Oil & Gas NewsOil & Gas news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Conoco favourite for gas contract- July 13, 2008 DHAKA: Bangladesh is expected to award US company ConocoPhillips eight offshore blocks to explore for oil and gas in the hydrocarbon rich Bay of Bengal, an official said yesterday.http://www.topix.net/business/oil-gas/2008/07/conoco-favourite-for-gas-contract?fromrss=1 13 survive battle, killed by wiring- July 13, 2008 THE biggest US military contractor in Iraq has been accused of recklessly causing the electrocution deaths of US soldiers.http://www.topix.net/business/oil-gas/2008/07/13-survive-battle-killed-by-wiring?fromrss=1 BP says more than 30 foreign TNK-BP employees to leave Russia temporarily- July 13, 2008 MOSCOW : BP said Thursday that more than 30 foreign staff at troubled oil producer TNK-BP will have to leave Russia by the end of the month to renew their visas.http://www.topix.net/business/oil-gas/2008/07/bp-says-more-than-30-foreign-tnk-bp-employee... Exxon plaintiffs pursue interest- July 12, 2008 People owed money from the Exxon Valdez lawsuit have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to make it clear that they should receive interest payments, even though the court cut the punitive damages award last month ...http://www.topix.net/business/oil-gas/2008/07/exxon-plaintiffs-pursue-interest?fromrss=1 BP, Russian partners seek to repair schism- July 12, 2008 BP, Europe's second-largest oil company, and its Russian billionaire partners will continue to try to reach a compromise on their TNK-BP oil venture at a meeting today.http://www.topix.net/business/oil-gas/2008/07/bp-russian-partners-seek-to-repair-schism?fr... BP, ConocoPhillips joint venture tout project- July 12, 2008 Bud Fackrell says the Denali pipeline project proposed by oil giants BP PLC and ConocoPhillips is not a publicity stunt to sway lawmakers away from backing off a proposal by TransCanada Corp.http://www.topix.net/business/oil-gas/2008/07/bp-conocophillips-joint-venture-tout-project... 35 Chinese firms make Fortune list- July 12, 2008 China's largest refiner Sinopec, together with 34 other Chinese companies, made it to this year's Fortune 500 list released Thursday, the best-ever showing by Chinese companies in the ranking.http://www.topix.net/business/oil-gas/2008/07/35-chinese-firms-make-fortune-list?fromrss=1 U.S. oil and gas rig count up by 1- July 12, 2008 The next president will have much to say about who's running the Fed in coming years, and the political leanings of new members will matter a lot.http://www.topix.net/business/oil-gas/2008/07/u-s-oil-and-gas-rig-count-up-by-1?fromrss=1 Money Tracker: TNKBP Shareholders Meet In Cyprus- July 12, 2008 TNK-BP spat closely watched by investors; Report by Ellen Pinchuk of Bloomberg Newshttp://www.topix.net/business/oil-gas/2008/07/money-tracker-tnkbp-shareholders-meet-in-cyp... Chesapeake Energy to debut online video channel about gas field- July 11, 2008 Chesapeake Energy Corp., a major driller in the Haynesville Shale natural gas field in Northwest Louisiana, said it will debut Shale.TV, an online video channel to provide information about the Barnett Shale, a ...http://www.topix.net/business/oil-gas/2008/07/chesapeake-energy-to-debut-online-video-chan... |