OTC Commentary: Collaboration could help deepwater stay competitive
By Stephen P. Thurston As thousands of people descend on Houston next week for the Offshore Technology Conference 2017, one of the questions on their minds will be: Can complex, deepwater projects...
View ArticleOTC Commentary: How digital technology is transforming oil
By Ahmed Hashmi Fourteen years ago, at its 2003 annual energy conference here in Houston, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) presented a bold vision of how digital technology might transform...
View ArticleLandlocked Oklahoma wants a piece of Mexico’s offshore industry
By Lydia DePillis Not every middle-of-the-country state can be a player in Mexico’s developing offshore oil industry, but if anyone has a chance, it’s Oklahoma. The landlocked state has a native oil...
View ArticleGasoline prices slide as demand, crude prices weaken
Average gasoline prices fell nearly 4 cents a gallon in Greater Houston over the past week, a surprising decline at a time of the year when prices rises, according to GasBuddy.com, a website that...
View ArticleBrazil, Mexico vie for new oil ventures as governments roll back red tape
Underneath vast salt structures off Brazil lies a $2.3 trillion lake of oil. The oil basins in deep ocean waters east of Rio de Janeiro are so porous and prolific that wells there pump nearly three...
View ArticleCommentary: Offshore sector not dead yet
By Julie Wilson News of the demise of the offshore industry may be premature. Production from offshore continues to rise: it’s 12 percent higher than it was six years ago, and will be 10 percent...
View ArticleAverage gasoline price in Houston slips again
Average gasoline prices in the Houston area fell 2 cents a gallon over the last week, the website GasBuddy reported. Prices slipped to an average of $2.17 a gallon on Sunday, down 11 cents from a month...
View ArticleCrude inventories dive again
Crude oil inventories again fell significantly, draining U.S. stockpiles by more than 10 million barrels over the past two weeks, the Energy Department reported Wednesday. RELATED: The nation’s crude...
View ArticleThink before you sue: Tips for resolving oil and gas disputes
By Kathy Silver Doing business means inevitable disputes, and the oil and gas business sees plenty of these – no matter what the price of oil. Most trial lawyers love a good courtroom battle. But their...
View ArticleFuelfix is moving. Here are the details.
Fuel Fix, the Houston Chronicle’s must-read source for energy industry news and analysis, is moving to chron.com, the Chronicle’s free site. Typing FuelFix.com should redirect you to the new site,...
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