By Michael Eboh The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Monday, said it will resume the exploration of crude oil in the Chad Basin, following the improvement of security in the North-East region of the country. Group Managing Director, NNPC, Dr. Joseph Dawha, who disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr. Ohi Alegbe, Group General […]
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Algiers — Sonatrach and its Russian partner Gazprom EP International B.V. announced Wednesday the successful completion of the drilling operation of Rhourde Sayah North-1 (RSHN-1)exploration wells, located at El Assel perimeter (block 236b) in Berkin Basin. This well, which reached a final depth of 4,120 m in the Ordovician resulted in a discovery of oil […]
September 15, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration and Drillinginfo, Inc. The Powder River Basin, well known for its abundant coal supply, is experiencing a turnaround in oil production. Production has rebounded from a low of 38,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2009 to 78,000 bbl/d during first-quarter 2014. Although U.S. oil production growth is […]
July 9, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration calculations, based on data from Drillinginfo Note: Production through December 2013 is reported. Production from January 2014 through May 2014 is estimated. Glorieta and Yeso are separate formations combined for this article. Additional amounts of Permian production come from other formations not included in this graph. The […]
June 27, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, from . Hydroelectric power plants located in the Columbia River Basin account for a little more than one third of all the hydroelectric capacity in the United States. The Columbia River runs from the Canadian Rockies and flows 1,214 miles through Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, but the […]
