Chevron Sells Fuels Marketing Business in Nigeria

September 19, 2008 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  

Chevron Corporation announced that its subsidiary Chevron Africa Holdings Limited has agreed to sell Chevron Nigeria Holdings Limited to Corlay Global S.A, a Panamanian company owned by an African-based consortium composed of MRS Holdings Limited and Petroci Holdings. Chevron Nigeria Holdings Ltd. is a Bermudan company that holds 60 percent of the issued shares of Chevron Oil Nigeria PLC, a publicly... 

Group Says Energy Companies Must Disclose More

April 29, 2008 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  

The anti-corruption group Transparency International rated more than 40 energy companies on how much they disclose about where they get their revenue, how much they pay host governments and how they operate. The survey gave low grades to Exxon Mobil but praised Shell and Petrobras. Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Brazil’s Petrobras, Norway’s StatoilHydro ASA and Petro-Canada are among the most forthcoming... 

Roughnecks Get Maids as Shell, Exxon Battle Oil Worker Shortage

February 22, 2007 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  

Donnie Lewis says he’d quit the coldest, dirtiest job he’s ever known — drilling in Canada’s oil-rich bogs for Suncor Energy Inc. — if it wasn’t for the free private room, maid service and five-course meals. “I wouldn’t do it if I had to share a room with six other fellows, all snoring and making a racket when you’re trying to get a few winks,”...