Site Map Petroleum News Archives Stories 2004
July through December.
Election results troubling to Canada’s oil industry - July 04, 2004
Thunder booms over Thunder Hawk prospect - July 04, 2004
B.C. looks to provide good ‘golden goose’ habitat - July 04, 2004
Shell, St. Mary taking hard look at Alaska - July 04, 2004
EPA agrees to break logjam on Gulf of Mexico permits for oil and gas leases - July 04, 2004
Russian Tax Service US$3.4 billion bill against Yukos comes into force - July 04, 2004
B.C. attracts two LNG contenders - July 04, 2004
Mining firm making liquid fuel from coal - July 04, 2004
Second of two oil rigs departs Portland - July 04, 2004
Service companies on the rebound - July 04, 2004
Unit acquires Sauer Drilling - July 04, 2004
News in brief - July 04, 2004
Ness increases Barnett Shale acreage, in contract talks with unnamed major independent - July 04, 2004
Talisman boosts land holdings - July 04, 2004
Survey: A mixed bag for U.S. independents - July 04, 2004
Norway’s labor dispute shows Mideast isn’t only vulnerable oil province - July 04, 2004
Total reducing Anchorage staff, Bergeron leaving Alaska - July 04, 2004
Digital geologic maps available for hole-in-the-wall country - July 04, 2004
B.C. ends first half with strong land sale of 767,544 acres - July 04, 2004
St. Mary would bring long history of independence to Alaska’s oil patch - July 04, 2004
Resort ready to trade diesel for hot water - July 04, 2004
Fuel cell project shuts down after a troubled start - July 04, 2004
Canada oil sands start-ups fired up - July 04, 2004
Anadarko talking with Pioneer about adding adjacent lease to Oooguruk unit - July 04, 2004
Asian outlets beckon oil sands producers
- July 04, 2004
Cowboys owner Jones teams with Touchstone to explore Maverick Basin - July 04, 2004
Shell sets world records for deepwater well completions - July 04, 2004
Gulf platform resumes petroleum production after repair work - July 04, 2004
Pump Station 9 goes electric - July 04, 2004
Rig counts rebound to total 1,510 - July 04, 2004
Noble buys jack-up rig for $29.5M - July 04, 2004
Alberta: We’re in the money - July 04, 2004
St. Malo gets bigger - July 11, 2004
Pioneer looks at onshore pad north of Prudhoe - July 11, 2004
Railway picks up steam - July 11, 2004
Public-private partnership building B.C. resource road - July 11, 2004
BP could be set to boost stake in China’s growing market - July 11, 2004
ConocoPhillips finalizes agreement with Freeport LNG for Texas terminal - July 11, 2004
EIA predicts continued high oil prices, ‘near current levels’ through ’05 - July 11, 2004
Alpine satellite final EIS delayed - July 11, 2004
Point Thomson owners to focus on gas project - July 11, 2004
Canada to map Beaufort Sea - July 11, 2004
Wyoming test well reaches target at 6,183 feet - July 11, 2004
Omni completes acquisition of Trussco - July 11, 2004
Cano acquires Ladder, includes 51 wells - July 11, 2004
Kerr-McGee boosts capital spending to reflect merger with Westport Resources - July 11, 2004
Industry groups say govnerment data initiative would cost producers millions - July 11, 2004
BP expects 17% jump in oil and gas output - July 11, 2004
Energen to acquire San Juan coalbed methane properties for $273 million - July 11, 2004
U.S., Canadian rig count numbers continue to mount - July 11, 2004
Colorado oil, natural gas production show steady rise - July 11, 2004
Companies walking away from Nova Scotia prospects - July 11, 2004
June North Slope output down 3 percent from May - July 11, 2004
Canadian firms eye Alaska investments- July 11, 2004
Popular Bridger-Teton forest hiking area being considered for oil, gas lease - July 11, 2004
Largest U.S. refinery, ExxonMobil at Baytown, ramps up security - July 11, 2004
Government: Washington refinery may be on terrorists’ hit list - July 11, 2004
California firm joining Alberta oil sands rush - July 11, 2004
Natural gas distribution system to be expanded tenfold - July 11, 2004
Assembly urges Shell not to close refinery - July 11, 2004
Industrial gas use headed for 30 percent drop - July 11, 2004
Yukos receives default notice on US$1 billion credit - July 11, 2004
BP signs deal for drilling off Sakhalin - July 11, 2004
Workers strike on four offshore drilling rigs - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Red Dog’s toxic release ranking misleading - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Drills churning at Cleary - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Pogo helicopter pilot rescues neighboring geologists from ridge-top camp - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: British Columbia mining on the march - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Iamgold investors scuttle C$2.3 billion merger with Wheaton River Minerals - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Fort Knox evacuated - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Freeman report: Alaska mining at pace not seen in more than five years - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Rescuing the diamond cutters in NW Territorries - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Kensington project permitting plods ahead - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Area near Alaska’s Pebble deposit booming - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Expanding British Columbia’s Galore Creek - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Permitting issues delay Nixon Fork startup - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Full Metal starts drilling at Ganes Creek, Gunsite - July 11, 2004
MINING NEWS: Third Pogo area property optioned by partners - July 11, 2004
Where they lead - July 18, 2004
Kerr-McGee plans to drill up to six North Slope wells - July 18, 2004
Competing for deals - July 18, 2004
Rowan narrows loss in second quarter on stronger Gulf rig use - July 18, 2004
Oil sands plants hit by unplanned repairs - July 18, 2004
James Mulva to succeed Archie Dunham as chairman of ConocoPhillips - July 18, 2004
Petrochemical industry would have big economic impact on Alaska - July 18, 2004
Stone sells assets - July 18, 2004
Government digs in on Petro-Canada share sale, says will be available soon - July 18, 2004
Magnum Hunter scores discoveries on Gulf’s continental shelf - July 18, 2004
Vulcan Energy ups ante for Plains Resources to $419 million - July 18, 2004
IEA foresees an easing of growth in oil demand in 2005 - July 18, 2004
Pioneer negotiating risky, potentially lucrative deal offshore West Africa - July 18, 2004
Canadian minnow takes bold steps - July 18, 2004
Nevada firm moves into oil sands - July 18, 2004
Nabors cuts earnings estimate - July 18, 2004
Canada nudges land sales earnings up 10% - July 18, 2004
Superior Oil buys Barnett Shale lease, negotiating other deals in three states - July 18, 2004
California-based Fluor lands contract for Alberta oil sands venture - July 18, 2004
EnCana seeks to build natural gas wells in western Colorado - July 18, 2004
North American rig count drops by 78 to 1,520 - July 18, 2004
Petro-Canada, Talisman expand North Slope presence - July 18, 2004
Calls for Alaska, Canada to form northern gas alliance - July 18, 2004
ConocoPhillips, Sound Energy sign MOU for LNG facility - July 18, 2004
CBM tests begin in village - July 18, 2004
California Web site on trade falls short - July 18, 2004
Oil industry sues to block pollution standards on platforms - July 18, 2004
Alyeska schedules two summer maintenance shutdowns - July 18, 2004
Prince William Sound tankers have spill-free year - July 18, 2004
Regulatory agency opens probe of Shell refinery - July 18, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Charter jets save time and trouble - July 18, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: MWH focuses on the environment - July 18, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Usibelli Coal Mine enters the 21st century - July 18, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Cruz Construction Inc.: Windfall acquisition increases capabilities - July 18, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Keeping the frozen lands frozen - July 18, 2004
Devil in the details - July 25, 2004
Deep drilling rush puts the squeeze on operators - July 25, 2004
Canada steps up gas hunt
- July 25, 2004
Oil captures some of spotlight in NWT’s central Mackenzie Valley - July 25, 2004
XTO Energy to cool it on big deals, says property acquisition market getting expensive - July 25, 2004
B.C. offshore ambitions bolstered - July 25, 2004
Hydrology holds up Alpine final EIS - July 25, 2004
It is getting harder to find land drilling rigs - July 25, 2004
PYR starts drilling on Wyoming acreage - July 25, 2004
Alaska funds 25 more oil, gas positions - July 25, 2004
Nenana basin seismic permit on hold, Andex says no partner yet - July 25, 2004
Proposed gas well first in 40 years - July 25, 2004
News in brief - July 25, 2004
How ‘not’ to do an Alaska gas pipeline - July 25, 2004
Unocal names Joseph Bryant President, COO - July 25, 2004
Penn West on verge of showing hand on new organization - July 25, 2004
Noble, Ensco profits fall - July 25, 2004
Noble buys jack-up from A.P. Moeller - July 25, 2004
New company formed to explore Gulf - July 25, 2004
OPEC cancels planned meeting - July 25, 2004
Newfield buys Denbury’s offshore Gulf assets - July 25, 2004
Petrol signs deal to sell Kansas gas - July 25, 2004
EnCana raises $894 million from sales; more to come after Tom Brown takeover - July 25, 2004
Capturing offshore winds for energy - July 25, 2004
Alaska governor committed to drilling offshore ANWR strat well - July 25, 2004
Rig count down by 68 to 1,452 - July 25, 2004
Marco Polo, Red Hawk on stream in deepwater Gulf - July 25, 2004
CAPP: Oil sands will drive 40% hike in crude output - July 25, 2004
Escopeta, Altus to drill North Alexander prospect - July 25, 2004
Oil sands project on time and on budget - July 25, 2004
Husky launches oil sands project - July 25, 2004
State of Alaska cites Greenpeace ship for environmental violations - July 25, 2004
Commission adopts new drilling rules - July 25, 2004
Alberta poised to be debt-free - July 25, 2004
Energy sector boom sets production records - July 25, 2004
BP America clamping down on natural gas well ‘flaring’ - July 25, 2004
Gas producers notch big win in high court ruling - July 25, 2004
ExxonMobil signs $7B GTL deal - July 25, 2004
Russian bailiffs say shares in Yukos daughter company to be sold off - July 25, 2004
Kerr-McGee starts flow at Bohai Bay wells - July 25, 2004
B.C. on coalbed methane collision course with Montana - July 25, 2004
Berry adds to Uinta Basin acreage - July 25, 2004
Freegold Ventures acquires Yukon property - July 25, 2004
Usibelli sends coal test shipment to Chile - July 25, 2004
Glacial progress - August 01, 2004
Simmons hopes he’s wrong - August 01, 2004
North Slope likely has 211 tcf undiscovered gas - August 01, 2004
Arbitration panel awards Agrium $38.5 million-plus - August 01, 2004
Alaska to lease offshore ANWR, MMS Beaufort Sea sale advances - August 01, 2004
Drilling complete at Gold Hill - August 01, 2004
Louisiana loses jobs in chemicals - August 01, 2004
Apache pumps up E&P investment - August 01, 2004
H.C. Price lands contract to construct North Pole naptha-fired power plant - August 01, 2004
Regulatory commission agrees to hear Cook Inlet gravity bank issue - August 01, 2004
News in brief - August 01, 2004
Venezuela wants hike of OPEC price ranges - August 01, 2004
Teton looking to expand outside Russia, notably North America - August 01, 2004
Petro-Canada close to wrapping up C$719M Prima Energy deal - August 01, 2004
Microsoft co-founder Allen takes over Plains Resources - August 01, 2004
Burlington does turnaround on Canada cost-cutting - August 01, 2004
Kerr-McGee’s production up by 25% in third quarter - August 01, 2004
BP posts 35 percent rise in quarterly profit to $3.43 billion - August 01, 2004
Chesapeake acquires $590M in properties - August 01, 2004
By end of May Canadian gas output was up 2.1 percent - August 01, 2004
Husky, Trident team up in coalbed methane deal - August 01, 2004
Anadarko, BP offer conflicting gasline views - August 01, 2004
Cross-border CBM feud builds - August 01, 2004
Aurora puts west Cook Inlet gas field online - August 01, 2004
Startup Fidelis has a producing well - August 01, 2004
New Brunswick gas hopes boosted - August 01, 2004
Deer Creek ready for initial offering - August 01, 2004
Newfield scores large natural gas discovery - August 01, 2004
Rig count jumps by 144 to 1,596, Canada accounts for 96 percent of the increase - August 01, 2004
Shell adds to oil sands portfolio - August 01, 2004
’Tis the season for forest fires — again - August 01, 2004
The final stage - August 08, 2004
Playing hardball on softwood - August 08, 2004
North Slope JV in works - August 08, 2004
EnCana plans more Mackenzie Delta gas drilling this winter - August 08, 2004
Penn West board opposes trust move - August 08, 2004
Precision looks overseas for growth - August 08, 2004
Hybrid auction generates $31.8M - August 08, 2004
Cook Inlet beluga decision upheld - August 08, 2004
EnCana sidesteps oil sands ‘capital risks’ - August 08, 2004
New Alberta pipeline for natural gas byproducts opens link to trading hub - August 08, 2004
Valdez tanker tax ruled unlawful - August 08, 2004
ANS production drops in July - August 08, 2004
First well offshore Cuba not commercial, says Repsol
- August 08, 2004
Analysts: $50-a-barrel oil a definite possibility - August 08, 2004
BLM gives go-ahead for Wyoming gas field - August 08, 2004
Pemex seeking bids for two gas blocks in Burgos basin - August 08, 2004
ConocoPhillips, Anadarko differ on North Slope gas pipeline access, tariffs - August 08, 2004
An anxious time for offshore gas projects - August 08, 2004
Cree look for slice of Mackenzie gasline, oil sands projects - August 08, 2004
U.S., Canadian rig counts jump by 56 to 1,652 - August 08, 2004
Anadarko steps up development of K2 North - August 08, 2004
ConocoPhillips applies for expansion of Alpine oil pool - August 08, 2004
Canadian drilling hits fever pitch - August 08, 2004
Federal agency on pace to set record for well drilling permits in U.S. this year - August 08, 2004
Petroleum News to carry Far East report - August 08, 2004
China’s oil imports continue rapid rise - August 08, 2004
Chinese firm makes Bohai Bay discovery - August 08, 2004
Foreign companies bow out of pipeline - August 08, 2004
Marathon submits plan to develop Alvheim field - August 08, 2004
Russia output up 10% for 7 months - August 08, 2004
Mexico renews oil pact - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: Usibelli sends coal test shipment to Chile - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: Subsistence foods safe near Red Dog mine - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: Canadian diamond industry vulnerable to ‘blood’ stones - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: Alaska Miners Association annual convention, trade show set for November - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: New focus for Healy Clean Coal Project - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: Core drilling complete at Gold Hill project - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: Alaskans tour Canadian diamond mines - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: Wildlands fires plague miners, prospectors - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: Placer, lode drilling starts near Fort Knox dam - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: Gold in the trenches - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: Freeman report: Four million acres of forest fires hit Alaska mining operations - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: Freegold Ventures acquires Yukon property - August 08, 2004
MINING NEWS: More high-grade results at Nixon Fork - August 08, 2004
Good, but not great - August 15, 2004
Irving Oil prepared to lead LNG charge in Canada - August 15, 2004
Tundra travel quandary - August 15, 2004
Anadarko’s Arctic test platform worked well, says Mark Hanley - August 15, 2004
Terasen taking on the big boys - August 15, 2004
Canadian cap-ex to fall 2.2% this year, Lehman Brothers survey predicts - August 15, 2004
EIA sees $30 floor for oil; natural gas to average $6.21 in 2004, $6.60 in 2005 - August 15, 2004
Clouds building over energy income trusts - August 15, 2004
Newfield enters Rockies with $575M Inland acquisition - August 15, 2004
Engineering firm counting on oil sands - August 15, 2004
Suncor Energy takes Alberta to court - August 15, 2004
IEA says high oil prices likely to persist - August 15, 2004
Magnum closes deal - August 15, 2004
Venezuela: OPEC nearing maximum capacity - August 15, 2004
Shell subsidiary hits oil in Siberia’s Salym field, ConocoPhillips, Talisman sign $4 billion gas deal - August 15, 2004
ConocoPhillips gets approval for Saturn development, says U.K. OCS offers competitive opportunities - August 15, 2004
Canadian Natural set to enter oil sands on its own terms - August 15, 2004
Canada’s rig count falls by 39, U.S. up by six rigs - August 15, 2004
$500 million West Sak heavy oil project approved - August 15, 2004
Discoveries confirming vast lower tertiary oil play - August 15, 2004
Hellfighter ‘Red’ Adair dies - August 15, 2004
Devon Energy vows no more decline in 2004 at Barnett Shale - August 15, 2004
EOG Resources moving into CBM ranks - August 15, 2004
Alliance continues oil and gas training program for U.S. Foreign Service officers - August 15, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: A wide spectrum of safety-related training - August 15, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Keeping the wells pumping - August 15, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: M-I SWACO delivers complete fluids, drilling waste management package - August 15, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Michael Baker Jr. Inc.: Energy and Engineering - August 15, 2004
David Johnston joins Armstrong Alaska team - August 15, 2004
Giants awaken - August 22, 2004
NPR-A looking better and better for natural gas - August 22, 2004
Arctic troubles include melting ice, Mac landslide, sovereignty - August 22, 2004
Oil Patch Insider: North Fork development, gaslines get green light; Alberta on right side of multi-billion dollar slip - August 22, 2004
Husky happy with White Rose test - August 22, 2004
No crude oil processing at West Sak - August 22, 2004
BLM moves to ensure wildlife protection - August 22, 2004
Pemex oil output up 1.7% from ’03 - August 22, 2004
National Oilwell to buy rival Varco - August 22, 2004
XTO closes ChevronTexaco property deal for $912M - August 22, 2004
Worldwide rig economics improved in July - August 22, 2004
Natural gas industry worth more than twice the ski industry - August 22, 2004
PrimeWest Energy Trust lands Calpine assets - August 22, 2004
Oil prices decline; markets still packed with fear - August 22, 2004
ConocoPhillips fined $485,000 - August 22, 2004
Canadian land sales attract 466 buyers in first half of 2004 - August 22, 2004
Burlington Resources drops Alaska leases - August 22, 2004
Marathon: 50 years in Alaska - Introduction from Petroleum News - August 22, 2004
Marathon: 50 years in Alaska - Timeline of key events for Marathon in Alaska - August 22, 2004
Marathon: 50 years in Alaska - Marathon evaluating gas discovery at Kasilof - August 22, 2004
Marathon: 50 years in Alaska - Marathon celebrates 50 years in Alaska - August 22, 2004
Marathon: 50 years in Alaska - Natural gas pipelines the next big issue - August 22, 2004
Marathon: 50 years in Alaska - Glacier Rig purpose-built for Marathon’s peninsula drilling - August 22, 2004
Marathon: 50 years in Alaska - Marathon designs completion technology for Kenai gas field - August 22, 2004
Canadian rig count falls by 27, U.S. down three - August 22, 2004
Unocal on third Nikolaevsk unit gas exploration well - August 22, 2004
Offshore comes up dry again - August 22, 2004
High prices prompting oil ‘rush’ in Tennessee - August 22, 2004
Quebec LNG proponents grapple with community fears - August 22, 2004
Canadian gas permits headed toward 19,000 for the year - August 22, 2004
Anadarko’s entry into LNG viewed as necessary step for gas producers - August 22, 2004
Study: high potential for coalbed methane in Valle Vidal unit - August 22, 2004
Pemex seeks bids for gas blocks - August 22, 2004
Benevolent landlord - August 29, 2004
Apache, Morgan Stanley grab Anadarko’s U.S. shelf acreage - August 29, 2004
Escopeta Oil’s search for Cook Inlet’s ‘missing giants’ - August 29, 2004
Mackenzie gasline project not a slam-dunk, says Imperial - August 29, 2004
Kerr-McGee confirms North Slope JV talks with Pioneer - August 29, 2004
Oil Patch Insider - August 29, 2004
Canadian gas exports bounce back - August 29, 2004
Yukon seeks bids for area inside Arctic Circle; spur to Mackenzie gasline possible - August 29, 2004
Alberta has sights on the stars - August 29, 2004
Alberta land sales surpass C$700 million mark - August 29, 2004
Allenergy snatches prime ‘Kelly Lease’ in Oklahoma - August 29, 2004
XTO buys tiny piece of Kuparuk - August 29, 2004
Comstock acquires Ovation assets - August 29, 2004
Penn West board recommends switch to energy income trust - August 29, 2004
Kerr-McGee forecasts more oil from Gulf on strong results from Nansen field - August 29, 2004
Minerals Management Service moves three into management positions - August 29, 2004
Time for a turnaround, says think-tank report - August 29, 2004
Rig count jumps by 32 to 1,621 - August 29, 2004
Oil sands operators boost first-half volumes by 28% - August 29, 2004
Devlan Exploration to drill rare summer well - August 29, 2004
North Fork project closer to development - August 29, 2004
Alaska one step closer to building road to NPR-A - August 29, 2004
Yukos sells stake in gas producer to TNK-BP - August 29, 2004
Brazil getting with the rhythm - August 29, 2004
An initial step - September 05, 2004
Industry sidesteps CBM auction - September 05, 2004
Unocal’s Sardinia wildcat well yields few hydrocarbons - September 05, 2004
Oil Patch Insider - September 05, 2004
Husky gets a grip on oil sands costs - September 05, 2004
Cheniere Energy affiliate adds two more LNG tankers for 2007 deliveries - September 05, 2004
Natural gas fire near Houston burns out - September 05, 2004
Independent AVCG forms North Slope operating company - September 05, 2004
New natural gas wells hit record high - September 05, 2004
Climbing aboard the LNG wagon - September 05, 2004
Shell orders study of Sakhalin whale issues - September 05, 2004
Energy income trusts reel in more producing assets - September 05, 2004
Energy deals fuel Canada’s merger, acquisition market - September 05, 2004
BP pays Alaska $18 million in tax settlement - September 05, 2004
Magnum Hunter adds to swelling Permian position - September 05, 2004
Is there an oil-price bubble; has it been pierced? - September 05, 2004
Pogo boosts U.S. reserves with $186M acquisition - September 05, 2004
North American rig count plummets by 103 to 1,518 - September 05, 2004
Geologist will lead Wyoming field trip to Green River - September 05, 2004
Commission OKs water injection at Redoubt - September 05, 2004
Trapped in the minor leagues - September 05, 2004
Workover program yields results for GulfWest - September 05, 2004
Alaska OKs Tuvaaq unit on North Slope - September 05, 2004
Lessons for Alaska from Wyoming? - September 05, 2004
ConocoPhillips could boost Lukoil stake - September 05, 2004
ChevronTexaco hits ‘significant’ discovery - September 05, 2004
Norwegian oil rig strike poised to escalate - September 05, 2004
Officials investigate possible unreported spills involving tankers - September 05, 2004
RCA approves Pentex acquisition of Fairbanks Natural Gas - September 05, 2004
Million-plus spending on MAN property - September 05, 2004
Battle lines drawn - September 12, 2004
Alaska could handle partial gasline ownership - September 12, 2004
Jack well comes up aces - September 12, 2004
Oil Patch Insider - September 12, 2004
Unocal to start producing Happy Valley at Deep Creek in November - September 12, 2004
World demand for ‘ultra-deepwater’ rigs expected to increase, say drilling executives - September 12, 2004
Industry gets MMS incentive for ultra-deep - September 12, 2004
Two Canadian pension plans get stake in U.K. pipelines - September 12, 2004
IHS Energy buys CERA - September 12, 2004
Whiting Petroleum makes mark with $345M deal - September 12, 2004
EIA expects oil to stay above $40 - September 12, 2004
State of Alaska issues Bristol Bay exploration license - September 12, 2004
Seismic permit approved for Andex in Nenana basin - September 12, 2004
North American drilling rig count rises by 26 to 1,544 - September 12, 2004
Pioneer lowers production estimate for third quarter - September 12, 2004
Spending more to save - September 12, 2004
North Slope production drops to 722,559 bpd - September 12, 2004
BP applies to expand Prudhoe Bay unit - September 12, 2004
BLM releases environmental assessment for Wyoming gas area - September 12, 2004
BP’s first double-hull tanker goes into service - September 12, 2004
EnCana, Talisman’s foreign misadventures - September 12, 2004
Apache records strong natural gas flows from two Egyptian wells - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Voisey’s Bay project on the move - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Smoke hinders travel - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: De Beers options properties in northern Canada to two junior explorers - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Quiet, but busy, August slips into history - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Gold explorers in full swing again - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: State selects Hughes of Fairbanks as mining development specialist - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Fires kick up throughout Alaska in August - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Drilling starts at Antimony Mountain - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Million-plus spending on MAN project - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Drills continue churning at Pebble - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Wesley Earl Dunkle: Alaska’s Flying Miner - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: New equipment rolls at Fort Knox - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Drills produce “exceptional” results at Galore Creek in remote British Columbia - September 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Silverado auctions gold nuggets from Nolan Creek gold mine in Alaska - September 12, 2004
Spark well shines - September 19, 2004
Central Mackenzie wells yield ‘very positive’ results - September 19, 2004
MMS: Seismic activity poses no serious threat to whales - September 19, 2004
Oil Patch Insider - September 19, 2004
Prudhoe production rising; North Slope still down by about 100,000 bpd - September 19, 2004
U.S., Canada lose 43 rigs to total 1,501 - September 19, 2004
Long Lake oil sands partners start drilling - September 19, 2004
Dispelling the ‘Alaska Fear Factor’ - September 19, 2004
ExxonMobil, Marathon report spills - September 19, 2004
Oilmen object to removing derricks from LA County seal - September 19, 2004
Energy income trust adds to Southern California holdings - September 19, 2004
Canadian E&Ps make gains in high-risk frontiers abroad - September 19, 2004
Anadarko moves quickly toward divestiture goal - September 19, 2004
Ahead of key meeting, some wonder if OPEC still relevant - September 19, 2004
OPEC to boost output by 1 million barrels by Nov. 1 - September 19, 2004
IOGCC to meet Oct. 17 - September 19, 2004
Alaska wants primacy for water - September 19, 2004
MMS seeks to understand mysterious ocean currents - September 19, 2004
Cleaning up the planet - September 19, 2004
Bend Arch acquires 1,116 acres in Barnett Shale - September 19, 2004
ExxonMobil: plenty of market for state’s share of North Slope gas - September 19, 2004
ANGDA to issue RFPs for spur line, LNG work - September 19, 2004
New Mexico abandons pipeline investment deal - September 19, 2004
Devon Energy increases its share at Cosmopolitan unit - September 19, 2004
Evergreen converts shallow gas applications to Alaska exploration license apps - September 19, 2004
Far East Report - September 19, 2004
PetroKazakhstan boss cashes in shares - September 19, 2004
Murphy’s Malaysian plan approved, two offshore discoveries unveiled - September 19, 2004
Freegold acquires more Canadian property - September 19, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Meeting every airlift need - September 19, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Results-based marketing - September 19, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: North Slope Telecom gets Pogo contract - September 19, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Hilton Anchorage becomes first hotel in Alaska to offer electronic guest check-in kiosk in the lobby - September 19, 2004
New legal front - September 26, 2004
Neptune facility survives wrath of Hurricane Ivan - September 26, 2004
Hurricane Ivan takes its toll - September 26, 2004
Oil Patch Insider - September 26, 2004
Murkowski extends North Slope exploration season - September 26, 2004
Ferus, ConocoPhillips open new CO2 plant - September 26, 2004
Enbridge locks up oil sands pipeline deal - September 26, 2004
21st Point Thomson plan in to state - September 26, 2004
Bulk of Vintage assets going into trust - September 26, 2004
Wet summer dampens Canada’s drilling forecast - September 26, 2004
Houston to acquire Gulf properties - September 26, 2004
What will the view be in 25 years? - September 26, 2004
Worldwide rig economics slips 1.9 percent in August - September 26, 2004
Apache takes bullish view of Western Canada, says Schmidt - September 26, 2004
Free at last - September 26, 2004
State of Alaska calls for comments on Cook Inlet, North Slope Foothills sales - September 26, 2004
Canadian Natural Resources may recruit Horizon oil sands partner - September 26, 2004
Evergreen to sell Kansas CBM assets - September 26, 2004
Report indicates Falcon prospects could hold 570 bcf of reserves - September 26, 2004
B.C. digging in on coalbed methane - September 26, 2004
Canadian rig count falls by 15, U.S. down by eight - September 26, 2004
EIA reports U.S. natural gas reserves up for 2003, while crude reserves down - September 26, 2004
Tackling new basins - September 26, 2004
Aurora Gas applies for well at Three Mile Creek unit - September 26, 2004
Alliance Energy applies to add lease to Unocal’s Cook Inlet Deep Creek unit - September 26, 2004
Shell Canada learns a tough lesson - September 26, 2004
Ten steps to smooth, successful permitting - September 26, 2004
Expensive test considered for lower tertiary trend - September 26, 2004
New focus on Beluga/Chuitna coal: Alaska, Taiwan sign agreement to encourage low rank coal development - September 26, 2004
Coalbed methane drilling completed - September 26, 2004
Province on a roll - October 03, 2004
Independents’ Q3 profits plateau, still ahead of 2003 - October 03, 2004
MMS Alaska focus on BP’s Liberty prospect, lease sales - October 03, 2004
Pioneer drops Alaska shallow gas leases acquired in Evergreen merger - October 03, 2004
Northern Border expands its capacity - October 03, 2004
CBM drilling to double in 2005 - October 03, 2004
ConocoPhillips buys stake in Lukoil, secures piece of Siberian oil joint venture - October 03, 2004
Irving, Repsol agree on LNG project - October 03, 2004
Drilling rig count rises by 52 to 1,530 - October 03, 2004
Devon Energy piles up the cash - October 03, 2004
More than 70 companies show interest in Shell’s Bakersfield refinery - October 03, 2004
Enbridge modifies pipeline proposal to link oil sands with U.S. Gulf Coast - October 03, 2004
Oil official: Saudi Arabia to raise oil production capacity - October 03, 2004
Falcon acquires Louisiana prospects - October 03, 2004
ATCO drops wind farm from investment priorities - October 03, 2004
Better times for service companies in second half - October 03, 2004
Development displaces exploration - October 03, 2004
BLM awards oil and gas leases from June NPR-A sale - October 03, 2004
BLM nets $256,197 in U.S. oil and gas lease sale - October 03, 2004
Agency sets Alaska lease sale - October 03, 2004
Mineral leases selling at a fast clip in New Mexico - October 03, 2004
AOGCC office, library just a click away - October 03, 2004
MMS studies Gulf’s WWII shipwrecks - October 03, 2004
AOGCC studying Prudhoe production problems - October 03, 2004
CORRECTION - October 03, 2004
McDermott lands $390M in Azerbaijan contracts - October 03, 2004
Phase 3 to push Caspian output over 1 million bpd - October 03, 2004
Petro-Canada eyes Russia - October 03, 2004
Far East Report - October 03, 2004
Gazprom expanding ties to U.S. firms - October 03, 2004
BP sets record - October 10, 2004
Anger building in NWT - October 10, 2004
Minnow swims with whales - October 10, 2004
GlobalSantaFe lands contract for ‘ultra-deepwater’ Gulf rig - October 10, 2004
Canadian natural gas exports up to all U.S. regions in June - October 10, 2004
Geologists bury CO2 in Texas test - October 10, 2004
ConocoPhillips’ Meyers to head Russia operations, Bowles takes over in Alaska - October 10, 2004
Canadian government lands windfall from sale of Petro-Canada shares - October 10, 2004
BP, Rosneft announce ‘significant’ oil find at Sakhalin-5; 6B barrels estimated - October 10, 2004
Unocal gas production shorting Agrium - October 10, 2004
Deaton named CEO of Baker Hughes - October 10, 2004
Maverick takes Barnett acreage - October 10, 2004
Western Canada field operating costs up 20 percent in 2003 - October 10, 2004
Marathon lowers production forecast on heels of Hurricane Ivan - October 10, 2004
Stirring up bad memories - October 10, 2004
China comes shopping - October 10, 2004
Magnum Hunter boosts capital spending by $20 million - October 10, 2004
Oil prices pressure stocks - October 10, 2004
Imperial packs its bags - October 10, 2004
Apache, ExxonMobil close $347M U.S., Canadian property deals - October 10, 2004
Canada picks up 24 rigs, U.S. gains four in weekly survey - October 10, 2004
Marathon applies to expand pad surface at Kenai gas field - October 10, 2004
Interest builds in Central Mackenzie Valley - October 10, 2004
North Slope production averages 885,142 bpd - October 10, 2004
Governor calls on university to assist with resource development - October 10, 2004
Canada promotes Arctic sovereignty claims - October 10, 2004
Trouble on the horizon - October 10, 2004
Initiative to share global remote sensing data gains momentum - October 10, 2004
Galaxy completes acquisition of CBM properties in Wyoming - October 10, 2004
AOGCC waves valve, gauge requirement for old gas wells - October 10, 2004
Oil vs. gas production a balancing act - October 10, 2004
Gas line provisions a go - October 17, 2004
Gulf suffers Ivan hangover - October 17, 2004
Mackenzie line milestone passed, potholes lie ahead - October 17, 2004
Trustees of Alaska protest Bristol Bay exploration license; Native owners cry discrimination - October 17, 2004
Oil Patch Insider - October 17, 2004
Agrium asks Alaska regulator to declare Cook Inlet gas pipeline a common carrier - October 17, 2004
Petro-Canada opens door to Russian LNG; signs MOU with Gazprom - October 17, 2004
Drillers back away from record pace - October 17, 2004
Goodrich producing gas from 7 new wells - October 17, 2004
AOGCC OKs Alpine oil pool expansion - October 17, 2004
Governor: Alaska must have stake in gas pipeline - October 17, 2004
One giant leap for Petrohawk Energy - October 17, 2004
Edge to pay $50 million for Contango’s South Texas assets - October 17, 2004
Parallel expands stake in West Texas Fullerton field - October 17, 2004
Magnum Hunter to pursue ‘strategic alternatives’ - October 17, 2004
Price of oil surpasses $54 a barrel; supplies a concern - October 17, 2004
Thompson joins AVCG, Brooks Range Petroleum - October 17, 2004
Gas shippers show interest in eastern North America - October 17, 2004
Unocal expands storage facility - October 17, 2004
Sempra to buy Indonesia gas from BP for North America - October 17, 2004
Anadarko full-steam ahead on LNG project - October 17, 2004
Husky in forefront of CNG - October 17, 2004
ANGDA talks contracts with prospective bidders - October 17, 2004
MEG Energy, Newmont Mining take Alberta oil sands role - October 17, 2004
Canadian rig count up 90, U.S. down 13 in weekly survey - October 17, 2004
Pioneer applies to develop new pad at Gwydyr Bay - October 17, 2004
Exxon: End the Atlantic gridlock - October 17, 2004
Aurora Gas pursues Cook Inlet oil play - October 17, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Mapmakers Alaska - October 17, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Images for industry - October 17, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Vital support services - October 17, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Long-range medevac jet based in Alaska - October 17, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Company offers drug and alcohol verification services - October 17, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: ASCG hires three new staff members - October 17, 2004
Start your engines - October 24, 2004
Independents team up - October 24, 2004
The unexplored depths of the Cook Inlet basin - October 24, 2004
Drillers on the mend: Rowan, Diamond report higher profits; Ensco’s net slips on storm damage - October 24, 2004
Researchers seek ‘holy grail’ of oil sands production via underground refineries - October 24, 2004
Fish and Wildlife, Doyon negotiate draft land exchange for Yukon Flats - October 24, 2004
North Slope producers embrace state of Alaska’s equity concept; state to submit draft proposal by Oct. 28 - October 24, 2004
Gulf Tahiti discovery beats expectations - October 24, 2004
Deh Cho softens Mackenzie Valley hard line - October 24, 2004
MMS outlines terms for proposed March Beaufort Sea sale - October 24, 2004
Land sales taper off in B.C., Saskatchewan - October 24, 2004
Nymex and IPE set to battle over Brent futures - October 24, 2004
Davis Petroleum to focus on Rockies, hires McGuire - October 24, 2004
Magnum Hunter taps Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch as financial advisors - October 24, 2004
First Calgary not on auction block – yet - October 24, 2004
Canada picks up five rigs, U.S. down by five rigs in survey - October 24, 2004
Oil sands junior has eye on giant prize in NE Alberta - October 24, 2004
BP, MMS, Corps sign MOU for stalled Liberty prospect - October 24, 2004
Winstar continues to study North Slope seismic data - October 24, 2004
BP Milne Point focus on viscous oil - October 24, 2004
BlackRock gets regulatory clearance for Hilda Lake oil sands project - October 24, 2004
Peace at hand in oil sands, natural gas fight - October 24, 2004
Independents’ Day - October 31, 2004
Four plays could feed Mackenzie gas pipeline - October 31, 2004
Anadarko wants partners to help explore Rockies land grant - October 31, 2004
Shell drops North Slope leases, says still interested in Alaska - October 31, 2004
Total assigns NPR-A Caribou prospect to Talisman’s Fortuna - October 31, 2004
Imperial to upgrade four refineries - October 31, 2004
Mental Health Trust negotiates 1,200 acre Jonesville oil and gas lease - October 31, 2004
EnCana surrenders its five NPR-A leases - October 31, 2004
Doyon could seek industry partner for Yukon Flats exploration - October 31, 2004
State rejects some bids from Oct. 27 sales - October 31, 2004
ConocoPhillips reports 54% quarterly increase - October 31, 2004
Interior, Alyeska, Native leaders renew hiring pact - October 31, 2004
CORRECTION - October 31, 2004
BP posts sharply higher third-quarter profits - October 31, 2004
Blowout prevention testing regulation change effective - October 31, 2004
DEC chief leaves state service - October 31, 2004
North American task force to probe stronger trilateral energy ties - October 31, 2004
E&P firms see billions from robust prices - October 31, 2004
Husky not ready to convert or sell pipelines - October 31, 2004
Crude oil futures fall sharply - October 31, 2004
Alberta looking at ban on fresh water in oil sands development - October 31, 2004
U.S. gains 25 rigs; Canada loses 54 in weekly survey - October 31, 2004
BP completes quad-lateral at Orion - October 31, 2004
State bond covers required GRI work - October 31, 2004
West Sak project production already up - October 31, 2004
Official to oversee Mackenzie pipeline issues - October 31, 2004
Shell starts CBM wells in northwestern B.C. - October 31, 2004
Alaska gets down to specifics with North Slope producers - October 31, 2004
Sakhalin-3 development license to be auctioned within three months of publishing new mineral resources law - October 31, 2004
$6B Sakhalin LNG contract signed - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: Liberty Star drills White Sox target at Iliamna - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: Golconda Resources finds more diamonds at Shulin Lake project - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: Canada’s proposed diamond strategy gets lukewarm reception from industry - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: Inco moves ahead on two nickel mines - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: B.C. aboriginal groups block Kemess gold, copper mine expansion project - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: Sparkle in the stubble? - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: World demand forges Alaska mining success - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: Kensington receives final use permit - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: A gem of a deposit in northwest Alaska - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: Port site chosen for Pebble mine project - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: Russia’s gold mining opportunities now attractive to international corporations - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: Exploration efforts continue at record pace - October 31, 2004
MINING NEWS: Usibelli looking at mine-mouth power plant - October 31, 2004
Two-Bits could be first - November 07, 2004
EnCana gets a makeover - November 07, 2004
China confuses Canada - November 07, 2004
Crude futures continue to fall - November 07, 2004
Whitaker considers annexing more acreage under trans-Alaska oil pipeline - November 07, 2004
Quebec LNG plan in trouble - November 07, 2004
Multi-state commission recognizes BP, Fidelity for environmental stewardship - November 07, 2004
ConocoPhillips to close demonstration plant - November 07, 2004
Cassandra Energy seeks investors for Katalla well - November 07, 2004
Magnum Hunter closes $40M acquisition of properties in Texas’ Permian basin - November 07, 2004
Anadarko sells Colorado properties - November 07, 2004
LNG projects gain; Exxon drops Mobile plans - November 07, 2004
Imperial pumps C$10 million into Alberta oil sands research - November 07, 2004
Director of Mexico’s state-run oil company resigns - November 07, 2004
Chesapeake Energy dumps conservative forecast - November 07, 2004
Royal Dutch/Shell unveils surprise merger, rise in 3Q - November 07, 2004
Canada, U.S. rig counts climb by 17 to 1,623 in weekly survey - November 07, 2004
EnCana powers Canadian drilling activities - November 07, 2004
Marco Polo falls short of production goal - November 07, 2004
Talisman identifies big prospects on North Slope - November 07, 2004
ANS production up 8.6% from September - November 07, 2004
Pelican set to drill four more Cook Inlet wells - November 07, 2004
Chasing 24,000 wells in Canada for 2005 - November 07, 2004
State of Alaska asks for comments on area in Holitna exploration license - November 07, 2004
Klein seeks re-election on how to spend bulging surplus - November 07, 2004
AOGCC hits BP with fine for annulus pressure violation at Prudhoe unit - November 07, 2004
Gazprom may move on Sakhalin, Siberia - November 07, 2004
MINING NEWS: Pebble Mine pencils nicely, says Thiessen - November 07, 2004
Gulf hub a go - November 14, 2004
Alaska sale draws new player - November 14, 2004
Peace talks under way - November 14, 2004
Alyeska prepares for next big one - November 14, 2004
Far East Report - November 14, 2004
Canadian Natural scoops up Anadarko Canadian properties - November 14, 2004
Execs differ on when Alaska gas will flow; Yeager upbeat on Mackenzie line - November 14, 2004
Little guy wants to add some muscle - November 14, 2004
Enbridge ready for new projects - November 14, 2004
Seismic to be shot in Forest’s Susitna basin license area - November 14, 2004
Akita adds to northern, heavy oil assets - November 14, 2004
Gas flows from Unocal’s Happy Valley - November 14, 2004
Venezuela scaring off oil investors by raising taxes - November 14, 2004
Apache, Devon rescued by Canadian operations - November 14, 2004
Independents continue to beat Wall Street expectations - November 14, 2004
Costs rising on Horizon - November 14, 2004
Oil prices to remain high, says EIA - November 14, 2004
Mexico closes ports; Pemex plans 2005 - November 14, 2004
CORRECTION - November 14, 2004
Petrol completes Kansas acquisition - November 14, 2004
Transocean lands $257 million in Gulf offshore rig contracts - November 14, 2004
Canada, United States pick up combined 77 rigs to total 1,700 - November 14, 2004
BP to drill appraisal well in western Prudhoe Bay - November 14, 2004
Devon to drill 100 horizontal wells outside Barnett Shale core - November 14, 2004
Newfoundland oil field jolted back to life - November 14, 2004
Oklahoma drilling demand exceeds rig supply - November 14, 2004
Petro-Canada applies to shoot 2D - November 14, 2004
Shell eyes upgrade for bitumen pilot - November 14, 2004
Biodiesel, other alternatives gain popularity - November 14, 2004
Chevron, Total sign deals for Sabine Pass LNG - November 14, 2004
Petro-Canada eyes Gulf for LNG plant - November 14, 2004
Yukon comes up empty-handed in call for Peel Plateau bids - November 14, 2004
Canada issues calls for nominations for crown lands north of 60 degrees - November 14, 2004
’Tis the season for ANWR - November 14, 2004
State evaluating Healy basin license proposal - November 14, 2004
B.C. junior Storm Cat Energy new to Alaska - November 14, 2004
Bold prediction - November 21, 2004
Gas pipeline race is on - November 21, 2004
Trust fever could be viral - November 21, 2004
Seismic, possible well, planned for ConocoPhillips’ Cook Inlet Cosmopolitan unit - November 21, 2004
EnCana looks to rein in growth - November 21, 2004
Seismic to be shot south, east of Ninilchik - November 21, 2004
Forest Oil focusing on onshore gas - November 21, 2004
Commission reduces BP fine by half - November 21, 2004
Prudhoe gas off-take hearing set for early 2005 - November 21, 2004
Pioneer Drilling acquires Wolverine rig fleet for $28M - November 21, 2004
Pogo acquires West Texas properties for $208M - November 21, 2004
Economist says auction off Alaska pipeline, facilities - November 21, 2004
Marathon may downgrade oil and gas reserves - November 21, 2004
Canadian Natural output may rise 10% - November 21, 2004
Sexton steps down from KFx, forms new company, Evergreen Energy - November 21, 2004
Shell oil sands output hit by Scotford upgrader repairs - November 21, 2004
Canadian rig count increases by 16, U.S. down by nine - November 21, 2004
Interior OKs ConocoPhillips’ NPR-A development plan - November 21, 2004
Shenzi well confirms huge oil field likely in Gulf of Mexico - November 21, 2004
Energy boom helps set drilling permit record - November 21, 2004
ConocoPhillips applies for winter NPR-A wells - November 21, 2004
North Slope foothills road studies include east and west routes from Dalton Highway - November 21, 2004
Backed into Kyoto corner - November 21, 2004
Canadian military preps for massive Arctic exercise - November 21, 2004
Marathon tells Alaska commission CIGGS’ issues are commercial, not regulatory - November 21, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Arctic Alchemy - November 21, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Jackovich Industrial and Construction Supply: Keeping the Arctic up and running - November 21, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Pumping up oil production at Alpine - November 21, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Doyon executive is Alliance president - November 21, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: New president at Lounsbury - November 21, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: AeroMap exec tapped for export panel - November 21, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: M-I Swaco introduces silicate-based drilling fluid - November 21, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: AADE presents charities with Fin, Feather, Fur Food Festival proceeds - November 21, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Precision Power is new Waukesha Engine distributor for Alaska, Washington and Oregon - November 21, 2004
In high gear - November 28, 2004
Enbridge surfaces as U.S. Gulf deepwater giant - November 28, 2004
BP: $10 billion could be $15B - November 28, 2004
ANWR not a slam dunk; moderate House Republicans not on board - November 28, 2004
Call for nominations in Arctic Islands - November 28, 2004
100 pipeline workers graduate - November 28, 2004
Federal assessment of B.C. drilling moratorium complete - November 28, 2004
KeySpan to sell Houston Exploration shares for $369M - November 28, 2004
State of Alaska’s bond credit rating outlook improves - November 28, 2004
Kerr-McGee, Anadarko to focus on development in ’05 - November 28, 2004
Shell Canada boosts capital spending 60% - November 28, 2004
Prodigy still looking for Cook Inlet partners - November 28, 2004
U.S. picks up nine rigs, Canada down by four rigs - November 28, 2004
Gulfport Energy’s drilling program dubbed a success - November 28, 2004
Devon says no deal yet on Cosmopolitan unit - November 28, 2004
Suncor approves C$3.6 billion in funding for next phase of oil sands growth - November 28, 2004
Hanley: Alaska a growth area for Anadarko - November 28, 2004
Cheniere gets draft EIS for Corpus Christi LNG plant - November 28, 2004
Shell Canada exec not proposing over-the-top line for Alaska gas - November 28, 2004
Is natural gas storage viable in Cook Inlet? - November 28, 2004
Mapping the details in eastern NPR-A - November 28, 2004
The answer is blowin’ in the wind - November 28, 2004
MINING NEWS: Ivanhoe riding to riches in Mongolia? - November 28, 2004
MINING NEWS: Governor gives Alaska miners the good news - November 28, 2004
MINING NEWS: Serengeti gives upbeat assessment of B.C. prospects - November 28, 2004
MINING NEWS: Northern Dynasty meets 2004 Pebble timeline - November 28, 2004
MINING NEWS: Encouraging trends lift Yukon projects - November 28, 2004
MINING NEWS: Movers and shakers break ground in Alaska - November 28, 2004
MINING NEWS: State working on half dozen mining road, port projects - November 28, 2004
MINING NEWS: Industry research concludes clean coal within reach, can be cleaner than natural gas, says Canadian group - November 28, 2004
MINING NEWS: Mining exploration spending in Alaska approaches $50M in 2004, says Freeman - November 28, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Breaking the barriers to increased Alaska exploration and production - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: AOGA president: Alaska’s challenges - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Resourcefulness, technology drivers in today’s resource development - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Independents’ Day - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Shell drops leases, still hot for Alaska - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Ken Thompson joins AVCG, Brooks Range - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Total, EnCana unload NPR-A leases; Talisman gets Caribou - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Doyon could seek industry partner for Yukon Flats exploration - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Pioneer to develop at Gwydyr Bay - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Production in a box - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Kerr-McGee finds oil on North Slope - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Aurora puts more Cook Inlet fields on line - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Alaska key area for EnCana? - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Marathon: Still going strong after 50 years - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Armstrong Alaska: Where they lead - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: AVCG forms North Slope operating firm - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Cassandra seeks investors for Katalla well - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: North Fork project closer to development - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Pelican set to drill four Cook Inlet wells - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Forest Oil’s future in Alaska unknown - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Talisman looks to drill North Slope well - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Winstar continues to evaluate seismic data - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Hanley: Alaska a growth area for Anadarko - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Total’s position in Alaska uncertain - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Pioneer to explore for gas in Alaska - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: ConocoPhillips dominates Alaska exploration - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: ConocoPhillips’ Spark well shines - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Petro-Canada: waiting on gasline, lawsuit - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Pioneer building an Alaska drilling portfolio - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Unocal continues to drill on southern peninsula - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Prodigy seeking Cook Inlet partners - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Devon in scoping mode, ups Cosmo stake - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: The search for Cook Inlet’s ‘missing giants’ - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Burlington Resources drops Alaska leases - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: St. Mary looking at Alaska properties - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: ASRC buys into its first prospect - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: Eradicating poverty with natural gas - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: XTO steps up pace of Cook Inlet drilling - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: BP investing in innovation - November 30, 2004
THE EXPLORERS 2004: State’s non-competitive CBM program abolished - November 30, 2004
Chevron out of the gate - December 05, 2004
Kerr-McGee swap with BP could mean another Gulf hub - December 05, 2004
Mackenzie gas talks falter - December 05, 2004
BP budgets some $1.5 billion for Alaska projects in 2005 - December 05, 2004
Kerr-McGee plans well to test for heavy oil on North Slope acreage - December 05, 2004
Aboriginals, industry form Mackenzie joint venture to pursue gasline work - December 05, 2004
Taking the energy reins in Alberta - December 05, 2004
Arctic nations see threat - December 05, 2004
BLM names new associate state director - December 05, 2004
Pioneer Drilling to acquire five land rigs for $7.2M - December 05, 2004
Saudi Arabian minister: Fear factor adding $10-15 to oil price - December 05, 2004
Chesapeake latches on to more Barnett Shale acreage - December 05, 2004
Williams back in the running - December 05, 2004
Stevens uses legislation to chide FERC over ruling - December 05, 2004
BLM working on NPR-A amendments - December 05, 2004
MMS to map ocean currents in Beaufort Sea, Cook Inlet - December 05, 2004
MMS rejects five bids offered in Aug. 18 U.S. Gulf Sale 192 - December 05, 2004
Rights sale takes a dive - December 05, 2004
Conveyance bill, new money could solve Alaska land snarls - December 05, 2004
BLM set to begin West Slope oil shale leasing program - December 05, 2004
Storm Cat sees coalbed methane promise in Cook Inlet area - December 05, 2004
Hybrid Auction draws $39M in property sales, 32% from Internet bidders - December 05, 2004
British Columbia heads for banner drilling year in 2004 - December 05, 2004
Canada picks up 18 rigs, U.S. down by 17 in weekly survey - December 05, 2004
Alaska needs $60B to bridge gap to gas pipeline - December 05, 2004
Alaska part of Pioneer’s commercialization portfolio - December 05, 2004
X-Change to boost investment at East Texas Woodbine Field, develop 16 wells - December 05, 2004
Deepwater production climbs in Gulf - December 05, 2004
November North Slope production up 2 percent over October - December 05, 2004
Alaska wants access to natural gas pipeline - December 05, 2004
Marginal rise possible for Canada natural gas - December 05, 2004
Congress: States can’t regulate LNG terminals, FERC has the authority - December 05, 2004
Cheniere gets land option for another Gulf LNG site - December 05, 2004
No small task - December 12, 2004
Working on solutions
- December 12, 2004
Pipeline access critical - December 12, 2004
Shell Canada posts deep gas discovery in central Alberta - December 12, 2004
Oil Patch Insider - December 12, 2004
Second of four BP double-hulled tankers goes into service - December 12, 2004
State of Alaska, AOGA differ on $60B estimate - December 12, 2004
Offshore debate revs up - December 12, 2004
Drilling rates soar on tight deepwater rig market - December 12, 2004
Governor wants roads to rev up economy in ’05 - December 12, 2004
Canadian government suspends plan to stop trust ‘tax bleed’ - December 12, 2004
Burlington goes with ‘modest’ $2B budget in ’05 - December 12, 2004
EIA drops WTI projected 4Q average to $49 per barrel - December 12, 2004
Berry buys gas properties in Colorado - December 12, 2004
Patterson-UTI acquires Key Energy’s drilling assets for $62 million - December 12, 2004
The Cook Inlet gas play from the perspective of a small independent working in Alaska - December 12, 2004
Interveners unhappy with Mackenzie funding - December 12, 2004
Beaver Creek field shut in following Kenai Peninsula fire - December 12, 2004
Potential shippers, builders, comment on FERC’s regs - December 12, 2004
Anadarko blazes new trail in northeastern B.C. - December 12, 2004
Canada positioned to break 20,000 barrier for well permits - December 12, 2004
U.S., Canadian rig count falls by a combined nine to 1,704 - December 12, 2004
Corps issues decision on two Alpine satellites - December 12, 2004
Devon takes Beaufort plunge - December 12, 2004
MINING NEWS: Northern Dynasty uncovers zone rich in molybdenum at Pebble - December 12, 2004
A step closer - December 19, 2004
Trusts: explore or expire - December 19, 2004
RTP pitched as ‘Holy Grail’ for developing heavy oil - December 19, 2004
Anadarko challenges proposed TAPS tariff hike, existing rate - December 19, 2004
Oil Patch Insider - December 19, 2004
Aurora plans first Kenai Peninsula wells - December 19, 2004
USGS estimates 5.5 tcf of gas, 173 million barrels of oil in Yukon Flats region - December 19, 2004
Governor: producers submit unified response to state’s pipeline equity offer - December 19, 2004
Ben Stevens takes another hot seat - December 19, 2004
Cheniere gets FERC approval for Sabine Pass LNG terminal - December 19, 2004
Louisiana: No share, no drilling licenses - December 19, 2004
Soaring loonie trims Canadian economy - December 19, 2004
ConocoPhillips OKs $6.9 billion 2005 capex budget - December 19, 2004
State releases coalbed methane enforceable standards - December 19, 2004
Part of governor’s roads plan will serve gasline construction needs - December 19, 2004
Oil sands costs: Alberta government to the rescue - December 19, 2004
TAPS owners seek higher tariffs for 2005 - December 19, 2004
Sequoia dry hole casts doubt on Unocal’s Mirage prospect - December 19, 2004
North American rig count jumps by 46 to 1,750 - December 19, 2004
BP’s Holstein up, running - December 19, 2004
EnCana pulling out of Alaska - December 19, 2004
Technip lands contract for Gulf tiebacks - December 19, 2004
Results are in: East coastal area open - December 19, 2004
Agrium, Unocal settle litigation over gas supplies to Nikiski fertilizer plant - December 19, 2004
Storm Cat to drill in Mongolia - December 19, 2004
BHP pushes LNG deal - December 19, 2004
Hungry China market grabs oil sands spotlight - December 19, 2004
FAR EAST REPORT: Big China deal secures Australian LNG supply - December 19, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: A heavyweight in the air business - December 19, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: WorkSafe exec earns national certification - December 19, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Schlumberger system picked for federal Outer Continental Shelf project - December 19, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: M-I SWACO opens cuttings re-injection training center - December 19, 2004
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: RAE Systems closes on new corporate headquarters - December 19, 2004
Stranded no more - December 26, 2004
Bold budgets for 2005 - December 26, 2004
Gas pipeline port authority teams with Sempra Energy - December 26, 2004
State denies Trustees request on Bristol Bay exploration license - December 26, 2004
Chevron Canada, BP Canada spud Arctic gas exploration well - December 26, 2004
Indians get landmark ruling over royalties - December 26, 2004
Natural gas pipeline to Vancouver Island scuttled - December 26, 2004
Petro-Canada keeps lid on Alaska North Slope, Mackenzie Delta plans - December 26, 2004
Shell signs multi-year contract for deepwater rig for Gulf of Mexico work - December 26, 2004
U.S. offshore gas estimate increased 12% to 406 tcf - December 26, 2004
Magnum Hunter hikes capital budget 11% to $245 million - December 26, 2004
Offshore rig economics surged 11.1 percent in November - December 26, 2004
ChevronTexaco projects to add 850,000 bpd by 2009 - December 26, 2004
$3.4 billion merger brings balance to Noble’s portfolio - December 26, 2004
Canada picks up 24 rigs, U.S. loses 16 rigs in weeky count - December 26, 2004
Cal Dive takes 20% stake in Independence Hub gas project - December 26, 2004
ConocoPhillips, Anadarko sanction first Alpine satellites - December 26, 2004
Keeping options open in offshore Newfoundland - December 26, 2004
Natural gas discoveries send Alberta land sales soaring - December 26, 2004
Resource estimates up for Alaska’s Yukon Flats - December 26, 2004
MINING NEWS: Second shipment of Usibelli coal headed to Chile; another load likely in January - December 26, 2004
MINING NEWS: Kremlin tightens grip on diamond monopoly; Alrosa gets new chief executive - December 26, 2004
MINING NEWS: Forest Service gives Kensington green light - December 26, 2004
MINING NEWS: Bre-X trial resumes long journey in Ontario - December 26, 2004
MINING NEWS: Tiffany quits NT diamond mine - December 26, 2004
MINING NEWS: Haze surrounds Alaska-Taiwan coal talks - December 26, 2004
MINING NEWS: Canadian partners boast high Tide results Rimfire’s gold-silver property in B.C. has potential for open-pit mine - December 26, 2004
MINING NEWS: Price jump sparks uranium mining boom - December 26, 2004
MINING NEWS: Red Dog’s standards put it ahead of the pack - December 26, 2004
MINING NEWS: Pebble 2004 drilling yields promising results - December 26, 2004
MINING NEWS: China, metals prices ignite stampede in Alaska - December 26, 2004