Oil & Gas
May 28, 2007
The Associated Press reports that a Siberian court recently threw out a lawsuit filed by the BP PLC''s local subsidiary over the amount of gas it produces, opening the way
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May 28, 2007
Specialty materials company Rohm and Haas Co. said it will devote half of its $300 million research and development budget in 2007 to environmentally advanced technologies, its largest percentage yet,
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May 21, 2007
Dow Chemical Co. plans to build multibillion-dollar production complexes in Saudi Arabia and China by entering into pacts with large energy companies in those nations, the Associated Press reports. Dow
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April 30, 2007
The Associated Press reports that ExxonMobil Corp. has agreed to repay more than $2 million it received from New Hampshire to clean up gasoline spills at some of its stations.
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April 17, 2007
As the ethanol industry continues to boom, so does it’s search for new and better ways of increasing profitability. One of the best ways to reduce operating costs is
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April 9, 2007
According to the Associated Press, BP PLC recently said it will consider reversing a pipeline to deliver Canadian crude oil to Oklahoma and would offer discounted capacity to shippers willing
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April 9, 2007
Lyondell Chemical Co. will shut down a gasoline-producing unit at its Houston refinery for about 10 days'' maintenance, booking a charge to earnings, the Associated Press reports. The shutdown of
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April 4, 2007
The Associated Press reports that hydrogen provider Air Products said Monday it will build a hydrogen production facility in Garyville, La. to help support the planned expansion of a local
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March 27, 2007
India''s Reliance Industries and U.S.-based chemicals producer Rohm & Haas Co. have signed an agreement to explore joint construction of an acrylic acid plant in western India, the Associated Press
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March 19, 2007
A federal judge recently threw out a racketeering claim against Chevron Corp. filed by Nigerians who claimed the oil company conspired with the military and police to gun down demonstrators
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