• Myanmar to Boost Local Firms Involvement in Oil, Gas
  Myanmar wants to boost the participation of local companies in oil and gas work in the country in the future, but right now they are not well developed enough to lead exploration and production activities, according to Myanmar's Deputy ... [5/13/2013 3:06:44 AM]

• 'Unconventional' energy: rise of women in oil and gas industry
  Nearly half of new oil and gas jobs in the US went to women in the first three months of this year, according to an analysis. Men still dominate the field, but new technologies are diversifying the workforce of the oil and gas industry. [5/13/2013 3:05:48 AM]

• PIB Passage Will Revolutionalise Oil, Gas Sector — Seplat Boss
  CHAIRMAN of Seplat Petroleum Development Company, Dr. Ambrose Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako, has observed that the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) has the capacity to change the Nigerian oil and gas sector if it captures key aspirations ... [5/13/2013 3:04:28 AM]

• Minority businesses explore oil, gas opportunities
  Construction contractor Gary Barton watches trucks haul stone to gas and oil drilling sites and asks how he can get a bite of that business.
  
  His Akron-based B&G Masonry Remodeling & Construction has had just a small taste so far, a couple ... [5/13/2013 3:03:34 AM]

• Oman EPC Projects 2013 to highlight new oil, gas and petrochemical contracting strategies
  The second annual Oman EPC Projects Summit taking place in Muscat between 2 - 5 June, will highlight the Sultanate's plan for the future development of oil, gas and petrochemical infrastructure. [5/13/2013 3:00:56 AM]

• Turkey to help Iraq build more oil, gas pipelines
  Opec member Iraq will need new oil pipelines to export its crude to world markets as it prepares to raise production, and Turkey is keen to help its neighbour build the infrastructure, said Turkey's Energy Minister.
  
  Iraq, the world's ... [5/13/2013 2:59:42 AM]

• Beetle-kill pellets find new purpose in absorbing oil and gas spills
  He was harvesting Colorado beetle-kill and converting the state's flood of dead trees into pellets for affordable home heating. Then the price of oil collapsed — falling by more than $100 a barrel in a year — and suddenly, pellets were ... [5/13/2013 2:58:29 AM]

• Supercomputing: Game-Changer for Oil & Gas Exploration
  Oil majors are second only to the US Defense Department in terms of the use of supercomputing systems. That’s because supercomputing is the key to determining where to explore next—and to finding sweet spots based on analog geology. [5/13/2013 2:54:03 AM]

• Clearer Resource Law to Boost NZ Oil Gas Exploration
  New Zealand's government expects a new law governing resource extraction to attract more interest from foreign companies in upcoming oil-and-gas exploration permit auctions than previous auctions have garnered. [5/13/2013 2:52:31 AM]

• Sensex opens in green; metals, tech, oil & gas advance
  The S&P BSE Sensex opened on a positive note on Monday led by gains in metals, technology and oil & gas stocks on back of supportive cues from global peers. Rate sensitive sectors were mixed after the RBI cut repo rate by 25 bps on Friday ... [5/6/2013 9:56:19 AM]

• Research phase of oil, gas drilling begins to dry up in Trumbull County
  As Trumbull County has moved into the drilling phase of its Utica Shale play, another phase — title research — appears to be trailing off.
  Locals learned of the economic potential of the Utica shale play in Eastern Ohio about two years ... [5/6/2013 9:55:30 AM]

• Local voices should be heard on oil, gas
  Does living in Colorado -- even on the urbanized Front Range -- mean you have to put up with an industrial process next door? Is the production of natural gas and oil so important that it trumps our time-honored tradition of local control and zoning? [5/6/2013 9:49:44 AM]

• Mora County bans oil, gas drilling
  Mora County has sent notice that the petroleum industry is not welcome, becoming the first county in the nation to ban oil and gas drilling within its boundaries. [5/6/2013 9:48:35 AM]

• Inside Wisconsin: Oil and gas boom doesn’t end need for new energy solutions
  By now, or so the experts predicted, we were all supposed to be driving electric cars and lighting our homes from energy produced on massive algae farms. [5/6/2013 9:47:45 AM]

• Brazil March oil, gas output falls to lowest in 43 months -ANP
  Brazil's output of oil and natural gas fell in March to its lowest level in more than 3-1/2 years, as three of the biggest producers closed offshore oil platforms for repairs, the country's oil regulator said on Friday. [5/6/2013 9:46:32 AM]