Lord Howell of Guildford appointed president of the EIC

May 22, 2013
By

LONDON — The Energy Industries Council (EIC), the leading trade association for UK companies that supply goods and services to the energy industries worldwide, has appointed The Right Honorable the Lord Howell of Guildford as president of the EIC. Lord Howell is a senior member of the House of Lords, and has held ministerial positions…

Read more »

AAPG 2013 Discovery Thinking Forum reveals new wrinkles in unconventional plays

May 22, 2013
By

PITTSBURGH – One of AAPG’s most popular sessions, the Discovery Thinking Forum focused this year on explorers, who have pioneered major unconventional resource plays in North America.

Read more »

Aker lands Heidrun work

May 22, 2013
By

Aker Solutions has secured a Nkr70 million ($12.1 million) brownfield award for study work on modifications to Statoil’s Heidrun platform in the Norwegian Sea to accommodate the future tie-in of the Zidane gas discovery.

Read more »

DMT shoots Rioja 3D seismic survey

May 22, 2013
By

Germany’s DMT has completed a 232-square kilometre 3D seismic survey around northern Spain’s Rioja region.

Read more »

Drumbeat: May 22, 2013

May 22, 2013
By

Oil-Fixing Probe Accelerates as EU Asks Traders for Help The investigation into possible oil-price fixing gathered pace as trading houses from Glencore Xstrata Plc, the $70 billion mining firm, to Gunvor Group Ltd. were asked to provide information to …

Read more »

Weiner says he is running for NY mayor

May 22, 2013
By

Ex-congressman who was disgraced two years ago in a scandal over raunchy tweets looks to resurrect his career in New York politics

Read more »