Hagens Berman LLP Continues to Investigate Hercules Offshore Inc. After SEC Probe Announcement

Hagens Berman LLP, an investor-rights law firm, is continuing to investigate Hercules Offshore to determine if the company violated securities laws. The investigation began after the announcement of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice investigation of certain of the company’s activities. Hagens Berman partner Reed... 

TNK-BP partners reject BP’s Rosneft olive branch

BP’s partners in Russian joint venture TNK-BP have rejected a peace proposal by the British oil major to involve them in talks on joining a disputed BP alliance with Russia’s Rosneft. The TNK-BP board met in Paris on Saturday to consider a new proposal from BP’s representatives concerning a partnership with Rosneft, Russia’s... 

BP workers could have prevented rig accident: commission

BP had workers on the doomed Deepwater Horizon rig who could have prevented the missteps that led to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but they were not consulted, the White House oil spill commission said on Thursday. In an expanded report on the causes of the BP drilling disaster that killed 11 workers and ravaged the U.S. Gulf coast last summer,... 

Energees Investments and Regal Petroleum Announce Increased Recommended Partial Cash Offer

Not for Release, Publication or Distribution in, Into or From Any Jurisdiction Where to do so Would Constitute a Violation of the Relevant Laws of Such Jurisdiction – Following the announcement on 10 December 2010 of a recommended cash offer for Regal, Energees Investments (the principal holding company of the Smart Holding Group)... 

Egypt unrest may push oil above $110: Kuwait official

Global oil prices could exceed $110 a barrel if political unrest in Egypt continues, a member of Kuwait’s Supreme Petroleum Council said on Sunday. Oil prices have spiked due to tension in Egypt. Brent crude hit $100 per barrel for the first time since 2008 on fears instability could spread through the Middle East, which together with North Africa... 

BPZ Energy Announces $50 Million 2011 Capital Expenditures Plan

BPZ Resources, Inc. announces the 2011 capital expenditures plan, approximating $50 million, for continued development of the Company’s assets in northwest Peru. The majority of the capital budget is expected to be spent on offshore Block Z-1, primarily for the design and construction of an additional production platform for the Corvina oil field;... 

No injuries in Marathon Texas City refinery leak

No injuries were reported due to a gas leak at a Texas City, Texas, refinery that forced the evacuation of nearby homes on Saturday, a city official said. Production at Marathon Petroleum Corp’s 76,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery, located about 50 miles south of Houston, was unaffected by the leak, said Marathon spokesman Robert Calmus. Residents... 

Gas leak at Texas oil refinery prompts evacuation

No injuries were reported due to a gas leak at a Texas City, Texas, refinery that forced the evacuation of nearby homes on Saturday, a city official said. Production at Marathon Petroleum Corp’s 76,000-barrel-per-day capacity Texas City oil refinery, located about 50 miles south of Houston, was unaffected by the leak, said Marathon spokesman Robert... 

Global Oil and Gas Upstream M&A 2010 Review

Record $211 billion in deals announced in 2010; Study sees another strong year in 2011 with more than $90 billion of properties on the market. PLS Inc., with international partner Derrick Petroleum Services and further analysis from Rystad Energy, reports global upstream oil and gas M&A activity for 2010 reached a record $211 billion. That volume... 

Former BP CEO in talks over Glencore role: report

Tony Hayward, the former head of BP who was reviled in the United States for his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, is in talks to join the board of commodities group Glencore, the Sunday Times reported. Hayward stepped down from the BP role in September after provoking outrage in the United States with a series of gaffes following the country’s...