United States
Industry
British major BP said on March 15 that it is nearing completion of a US$100mn facility that will be the first to produce heavy oil commercially from Alaska's North Slope field.
2010-03-16Political Risk
The Republican governor of the state of Virginia, Bob McDonnell, signed legislation on March 10 that would direct future royalties from offshore oil and gas production to transport...
2010-03-15Finance
US oil major ExxonMobil has unveiled its near and mid-term capital expenditure (capex) plans, putting its emphasis on gas. Boosted by the US$31bn acquisition of shale specialist...
2010-03-12Companies
Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) announced on March 11 that it had granted TransCanada approval to build and operate the Canadian section of its proposed Keystone XL Pipeline...
2010-03-12Industry
British major BP has agreed to pay US$7bn for US independent Devon Energy's assets in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM), Azerbaijan and Brazil. The March 11 agreement, part of Devon's...
2010-03-11Political Risk
The US federal government and the states are set for a new skirmish over liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in the country. On March 2, five Senate Democrats re-introduced a bill...
2010-03-08Industry
British major BP sealed a joint venture (JV) with independent Lewis Energy on March 1 to exploit the Eagle Ford Shale in south Texas, according to the chairman of the Independent...
2010-03-03Companies
US independent Anadarko Petroleum will boost capital expenditure (capex) to more than US$5bn and sees output rising by as much as 5% in 2010, the company announced on March
2010-03-03
