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Chevron To Build Biggest Natural Gas Project in Australia


Chevron Corp. on Monday committed to building Australia’s biggest natural resource project, a $37 billion facility that will pump natural gas from the ocean floor, cool it into a liquid and ship it to the hungry economies of East Asia.

Giant Oil and Gas Company, Exxon Mobile Expect To Spend $129 billion on New Project Oil and Gas Exploration


The head of Exxon Mobil Corp. said Monday the company is not planning to shrink its staff or cut back on investment because of the global economic downturn.

China Petroleum & Chemical, Sinopec’s Reported Profit May Double on Pricing Changes (Update1)


China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. may double its profit this year, rebounding from the first decline in seven years, as it benefits from relaxed fuel price controls and declining crude oil costs, analysts said.

RIL Plans Power Foray With Mining, Coal-To-Oil Projects


Reliance Industries (RIL) has chalked out an elaborate plan to venture into the power business. The plan includes an integrated project comprising coal mining, a coal-to liquid (CTL) plant, a 1,000-mw power plant based on coal rejects and a fly-ash utilisation unit.
The company has entered into a pact with US energy majors ExxonMobil and Headwaters, [...]

Invesment Proposal Of Establishment Of Clean Coal Research Institute


Kevin Rudd has summoned mining and industry chief executives, environmentalists and union leaders to Canberra this morning to unveil a $100 million clean coal research institute aimed at making Australia the world hub for the climate-change-fighting technology.
The launch is the start of a major diplomatic effort to win international support and funding for the plan, [...]

Oil Mine Exploration Investment Future, Extraordinary Potential of Oil Shale


Along the western slope of the Rocky Mountains lies a possible path toward energy independence.
The world’s largest deposit of oil shale is hidden here, beneath a landscape dotted by pinyon pines and twisted junipers.
If the oil industry can learn how to extract oil and gas from the oil shale in a cost-effective manner, the United [...]

Oil Explore Future, BP and Royal Dutch Profits $1.4bn Higher Of Expected


Big oil was back in the spotlight this week and not just because petrol prices hit £5 a gallon on the forecourts. BP and Royal Dutch Shell both reported first-quarter results that smashed market forecasts and then enjoyed sharp share price gains.
One broker calculated that it was the biggest quarterly earnings surprise from BP, with [...]

Biggest Oil Producers, BP and Shell Post Big Profits


BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Europe’s two biggest oil producers, posted forecast-busting first-quarter earnings on Tuesday thanks to record crude oil prices that are expected to bolster profits across the industry.
The combined profits of $17 billion reignited calls for a windfall tax on oil profits as consumers struggle to pay for food and [...]

Sun Cal Energy Focus Mining Drilling at Southern San Joaquin Valley of California


Sun Cal Energy Inc., an energy exploration company focused in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California, the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma, the Breton Sound of Louisiana and the Green River Basin of Wyoming is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced on the Sibley 84 #1 well, the first of several wells to be [...]