United States

A US federal appeals court in San Francisco has upheld a ruling to block Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch Shell's exploration drilling in the Beaufort Sea, off Alaska's north coast.... 2007-08-16

Alaska's Governor, Sarha Palin, has announced that the deadline for companies interested in bidding for the construction of a natural gas pipeline will be extended by two months,... 2007-08-08

On August 4, the US House of Representatives passed an energy policy that could remove some US$16bn in tax incentives from big US oil companies and instead channel it toward renewable... 2007-08-06

The dearth of global upstream investment opportunities has driven interest in Canada's oil sands in recent years. And, while there are concerns about looming export pipeline constraints,... 2007-08-01

Colorado's state legislator Mark Udall has introduced a legislation that would allow US oil and gas companies to drill off the coast of Cuba. The debate over whether or not US companies... 2007-07-27

US major ConocoPhillips has announced profits of only US$301mn for Q2, a sharp fall from US$3.48bn in Q1 after a write-off US$4.5bn attributable to its decision to withdraw from... 2007-07-26

Following its recent discovery in the deepwater Cauvery basin, India's privately-owned Reliance Industries may look for a foreign partner capable of providing technical expertise... 2007-07-23

Turkey has signed a preliminary gas deal with Iran, which is to give Turkey the development rights to three phases of Iran's South Pars gas field and make Iran a main supplier for... 2007-07-17

Australia's Santos has sold its US exploration and production (E&P) interests to IPR North America Holdings Corporation and IPR Lay Creek for a total sum of US$70mn.

Shell Oil Company, which has been preparing one of its biggest explorations in the Arctic Ocean, is expected to start its three year drilling programme in August.