Articles by David Bradley

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Saudi Arabia's King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals said they have found an economical solution for removing salt from water produced when hydraulically fracturing (frack) oil and natural gas wells, according to a paper published this week in the journal Applied Energy. Read More

Colder-than-normal temperatures will move into large portions of the eastern and Central United States as 2015 begins, according to Weather Services International, which could put some mid-winter pressure upward on natural gas demand and prices. Read More

Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., which has a base in Colombia and claims to be the largest independent oil and gas producer in Latin America, have entered into a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to analyze potential oil and natural gas cooperation in Mexico. This will include exploration, deep-water projects, revitalization of mature fields, heavy and extra-heavy oil onshore and offshore fields, high water production fields and other upstream activities. Read More

Forecasters are expecting a relatively mild winter this year, and natural gas production continues to break records, but the industry will still face challenges... Read More

The oil and natural gas industry, and other stakeholders, should collaborate to quantify potential risks of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), according to DNV GL, a global maritime and oil/gas safety consulting and accreditation organization. Read More

Production from the seven most prolific U.S. shale and tight oil regions in November is expected to reach 43.28 Bcf/d of natural gas (up 1.4% from October ) and 5.14 million b/d of crude oil... Read More

Castleton Commodities International (CCI) plans to invest $1.2 billion to develop a methanol manufacturing plant on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, LA, south of New Orleans, the Stamford, CT-based commodities merchant said Friday. Read More

Revamping natural gas markets without building new infrastructure isn’t likely to provide the access to gas... Read More

Blackstone Energy Partners and funds affiliated with the private equity group Blackstone have committed to invest up to $700 million of equity in the newly formed Windy Cove Energy LLC, which will acquire and develop carbon dioxide enhanced Oil Recovery assets in the United States. Read More

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) and Chubu Electric Power Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding on the formation of an alliance covering the entire energy supply chain, from upstream investments and fuel procurement through power generation. It would, among other things, create the world's largest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Read More