Phillips Petroleum Company Museum staff announced

ConocoPhillips officials announced today the hiring of three staff members to manage the Phillips Petroleum Company Museum scheduled to open in May. Thad Satterfield, formerly CEO and executive director of the Bartlesville Regional United Way, has been named marketing director and will provide direction and strategy for the Phillips Petroleum Company Museum in Bartlesville, as well as the new Conoco... 

TXU to use cleaner-burning coal method after all

TXU says it plans to build two coal-fired power plants in Texas using a cleaner-burning technology the company previously tried to discredit. In an announcement Friday, TXU and the two investors behind the proposed $45 billion buyout of the company announced last month said they will issue a request for proposals from companies offering coal gasification technologies, often referred to by the acronym... 

Oil companies discuss energy challenges

When some of the industry’s top executives gather in Houston next week to discuss global energy challenges, finding new and more effective ways to produce oil and gas — as well as alternatives to fossil fuels — will dominate the discussion. And, as the year progresses, expect to see industry leaders — including the chiefs of ConocoPhillips and Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s... 

More than ever, oil companies talking innovation

With dwindling oil supplies, pollution concerns and the ever-present threat of gas prices soaring again, talk of new and better ways to fuel cars, heat and cool homes, and power factories has never been greater. What’s more, the conversation is emanating increasingly from a source that’s been surprisingly quiet until recently ”” the oil companies themselves. When some of the industry’s... 

Railway considers coal-to-liquids idea

The head of BNSF Railway Co. has sent an engineering team to Montana to analyze a possible coal-to-liquids project to supply diesel to fuel-thirsty locomotives, Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Monday in Billings. Matthew K. Rose, chairman, chief executive and president of BNSF, has expressed interest in producing diesel fuel with the coal-to-liquids process, which has been championed by Schweitzer.  Read More →

Railway considers coal-to-liquids idea

The head of BNSF Railway Co. has sent an engineering team to Montana to analyze a possible coal-to-liquids project to supply diesel to fuel-thirsty locomotives, Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Monday in Billings. Matthew K. Rose, chairman, chief executive and president of BNSF, has expressed interest in producing diesel fuel with the coal-to-liquids process, which has been championed by Schweitzer.  Read More →

Palin’s new energy

Sarah Palin’s gubernatorial campaign slogan “New Energy for Alaska” promised a fresh look at Alaska’s future and hinted that the energy industry would feature high on her administration’s agenda. But now that the campaign dust has started to settle, it’s worth a look at what the governor-elect said and what it might mean for Alaska’s oil and gas industry. The... 

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Democratic victory leaves U.S. oil drilling industry scrambling

Just a few months ago House Republicans and representatives of the energy industry were poised to rewrite a quarter century of U.S. energy policy and open the seas off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to oil and gas drilling that environmentalists had fervently resisted. But the Democratic victory in the midterm elections on Tuesday has changed the legislative landscape, obliterating the chances that... 

Bill Allowing More Drilling Along Coasts Appears Dead

Just a few months ago House Republicans and representatives of the energy industry were poised to rewrite a quarter-century of national energy policy and open the seas off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to oil and gas drilling, which environmentalists had fervently resisted. But Tuesday’s Democratic victory in midterm elections has changed the legislative landscape, obliterating the chances... 

FACTBOX – Governments boost share of oil, gas income

Emboldened by high oil prices, South American countries are leading the way, but are not alone, among those seeking more cash and control from multinationals that drill in their oil and gas fields. Consumers fear this resurgence of “resource nationalism” will slow investment, tighten supplies and keep oil prices at record highs. But some analysts say with oil hovering near $70 a barrel,...