History of the Oil and Gas / Petroleum Industry

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

In 1911, the power of Standard Oil was such that the American congress voted the famous antitrust law aimed at breaking it up into three “bits”: Standard Oil of New ...


ExxonMobil Commences Drilling Libya’s First Deepwater Well

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

ExxonMobil Exploration Company announced today that its affiliate, ExxonMobil Libya Limited, has started drilling the first deepwater exploration well in Libya. The A1-20/3 well is being drilled in Contract Area ...


Paul H. Cheong Joins Gulftex Operating, Inc. and TBX Resources, Inc.

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Dallas, Texas - Gulftex Operating, Inc. announces, Paul H. Cheong has joined Gulftex Operating, Inc. as Senior Reservoir Engineer and Exploration Manager. Paul H. Cheong will also serve as an ...


NNPC, Mobil Sign $220m Deal

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

According to reports by Thisday newspaper, The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) Limited and a consortium of Nigerian banks at the weekend in far away London ...


Aramco Services Co. (ASC) and Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Co. Ltd. (SAMREF)

Monday, March 24th, 2008

HOUSTON, March 19, 2008 --  Aramco Services Co. (ASC) and Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Co. Ltd. (SAMREF) entered into an agreement Feb. 25 for ASC to provide SAMREF with procurement ...


Mobil 1 Selected as Factory and Service Fill Motor Oil for New Nissan GT-R Multi-Performance Supercar

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil today announced that Mobil 1 has been selected as the factory fill motor oil for the Nissan GT-R, the newly launched high performance vehicle featuring an all-new ...


Exxon Mobil Corporation Announces 2007 Reserves Replacement

Friday, February 15th, 2008

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today that it replaced more than 100 percent of its production in 2007. Additions to the Corporation’s worldwide proved oil and gas reserves totaled ...