Chevron Corporation announced that it has been granted approval by the Liberian government to acquire a 70 percent interest and operatorship in three deepwater concessions in Liberia. “We are very pleased to participate in Liberia’s emerging energy sector,” said Chevron Vice Chairman George Kirkland. “Entry into this large prospective offshore area allows us to advance [...]
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According to internal assessments at Noble Energy, the U.S. partner in the Leviathan offshore gas exploration site off Israel’s coast… by By Lior Zeno (Haaretz) Source: Haaretz, August 4, 2010:
![Canada: Nexen Inc. Appraisal Drilling at Appomatox Discovery in Gulf of Mexico on Hold]()
Nexen Inc.’s appraisal drilling at its Appomattox discovery in the Gulf of Mexico has been put on hold as a result of the BP disaster… Source: The GlobeandMail, June 15, 2010;
Managing blowback from the BP oil spill is “job #1″ for Big Oil these days. International petro giant Shell , with headquarters in England and Wales and a significant refinery in Martinez, CA, has announced it will halt its Nigerian offshore oil drilling, while implementing a groundbreaking remediation plan for the Niger Delta. Shell announced [...]