumentation, to develop an induced sei...
Chinese, Algerian oil workers freed in Sudan: media
May 02, 2014 (AFP)
Two Chinese and an Algerian abducted from a Sudanese oilfield have been released after two weeks in captivity, official media said on Friday. The three men were...
Dutch arrest 30 Greenpeace activists blocking Russian tanker
May 01, 2014 (AFP)
Dutch police on Thursday arrested around 30 Greenpeace activists, including the captain of the lobby group's flagship Rainbow Warrior, as they tried to stop a R...
Second quarter strong, but Shell's boss wants even more
Jul 31, 2013 (UPI)
Though second quarter performance was better for Royal Dutch Shell, its top director said Thursday he wanted even better results going forward. "I am determined...
Conoco looks to North America, Libya still out of service
Jul 31, 2013 (UPI)
Conoco Phillips said Thursday it saw a strong growth in production from North American shale, but Libyan operations remained shut in for the company. The compan...
Oxy offsets overseas woes with U.S. success
Jul 31, 2013 (UPI)
Occidental Petroleum Corp. said Thursday oil production from U.S. assets increased during the second quarter, marking a year-long streak. "For the fourth consec...
.D. Gov. Dalrymple boasts of gas processing momentum
Jul 31, 2013 (UPI)
An agreement from ONEOK Partners to build a natural gas processing plant in North Dakota helps the state reduce flaring, the state's governor said. ONEOK announ...
BG Group says Egyptian LNG operations at risk
Jul 31, 2013 (UPI)
Only one cargo of liquefied natural gas left Egypt during the second quarter and the outlook for the rest of the year is grim, BG Group said Thursday. The compa...
Rosneft signs drilling contract for North Atlantic waters
Jul 31, 2013 (UPI)
Russian oil company Rosneft said it signed a $4.25 billion deal to secure drilling rigs from North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. for work in harsh offshore areas. The ...
Russian cries foul over latest ruling on Yukos
Jul 31, 2013 (UPI)
The European court system was unfair in its ruling against defunct Russian oil company Yukos, the Russian Justice Ministry said Thursday. The ministry said Thur...
Eni second quarter profits roughly double year-on-year
Jul 31, 2013 (UPI)
Italian energy company Eni said Thursday it doubled its net profit during the second quarter despite a poor market environment in the European refining sector. ...
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