Oil & Gas Exploration & Extraction

McCain accepts party’s nomination, promises jobs (Reuters)

anthropik.com     2 hrs ago   16 related          

By Steve Holland 1 hour, 47 minutes ago ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Republican John McCain cast himself as an independent-minded reformer on Thursday, vowed "change is coming" if he is elected president and promised to create...                    

Ethanol, once darling, is losing some luster

freerepublic.com     4 hrs ago   4 related          

Ethanol's wild ride has brought it quickly from political golden child to scapegoat for everything from soaring food prices and world hunger to pork-barrel spending. To that end, the US Congress re-appropriated a good...                    

Uganda: Heritage Oil Registers Record Test Results

allafrica.com     21 hrs ago   4 related          

Posted to the web 4 September 2008 Elias Biryabarema Kampala The Kingfisher-2, the latest petroleum exploration well to be flow tested has offered the largest yield to date, surpassing all the previous wells where oil has...                    

Scientists produce nanoscale droplets with cancer-fighting implications

nanotechweb.org     22 hrs ago   4 related          

Double-emulsions hold potential for targeted drug delivery UCLA scientists have succeeded in making unique nanoscale droplets that are much smaller than a human cell and can potentially be used to deliver pharmaceuticals....                    

Hess Announces Nimblefoot-1 Natural Gas Discovery in Australia

emediaworld.com     23 hrs ago   3 related          

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced today that the Nimblefoot-1 exploration well on Australia's Northwest Shelf discovered natural gas. The well encountered 93 feet (28 meters) of net gas...                    

Evolution Petroleum Announces Fiscal Year-end 2008 Reserves and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2009

prnewswire.com     21 hrs ago   2 related          

Evolution Petroleum Announces Fiscal Year-end 2008 Reserves and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2009 - Evolution Petroleum Corporation (Amex: EPM) today reported total net proved oil and natural gas reserves as of July 1,...                    

Vortex Resources Corp. to Acquire Barnett Shale Properties (Business Wire)

yahoo.com     17 hrs ago   1 related          

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.----Vortex Resources Corp. announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Blackhawk Investments Limited , based in London,...                    

Nigeria, Russia sign gas exploration pact

people.com.cn     16 hrs ago   2 related          

Nigeria and Russia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate a relevant joint venture agreement that will allow the gas firm Gazprom to exploit the huge natural gas resources in Nigeria, local media...                    

Analysis: Bolivia cozying up to Iran

spacewar.com     20 hrs ago   16 related          

by Carmen Gentile Tehran, Iran (UPI) Sep 04, 2008 Bolivian leader Evo Morales traveled to Tehran to bolster energy and political ties with Iran, a move that is certain to raise eyebrows in Washington. During his two-day...                    

Gulfport Energy Weathers Hurricane Gustav Escaping Major Damage

primezone.com     20 hrs ago   2 related          

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 4, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gulfport Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:GPOR) reports that after inspection of its West Cote Blanche Bay ("WCBB") facilities by Company operations personnel, the facilities...