Volume 97, Issue 33

Oil prices are at their highest level in 2 years, breathing new life into an industry still recovering from an extended downturn.

Field tests in Colombia illustrate the potential of multiphase meters to save significant oil field capital and operating costs.

Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., and Union Carbide Corp., Danbury, Conn., vaulted themselves into the number two position among chemicals producers by announcing a planned merger...

The outlook for global petrochemicals markets is one of tough times in the near to mid-term, followed by robust recovery in the longer term.

With the goal of reducing national dependence on oil revenues, Iran has created fiscal and operational incentives aimed at drawing foreign capital into its petrochemical industry...

Recent work by Enterprise Oil has shown that the deepwater extension of the Tarfaya basin, located in the Atlantic Ocean off western Morocco, has the potential to become a major...

Development of a dual-gradient, mud-lift drilling system may push operational limits well beyond 10,000 ft of water, resulting in fewer casing strings and greater safety margins...

New developments in gas-detection technologies, including high-speed chromatographs and microwave ovens, provide mud loggers and operators with improved means for reservoir interpretati...