Oil & Gas Exploration & Extraction

Exxon Renews Leases in Nigeria

By WILL CONNORS LAGOS, Nigeria -- Exxon Mobil Corp. ended months of negotiations with Nigeria by renewing three oil leases for fields the company operates in the country, an Exxon spokesman said. Neither Exxon nor the Nigerian...

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Northeast Pa. residents sue Houston-based natural gas driller over polluted water wells

MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Writer DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) — Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. Now Farnelli and others are plaintiffs in a lawsuit that alleges Houston-based Cabot Oil & Gas Corp....

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Business Briefs: Active oil and gas rigs in U.S. rises by 12; Texas gains 9

Posted Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 Active oil, gas rigs in U.S. up by 12; Texas gains 9 The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 12 this week to 1,113. Houston-based Baker Hughes said Friday that 726...

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The untapped energy riches of Uzbekistan

With a population of 27 million, Uzbekistan is Central Asia's most populous and dominant power. Since the global recession that began a year ago, however, Uzbekistan's fiscal conservatism, previously dismissed by the foreign...

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Iran: $4B For Yadavaran Jofeir Development

The Iranian government approved the development of Yadavaran and Jofeir oilfields as buy-back schemes worth $4.071 billion by China's Sinopec and Belarusian Belarusneft in order to produce 110,000 barrels of oil per day.

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ExxonMobil-led consortium nets 'supergiant' Iraq oil field

BAGHDAD: An ExxonMobil-led consortium has beaten rival Russian, French and Chinese groups to bag initial rights to develop Iraq*s West Qurna field, the Oil Ministry said, adding momentum to Iraq*s bid to unlock its oil riches....

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Ojt Instructor - Fields - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UAE - Abu Dhabi

Position : OJT Instructor - Fields ( OIL & GAS) Knowledge, Skills and Experience/ (Key Competencies) • B.Sc. in Chemical/Process Engineering or Mechanical degree. • 10 years experience in Oil and Gas Production...

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Fighting cap-and-trade law

Hoosier oil company boss says legislation to threaten farming Courtesy Charlie Smith is president and CEO of CountryMark. What: Indiana Farm Bureau 2009 State Convention Keynote speakers: Walter Bond, former NBA player and...

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BG Group to invest $20 billion in Brazil sub-salt oil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- UK-based BG Group plans to invest $20 billion in Brazil's ambitious sub-sea oil and gas exploration and development projects that are likely to put the country on the map as one of the largest...

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20. The truth about oil

Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil Author: Peter Maass Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf WE live in a world that is painfully ironic, more so if it concerns oil. As Peter Maass puts it in his new book Crude World, the world of...

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