Regional News: United States

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Drillinginfo acquires Transform Software & Services, creating a powerhouse that will deliver billions of dollars in exploration and production value and productivity gains for energy producers.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 There is no doubt that every day Keystone XL is delayed, Berkshire Hathaway - controlled by major Democrat donor Warren Buffett - makes a lot of money.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 US crude futures settle slightly lower, as traders weigh the Federal Reserve's latest assessment of the US economy and data on US oil inventories.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Despite growth in US tight oil production, a disruption of Saudi Arabian oil will still impact the United States.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Duke Energy announces that the board of directors has unanimously elected Lynn Good as its next president and chief executive officer, succeeding Jim Rogers.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Crude-oil futures settles at a nine-month high, rallying in anticipation that the Federal Open Market Committee will keep stimulus efforts unchanged.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Uncertainty regarding natural gas and crude oil prices remains the primary concern of upstream U.S. energy companies for the second consecutive year, according to Grant Thornton LLP’s 11th Survey of upstream U.S. energy companies.

Monday, June 17, 2013 Black Elk Energy reports a successful flowtest at Ship Shoal Block 198 Well #I-6.

Monday, June 17, 2013 Natural Resources Partners purchase assets in the Williston Basin, located in North Dakota and Montana.

Monday, June 17, 2013 North Dakota's Department of Mineral Resources reports that the state's oil and natural gas production reached a new record high in April thanks primarily to Bakken and Three Forks activity.

Monday, June 17, 2013 Taking advantage of a calmer market ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting, Chevron is selling $6B in corporate bonds, its largest deal since at least 1995.

Monday, June 17, 2013 US crude-oil futures settle slightly lower, holding close to 4-month highs, as traders gauge whether the involvement of world powers in the Syrian conflict will disrupt oil supplies.

Saturday, June 15, 2013 After a year of successfully pushing for sweeping changes at Chesapeake, shareholders failed to adopt corporate governance measures some investors had been demanding for years.

Friday, June 14, 2013 Crude-oil futures settle at a four-month high, lifted by fears that US intervention in Syria will stoke further conflict in the oil-rich Middle East.

Friday, June 14, 2013 US crude oil production could rise to 10 million barrels per day between 2020 and 2040 thanks to the shale oil boom, EIA reports.

Thursday, June 13, 2013 Arkansas and federal officials file a lawsuit against ExxonMobil for allegedly violating pollution laws following the March rupture of an oil pipeline in the state.

Thursday, June 13, 2013 Crude-oil futures settle at a three-week high in a late-session rally, amid a rally in the equity market and encouraging data on the US economy.

Thursday, June 13, 2013 Marathon Oil Corp. says Chairman and CEO Clarence P. Cazalot Jr., will retire, and Lee M. Tillman, an ExxonMobil executive, replacing him as CEO.

Thursday, June 13, 2013 NASA and Astro Technology develop and deploy a new fiber-optic technology for use in monitoring stress on offshore platforms.

Thursday, June 13, 2013 Peru's government aims to attract more than $1 billion in investments in an upcoming public auction of 26 oil concessions in the country's Amazon region, a top government official says.

Thursday, June 13, 2013 Riverstone Holdings announces that James T. Hackett has joined the firm as a Partner and will co-head its Houston office.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Crude-oil futures edge higher after a weekly government report on US oil inventories calmed trader concerns about rising supplies.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Could an open fuel standard be a boon for US natural gas producers?

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Nymex crude edges lower as concerns grow over central banks cutting back stimulus measures and a lower OPEC forecast for global oil demand.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 The oil and gas industry seeks to address the risks that arc flashes poses to its operations and workers.

Monday, June 10, 2013 Kabe Exploration plans to set up a joint venture with Canada's International Equity Partners Oil & Gas, Inc.

Monday, June 10, 2013 Daybreak Oil and Gas meets further success at its drilling program in the East Slope Project in Kern County, California.

Monday, June 10, 2013 Devon Energy promotes David Hager, the head of its exploration and production business, as its chief operating officer.

Monday, June 10, 2013 Atlas Resource Partners agrees to buy 466 billion cubic feet of natural gas proved reserves.

Monday, June 10, 2013 Crude-oil futures settle slightly lower as traders react to weekend data showing sluggish economic growth in China.

Monday, June 10, 2013 Recent deepwater rig announcements may indicate an active contracting season for deepwater rigs this summer, Barclays reports.

Monday, June 10, 2013 Rigzone congratulates this year's grand prize winner at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC).

Monday, June 10, 2013 The amount of technically recoverable shale oil and gas resources has grown, according to EIA's recent update of global shale resource estimate.

Friday, June 07, 2013 Crude-oil futures settle higher as investors read into the better-than-expected May U.S. nonfarm payroll data as evidence of buoyant economic conditions.

Friday, June 07, 2013 Baker Hughes reports that the number of rigs it has actively exploring or developing oil fell in May.

Friday, June 07, 2013 Oil and gas exploration and production played a significant role in 2012 in boosting economic growth in North Dakota and Texas, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reports.

Thursday, June 06, 2013 Cubic Energy announces that the closing of the previously announced purchase of Gastar's East Texas properties has been extended.

Thursday, June 06, 2013 Devon Energy's board approves the proposed formation of a publicly traded midstream company.

Thursday, June 06, 2013 BLM's decision to extend the comment period for the latest version of proposed hydraulic fracturing regulations for federal and Indian lands is warranted, says API.

Thursday, June 06, 2013 Accelerated announces its acquisition of the assets of Texas Systems & Controls, Inc.

Thursday, June 06, 2013 Crude-oil futures settle higher as the dollar tumbled and concerns grew about the strength of the US recovery ahead of Friday's jobs data.

Thursday, June 06, 2013 M-I SWACO, a Schlumberger company, announces the introduction of the MD-2 dual-deck shale shaker.

Thursday, June 06, 2013 Subsea separation ranks as the most targeted technology for rapid development and application, according to a recent study by officials with FMC Technologies.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Chevron announces that Jeff Shellebarger has been named president of Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Atwood Oceanics announces that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract for the Atwood Beacon by Eni.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Oil futures rose after a government report showed US oil stockpiles pulled back from an 82-year high last week, as imports fell and refineries ramped up operations.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013 Australia’s Aurora Oil & Gas Ltd. has begun drilling two new horizontal wells inside recently acquired acreage in the Eagle Ford Shale petroleum play.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013 Government projections show that in September, for the first time in almost two decades, the U.S. will produce more oil than it imports.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013 Nighthawk announces an update on the drilling and development of the Arikaree Creek oilfield at its Smoky Hill project in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, Colorado.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013 Oilprice.com interviewed Chris Faulkner, CEO of Breitling Energy to see just how vulnerable the U.S. energy boom really is to Saudi Arabia and what would happen should Saudi Arabia flood the market.