Although a lot of leg work still remains to be done, PetroleosMexicanos, the national oil company of Mexico, plans to drill fivedeepwater wells in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico in the next sevento 10 years, according to a petroleum engineer for PemexExploration & Production.
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Producers Battle Over Hot B.C. Prospect
A small, but hot new fight before the National Energy Board ismaking it official — in Canada, natural gas has become as good asgold, and just the prospect of producing some is worth a battle.
Producers Battle Over Hot B.C. Prospect
A small, but hot new fight before the National Energy Board ismaking it official — in Canada, natural gas has become as good asgold, and just the prospect of producing some is worth a battle.
Oklahoma Continues Green Light for Increased Production
In response to national concerns over a possible natural gasshortage this winter, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has givenproducers with unallocated gas wells in Oklahoma the go-ahead tocontinue their increase in production to the limit.
OK Continues Green Light for Production
In response to national concerns over a possible natural gasshortage this winter, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has givenproducers with unallocated gas wells in Oklahoma the go-ahead tocontinue their increase in production to the limit.
Marketers Blame Government for Price Spikes
The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) is urging statepublic utility commissions (PUCs) and Congress to help fightagainst the recent price volatility in wholesale energy marketsacross the nation. NEM will hold an Industry Leadership RoundtableOct. 30-31, to identify and discuss possible solutions that wouldbring competitively priced power to consumers.
NEB Holds Meetings on Vancouver Is. Project
Canada’s National Energy Board plans to hold public meetings this week on a pipeline to connect the mainland with Vancouver Island through the Georgia Strait.
NEB Holds Meetings on Vancouver Is. Project
Canada’s National Energy Board plans to hold public meetingsnext week on a pipeline to connect the mainland with VancouverIsland through the Georgia Strait.
Industry Briefs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in areport issued yesterday that the 2000 hurricane season could be awhopper with 11 or more tropical storms, of which seven or morecould become hurricanes, with three or more classified as major.”The greatest influences in this forecast continue to be theon-going La Nina and a lesser-known climate phenomenon of warmerthan normal Atlantic Ocean temperatures that affect hurricaneactivity over very long time scales,” said NOAA Administrator D.James Baker. “La Nina is defined by cooler-than-average sea-surfacetemperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific. Duringlast year’s hurricane season, La Nina was bold, and clearlydefined, and gave forecasters more certainty. This year, La Nina’send is in sight,” Baker said. “Even if La Nina fades by August (asthe current forecast suggests), La Nina’s remnants and otherinfluences will still likely bring more storms than usual,” headded.
Industry Briefs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in areport issued yesterday that the 2000 hurricane season could be awhopper with 11 or more tropical storms, of which seven or morecould become hurricanes, with three or more classified as major.”The greatest influences in this forecast continue to be theon-going La Nina and a lesser-known climate phenomenon of warmerthan normal Atlantic Ocean temperatures that affect hurricaneactivity over very long time scales,” said NOAA Administrator D.James Baker. “La Ni¤a is defined by cooler-than-average sea-surfacetemperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific. Duringlast year’s hurricane season, La Ni¤a was bold, and clearlydefined, and gave forecasters more certainty. This year, La Ni¤a’send is in sight,” Baker said. “Even if La Ni¤a fades by August (asthe current forecast suggests), La Ni¤a’s remnants and otherinfluences will still likely bring more storms than usual,” headded.