Gazprom commences drilling first exploratory well in Venezuela

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Within the visit of Igor Sechin, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Government to Venezuela, a Gazprom delegation, led by Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Company Management Committee took ...


Chevron Announces First Gas from Australian North West Shelf Train 5 Facility

Monday, September 1st, 2008

SAN RAMON, Calif., & PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) subsidiary Chevron Australia Pty Ltd today announced first gas from the North West Shelf Venture’s Train 5 onshore liquefied natural gas ...


BHP Billiton Starts Production From Neptune Facility In The Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico

Monday, July 7th, 2008

BHP Billiton announced today that first oil and natural gas production has commenced from the Neptune development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The single-column tension leg platform (TLP) is ...


Chevron, First LEED Gold Certified Building in Louisiana

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Chevron Leads the Way in Green Construction by Opening the First LEED Gold Certified Building in Louisiana ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La., May 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) today ...


Royal Energy Resources, Inc. Spuds First Well in Two-Well Project

Monday, May 5th, 2008

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Royal Energy Resources, Inc. (OTCBB:ROYE) announced today that it has begun drilling on the first of a two-well project in Northern Oklahoma. The drilling is being done as ...


SeaBird first contract award for SeaBed operations

Monday, April 28th, 2008

SeaBird has received a letter of award from Total E&P Angola ("Total") for an ocean bottom nodes seismic acquisition survey in Angola. The concessionaire of Block 17 is Sonangol. TotalFinaElf ...


Schlumberger and BT: Wireless World First for Offshore Workers

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Schlumberger and BT Openzone Wi-Fi installation at Byford Dolphin shows unprecedented demand for offshore Internet service Houston, April 22, 2008 - Schlumberger and BT today announced the launch of the world’s ...


LUKOIL RETAINS LEADERSHIP IN TRUSTED BRAND RATING

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

LUKOIL has become winner in the Filling Station of the Year rating for the third time running, based on Trusted Brand 2008 survey held in Russia by Reader’s Digest, an ...


West Siberian Resources: First Quarter 2008 Exploration and Production Update

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: West Siberian Resources Ltd (STO:WSIBSDB): Oil production reached a new company record of 3,161,174 barrels in the first quarter 2008. Production increased by 40% from 2,264,658 barrels in ...


First Reserve Corporation to Acquire CHC Helicopter Corporation For Canadian $3.7 Billion in Largest-Ever Oilfield Services Buyout

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Partnership to Help Strengthen CHC’s Growth Mission as Largest Helicopter Services Company   Greenwich, Conn.; Houston; London and Vancouver -- February 22, 2008 -- CHC Helicopter Corporation (“CHC”) (TSX: FLY.A and FLY.B ...


Eden Energy To Install and Supply India’s First Public Hydrogen Fueling Station

Monday, February 4th, 2008

LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eden Energy Ltd., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Hythane Company LLC, has been selected by IndianOil Corporation to install and supply the first public hydrogen fueling station in India. ...