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US, Japan complete methane hydrate production trial

May 2, 2012

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the completion of a successful, unprecedented test of technology in the North Slope of Alaska that was able to safely extract a steady flow of natural gas from methane hydrates – a vast, entirely untapped resource that holds enormous potential for US economic and energy security.

IHS: Worldwide upstream oil, gas M&A unconventional resource spending hits record $75B

Apr 2, 2012

Fueled by national oil companies and international buyers making acquisitions in North American shale gas, shale oil and tight oil basins, global transactions involving unconventional oil and gas resources reached a record high $75 billion in 2011, reported IHS.

US natural gas inventories extremely high

Mar 27, 2012

The warmest US winter in the past 60 years has propelled a massive natural gas inventory surplus and an early start to injection season, reports BENTEK Energy, a research and consulting firm based in Evergreen, Colo.

IEA recognizes ascent of renewable energy market with new report

Feb 23, 2012

The International Energy Agency (IEA) will acknowledge the coming of age of the renewable energy sector by publishing, for the first time, an annual medium-term report which analyses that market.

Baker Institute paper calls for alternative to Hormuz oil route

Feb 13, 2012

Improvements to the pipelines crossing the Arabian Peninsula would allow more of the oil produced in the Persian Gulf to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, according to a new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

 

JV agreements played key role in 2011 E&P funding

Feb 8, 2012

Following a rise in popularity in the oil and gas upstream sector in 2010, joint venture agreements played a dominant role as a source of low cost funding in 2011—with unconventional resources drawing the most attention, noted analyst at Stifel Nicolaus.

NES: Surge in oil, gas jobs forcing industry to recruit from other industries

Jan 11, 2012

NES Global Talent, a specialist in the oil and gas recruitment sector, expects companies to take on extra staff in 2012 as new projects get sanctioned.

Ten largest operators account for 90% of 2011 Bakken growth

Dec 19, 2011

Deloitte survey: Majority of Americans think shale gas benefits outweigh risks

Dec 15, 2011

A majority of Americans think developing natural gas by tapping shale formations offers greater rewards than it does risks, including those associated with hydraulic fracturing, according to a survey conducted by the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions.

Deloitte: The economic impact of LNG exports from the US

Dec 15, 2011

Deloitte MarketPoint LLC (DMP) conducted an independent assessment of the potential economic impacts of LNG exports from the United States. 

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US, Japan complete methane hydrate production trial

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the completion of a successful, unprecedented test of technology in the North Slope of Alaska that was able to safely extract a steady flow of natural gas from methane hydrates – a vast, entirely untapped resource that holds enormous potential for US economic and energy security.

IHS: Worldwide upstream oil, gas M&A unconventional resource spending hits record $75B

Fueled by national oil companies and international buyers making acquisitions in North American shale gas, shale oil and tight oil basins, global transactions involving unconventional oil and gas resources reached a record high $75 billion in 2011, reported IHS.

US natural gas inventories extremely high

The warmest US winter in the past 60 years has propelled a massive natural gas inventory surplus and an early start to injection season, reports BENTEK Energy, a research and consulting firm based in Evergreen, Colo.

IEA recognizes ascent of renewable energy market with new report

The International Energy Agency (IEA) will acknowledge the coming of age of the renewable energy sector by publishing, for the first time, an annual medium-term report which analyses that market.

Baker Institute paper calls for alternative to Hormuz oil route

Improvements to the pipelines crossing the Arabian Peninsula would allow more of the oil produced in the Persian Gulf to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, according to a new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

 

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Depleting crude oil reserves drive natural gas industry

With the reserves-production ratios of developed nations such as the US and Canada reaching alarming levels, and Middle Eastern resources depleting rapidly, there is widespread concern over crude oil future fuel replacement, according to a new report by natural resources expert GBI Research.

Wood Mackenzie: Giant Aldous, Avaldsnes Field third largest Norwegian oil discovery

Wood Mackenzie’s analysis of the giant Aldous/Avaldsnes discovery appraisal program reveals the potential value of the field could now be as much as US$13 billion.

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IHS: Outlook for oilfield services a bright spot in difficult economic picture

IHS Herold: Consolidation of small E&P companies could increase

The uncertainty of future oil prices, combined with falling share prices on both London’s AIM Index and the S&P Index in the US, has made close to 100 small E&P companies in the UK and two dozen large US producers, prime targets for consolidation in order to achieve future funding, reports IHS.