Topic: Oil and Gas News – Dejour Appoints Harrison F. Blacker to Head US Oil & Gas … – Canada NewsWire (press release)

Blacker is an accomplished senior executive with over 30 years of expertise managing oil and gas operations with major corporations in the United States, South America, China and the Middle East. Blacker was CEO of China Oman Energy Company, a joint venture between Oman Oil Company, IPIC and China Gas Holdings, importing and distributing LNG [...]

Iraq’s oil ministry invites companies to bid on seismic surveys …- About: Oil and Gas News

Companies interested in providing 3D seismic surveys for the Kirkuk field in the north and Rumaila oil field in the south must meet the ministry's deadline of April 30, said the ministry's Oil Exploration Company in two tenders issued on the ministry Web Site. The Kirkuk field is located around the city of Kirkuk, 290 [...]

Parties split on oil, gas appointees – Jackson Hole Star-Tribune- About: Oil and Gas News

DENVER — A divided Senate approved the governor’s appointments to the newly reorganized Oil and Gas Conservation Commission on Monday, with Republicans arguing that at least two of them could vote to severely restrict production, leading to higher energy prices. Chris Romer, D-Denver, said serving on a commission responsible for making decisions affecting a $23 [...]

(Oil and Gas News) Shell to write off half of last year’s reserves

Chief executive Jeroen van der Veer is also expected to say that production growth will be zero or near zero until 2010 when he gives the oil giant’s annual strategy presentation tomorrow. The company is expected to take at least 200 million barrels off the estimates for its Nigeria operations, where rebels have destroyed many [...]

(Oil and Gas News) Russia’s oil and gas giant Gazprom may fund 2012 Olympics

The company has held talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with a view to becoming one of 12 potential “global” sponsors after the Beijing Games this summer. Contact our advertising team for advertising and sponsorship in Times Online, The Times and The Sunday Times. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material from Times [...]

Yemen may offer new oil, gas blocks later this year – Reuters- Oil and Gas News

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Topic: Oil and Gas News – Five facts about Canada's oil country – Canada.com

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(Oil and Gas News) BLM auction Tuesday for oil, gas leases – Deseret News

Oil and gas leases for 52 parcels of land will be auctioned Tuesday at 9 a. Originally 57 parcels were being considered for leases, but five were deferred “due to wildlife issues such as sage grouse,” BLM officials said Friday in a press release. The parcels involved in the upcoming auction cover more than 75,615 [...]

(Oil and Gas News) Huge natural gas field mile below Appalachia tantalizes drillers – WTOL

The Marcellus Shale covers parts of 4 states, and the gas buried 6,000 feet underground could bolster U. Scientists have known about the gas for decades, but have only recently figured out a possible – if expensive – way to extract it. Stephen Rhoads, president of the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association, says the year [...]

Rigs actively looking for oil, gas increased by 15 – Houston Chronicle- Oil and Gas News

Rigs actively looking for oil, gas increased by 15 | Chron. Beltway Confidential | HandStamp | MeMo | Nick Anderson | SciGuy | Shop Girl | Sports Justice | TechBlog | More Blogs | chron. HOUSTON — The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States increased by 15 [...]