Oil & Gas News

Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 17 this week to 1,809.

While I'm not one of his biggest fans , I do think that Jim Cramer does have some solid advice from time to time .

Blake Scott, founder and president of Scott Environmental Services, Inc. , has been named Industry Leader by the Oil & Gas Awards Judging Panel.

In the heated debate over whether to build the Keystone XL pipeline, the energy industry and lawmakers have predicted that the project could unleash an economic bonanza in the Midwest, and provide jobs for up to a half-million people.

You may also email Mr. Maniskas at rmaniskas@rmclasslaw.com . Our investigation concerns possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the Board of Directors of EPL for not acting in the Company's shareholders' best interests in connection with the sale process.

This is the third time in recent months the vessel has been fast-tracked to c... )--Fitch Ratings maintains the Negative Rating Watch on the 2013-1 notes currently rated 'AAAsf' issued by Oklahoma Student Loan Authority, Series 2013-1 .

The Alberta Educational Department has partnered with the Canadian oil and gas industry in drafting new educational curricula for its elementary schools according to a document posted to the Alberta Education website.

The pay of Royal Dutch Shell's former chief executive, Peter Voser, halved to $11.24 million last year following what the company described as a disappointing performance.

Eastern Airways, which operates scheduled flights from Norwich International Airport, is expanding the size of its Saab 2000 fleet to nine with the introduction of an extra aircraft.

A World Bank panel has rejected Venezuela's request for a new hearing to contest a 2013 partial ruling that it failed to act in good faith regarding negotiations to compensate U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips for expropriations.

BP took heat for running full-page ads in New York and Washington, D.C. newspapers on the anniversary of 9/11 asserting that fraud had plagued the victims claims process following the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

Energy XXI Ltd. agreed to acquire EPL Oil & Gas Inc. for $1.5 billion to become the largest publicly traded independent producer on the Gulf of Mexico shelf.

Four contract workers have suffered burns in a flash fire at an Enterprise Products Partners LP natural gas processing plant in South Texas.

Ricky Bobby Sports Saloon & Restaurant in Fort Worth is facing a legal battle that could potentially put it out of business.

Energy XXI is buying EPL Oil & Gas Inc. for about $1.53 billion in a deal that the companies say will create the biggest publicly-owned independent oil producer on the Gulf of Mexico shelf.

Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp., reacts during a news conference in Tokyo on March 5. And so, the excited chief executive of Japanese Internet and telecom firm SoftBank launched a push to win support for a merger between Sprint and smaller rival T-Mobile US In appearing on the Charlie Rose show, the media-savvy ... (more)

's stock had its "outperform" rating reiterated by equities researchers at Sanford C. Bernstein in a research report issued on Tuesday, Analyst RN reports.

Officials with the Los Angeles Police Commission are getting their first wave of feedback on a pilot program to test the use of body cameras on police officers.

Uncertainty over the Keystone XL pipeline is a "black mark" that's been keeping investors away from the Canadian junior energy space, says a Calgary investment banker.

Crimea's hastily organized vote this weekend on whether to leave Ukraine to join Russia is threatening Black Sea oil and natural gas drilling prospects coveted by Exxon Mobil Corp. and Eni SpA.