Schlumberger Appoints Chief Operating Officer

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Paal Kibsgaard Chief Operating Officer of Schlumberger Limited effective immediately. Reporting to Andrew Gould, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ...


BJ Services Reports First Fiscal Quarter Net Loss From Continuing Operations of $0.03 Per Diluted Share

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

BJ Services Company (BJS-NYSE, CBOE, PCX) today reported that revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2010, which ended December 31, 2009, was $931.5 million, representing a 6% increase from ...


Saudi Arabia Launches Initiative for Water Desalination by Solar Energy

Monday, January 25th, 2010

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced here today the launch of the first phase of the national initiative for water desalination by solar energy, Saudi Press Agency ...


Potential Investments in Saudi Arabia

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

PETROBRAS, announces that, after a visit made to Saudi Arabia late October, it is analyzing some investment opportunities in that country.   The group visited the biggest Petrochemical Complex in Saudi Arabia, ...


Who is most responsible for world oil production, governments or private investors

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Although investor-owned oil companies are often thought of as those most responsible for world oil production, government-controlled companies actually control the majority of both current production (more than 52% in ...


Schlumberger Opens Reservoir Completions Manufacturing Center in Saudi Arabia

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Facility Offers Flexibility in Manufacturing and Custom Design through Collaboration in Technology Development DHAHRAN, 6 October 2009 – Schlumberger announced today the opening of the new reservoir completions manufacturing center in ...


US crude for November delivery fell $0.43 to $65.59 a barrel by 06.43GMT . The contract settled at $66.02 on Friday. London Brent crude fell $0.43 to $64.68 a barrel.

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Al-Qaida has threatened more attacks on Saudi Arabia and its royal family, who fear the jihadists regrouping in neighboring Yemen will use it as a springboard for a new campaign ...


Crude oil for September 2009 delivery traded at $71.37 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange ;London Brent traded at $73.43 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures Europe exchange ;Niger Delta crisis – has dealt a heavy blow to Nigeria’s oil income and crude production; Oil traders $100m payday

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

The Niger Delta crisis – which has dealt a heavy blow to Nigeria’s oil income and crude production – is finally threatening to consume the country’s foreign reserves which had ...


BJ Services Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Net Loss of $0.11 Per Diluted Share

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

BJ Services Company (NYSE: BJS; CBOE; PCX) today reported a net loss of $32.3 million, or $(0.11) per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended June ...


Technip awarded two major lump sum turnkey contracts by the Saudi Aramco Total

Monday, July 13th, 2009

TECHNIP AWARDED TWO MAJOR CONTRACTS FOR THE NEW JUBAIL EXPORT REFINERY IN SAUDI ARABIA Technip has been awarded two major lump sum turnkey contracts by the Saudi Aramco Total Refining and ...


FMC TECHNOLOGIES FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH SHOAIBI GROUP IN SAUDI ARABIA

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Shoaibi Group (SG) and “FMC Petroleum Equipment (Malaysia) SND. BHD.”, a wholly owned subsidiary of “FMC Technologies, Inc.” - USA (FMC) announce the formation of FMC Technologies Saudi Arabia LTD, ...


Oil News from around the web, Crude oil for July 2009 delivery dropped $0.26 to $72.42 a barrel in after-hours trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange ,Brent crude for July 2009 delivery gained $0.99, or 1.4%, to $71.79 on 11 June on London’s ICE Futures Europe exchange

Friday, June 12th, 2009

The IEA raised its global estimate for daily oil demand by 120,000 barrels to 83.3 million barrels in its monthly. The increase was driven by the US and China. Consumption ...


Oil News from around the web, U.S. light crude for July delivery rose 84 cents to $70.85 a barrel. London Brent crude gained 55 cents to $70.17

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

)))Abu Dhabi official crude selling price down 52.06% The official selling price of Abu Dhabi's crude oil grades averaged US$59.49 a barrel in May, down 52.06 per cent from an average ...


Oil News from around the web, Khurais oilfield in Saudi Arabia ; Circle Oil has completed drilling at its CGD-10 exploration

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

)))Saudi Arabian Oil state giant Saudi Aramco will begin production at its 1.2-million-barrel-per-day (bpd) Khurais oilfield in Saudi Arabia at the end of this month. Khurais will take the country’s total ...


Oil News from around the web, London Brent crude rose $0.45 to $56.60 ; Kenya and China vowed to strengthen bilateral cooperation

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

)))))))))The U.S. dollar, which rebounded from a one-month low against the euro, also dragged down the crude prices. Light, sweet crude for June delivery was down 63 cents to 53.84dollars a ...


Oil News from around the web, Oil steadied at less than $54/bl ; Subsea 7 Inc at Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

)))))))))Oil steadied at less than $54 on Wednesday after renewed worries about the financial sector neutralised bullish weekly oil inventories data showing unexpected falls in crude and gasoline stocks. US light ...


Oil News from around the web, PetroChina posted a 36.2% fall in first-quarter earnings ; BP reported a 62% fall in first-quarter net profit

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

)))))Oil prices fell below $49 on Tuesday, extending Monday's losses as declines on global stock markets heightened expectations of a further drop in demand for oil products. US oil futures fell ...


Oil and Gas News from the web,$60.5m in 2008 for oil exec

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

  - Iran's proven oil reserves are set to increase substantially in 2009 because of the development of major oil fields, Iranian oil officials said. Iran "has made new discoveries in the ...


OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

OPEC Oil Export  Revenues   Based on projections from the EIA March 2009 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could earn $383 billion of net ...


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 ...


GE Energy Signs Contract for Nearly $1 Billion to Support New Power Plant Project in Saudi Arabia

Friday, February 13th, 2009

GE Gas Turbine Technology to Add 2,000 Megawatts of Power to Help Meet Kingdom’s Energy Needs RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - February 11, 2009: - GE Energy has signed a contract for ...


Overview of Global Petroleum

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

OPEC Oil Export Revenues  Based on projections from the EIA January 2009 Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO), members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could earn $387 billion ...


Saipem awarded new onshore contracts worth approximately 1.6 billion euro in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

San Donato Milanese (Milan), 24 July 2008 – Saipem has been awarded new orders in the onshore worth a total of  approximately 1.6 billion euro in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria. The ...


GE Energy Signs Contracts for More than Half-Billion Dollars to Support Projects in Saudi Arabia

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - May 29, 2008 : – GE Energy has signed contracts totaling more than $500 million to supply gas turbines and generators for power plant projects owned ...


Saudi Aramco and ConocoPhillips Confirm Yanbu Export Refinery Project

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA, May 16, 2008 --- The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and ConocoPhillips [NYSE: COP] today announced they have approved continued funding for the development of the ...


GE Energy Announces New State of the Art Technology Center in Saudi Arabia

Monday, April 28th, 2008

DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA - April 28, 2008 : – GE Energy, a global supplier of power generation and energy delivery technologies, has announced the groundbreaking of its Power Technology Center, ...


Hercules Offshore Announces Three-Year Contracts for Hercules 300 and Hercules 261 in Saudi Arabia and Provides Update on Market Conditions

Monday, March 24th, 2008

HOUSTON, March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) announced today it has signed contracts to provide Saudi Aramco with two jackup drilling rigs for three-year terms plus one-year ...


Rowan Obtains Three-Year Drilling Contract Offshore Saudi Arabia

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:RDC) announced today that its Tarzan Class jack-up, Bob Keller, has been awarded a term drilling contract for work offshore Saudi Arabia. The contract provides for ...