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    The follies of Bush's Iran policy  May 31, 2007
    Muhammad Sahimi is professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Southern California. This article was distributed by Tribune Media Services. (International Herald Tribune)

    Stratic Energy Announces Board and Management Changes  May 30, 2007
    He has a BSc degree in Geology and a PhD in Petroleum Engineering ... Mr. Sganzerla has a first degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc in Petroleum Engineering and resides in Milan. (Canada Newswire)

    Energy XXI Announces New Vice Presidents  May 11, 2007
    O'Donnell is a 1986 graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. (Primezone Releases)

    Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. Reports 2007 Second Quarter Financial Results, Production and Reserve Increase  May 9, 2007
    Proved reserves at March 31, 2007 calculated by Pinnacle Energy Services, LLC, the Company's petroleum engineering consulting firm totaled 37. 4 bcfe an increase of 9% over year end September 30, 2006 proved reserves of 34. (PR Newswire)

    Pemberton Energy Ltd. - Corporate Update  May 7, 2007
    CALGARY, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - (TSX.V:PBT, FSE:P5W) Pemberton Energy Ltd. wishes to announce that it has engaged the services of Chapman Petroleum Engineering Ltd. to provide engineering, geological and geophysical services on an in-depth ongoing basis, assisting with the Company's exploration, development and production activities ... In view of the new duties and services, Chapman Petroleum Engineering Ltd. relinquishes its role as the Company's independent reserve evaluation firm ...... (PR Newswire)

    FairWest Energy Corporation Announces Proposed Property Disposition at Garrington, Alberta  Apr 24, 2007
    The sale price was negotiated by the parties and was based on an independent engineering evaluation prepared by Chapman Petroleum Engineering Ltd. with reference to the net present value, using escalated pricing and discounted at 10. The purchaser is a limited partnership of which the general partner is a company controlled by a director of FairWest and in which the director, directly or indirectly, may make an investment. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Caribou Resources Corp. 2006 Financial and Operating Results  Apr 12, 2007
    The Company retains McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd., an independent petroleum engineering firm, to evaluate the Company's proved plus probable oil and gas reserves. The estimation of reserves is subjective. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Exxon MobilCorp UK Regulatory Announcement: Mark Albers Elected Senior VP of Exxon Mobil Corp.  Apr 3, 2007
    Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and raised in Texas, Mr. Albers holds a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A & M University. Mr. Albers is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Institution of Engineers Australia, the CEO Forum, and serves on the Texas A & M Engineering Advisory Council. (BusinessWire)

    More US College Students Studying Clean Energy  Mar 29, 2007
    At Stanford University in Silicon Valley, the Petroleum Engineering Department has renamed itself the Energy Resources Engineering Department. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has offered courses in green architecture and sustainable development. (Planet Ark, United States)

    Venoco, Inc. Hires Sr. Vice President  Mar 28, 2007
    Mr. O'Donnell has a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Montana Tech, an MS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Pepperdine University. He has been a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers as well as the American Petroleum Institute. (PR Newswire)

    Noble donates $500K  Mar 21, 2007
    made a $500,000 gift to the in Golden to help build the campus's new petroleum engineering building, to be called Marquez Hall ... The 75,000-square-foot facility will accommodate the Petroleum Engineering Department's growing enrollment and expanding research initiatives ... Mines' Petroleum Engineering Department is one of the largest in the country, with more than 380 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in its degree programs. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Plane crash victim had just turned 50  Mar 21, 2007
    Blanchard, who worked with his wife, Jan, in Arlington, Texas, was a graduate of Ryan High School and earned a petroleum engineering degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1981. Theresa Blanchard described her son as quick-witted and savvy. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)

    New Maps May Unlock Giant "Heavy Oil" Reserves, Expert Says  Mar 20, 2007
    "This could be the next phase of petroleum engineering," Schmitt said. "Instead of simply making guesses, we should be able to track where the fluids are coming from.". (National Geographic)

    Ensign Energy Services Announces Record 2006 Financial Results  Mar 19, 2007
    Mr. Whitham holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering and a MS in Economics. Risks and Uncertainties This document contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties. (Canada Newswire)

    Real Resources announces 2006 financial and operating results and reserves  Mar 15, 2007
    (b) Oil and natural gas reserves Approximately 86% of the Company's proved oil and gas reserves are evaluated and reported by an independent petroleum engineering consultant. The remaining 14% are internally evaluated by the company and then reviewed for reasonableness by the same independent petroleum engineering consultant. (Canada Newswire)

    Check out the top picks  Mar 5, 2007
    Guide-Magazines-The Economic Times. BIG BUCKS: INV. GUIDE. (India Times)

    Obama's only appearance in Texas stirs up crowd of about 20,000  Feb 28, 2007
    Albert Christian, UT petroleum engineering junior, an exchange student from France who volunteered at the event, said Obama has become very popular in Europe. "He has become a real pillar in U.S. and world politics," Christian said. (U-Wire.com)

    Tulsa couple makes $15 million donation  Feb 23, 2007
    Charles Stephenson is a 1959 OU petroleum engineering graduate who co-founded Vintage Petroleum. Peggy Stephenson is executive director of the Stephenson Family Foundation, which provides support for various community programs. (FOX23.com, OK)

    more »  Feb 21, 2007
    Marble, who has 32 years experience in the oil and gas industry and a B.S in petroleum engineering from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, said the big news was the 5 million pipeline Hallwood is preparing to build across White County. We have already surveyed the right-of-way, and are building a facility north of Beebe, Marble said. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)

    DeWitt moving on to BIGGER, badder foes  Feb 17, 2007
    "Right now, DeWitt weighs 173. "That's just easy weight on an average day," he said.His weight has gone up each year, and his record as well. This is DeWitt's seventh straight year on the mats. As a sophomore, he placed fourth in the region, DeWitt said.ScholarshipsAll those honors could put DeWitt in line for a wrestling scholarship, but it's not his only path. DeWitt is keeping his options open for college. He said he plans to go to college, with either a football, wrestling or rodeo... (Nogales International, AZ)

    Core Lab Posts Q4 2006 EPS of $0.98; Year-Over-Year Quarterly EPS Up 78%; Sequential Quarterly EPS Up 18%; Company Raises Q1 and Full-Year 2007 Guidance  Feb 15, 2007
    Because declining Middle East fields are not exempt from the laws of physics and prudent petroleum engineering practices, the region presents significant opportunities for Core's technological expertise and future growth. Segment Highlights Core Laboratories reports results under three segments: Reservoir Description, Production Enhancement, and Reservoir Management. (PR Newswire)

    Peyto Energy Trust announces 2006 year end reserve report  Feb 15, 2007
    The reserves committee, chaired by US petroleum engineering consultant Brian Davis, has reviewed the reserves information and approved the reserve report. Although the value of the Trust's reserve assets are worth more today than a year ago, the Board of Directors has decided not to increase the distribution at this time. (PR Newswire)

    Letters: Global warming group-think’ danger  Jan 26, 2007
    James R wrote on January 25, 2007 10:13 AM:"The global warming citation from Environmental Geology (2006) is somewhat suspect, as the authors are George V. Chilingar (a professor of petroleum engineering at USC) and Leonid F. Khilyuk (a petroleum and gas modeling consultant), both of whom have distinct vested interests in the status quo. So, while this is a peer reviewed journal and it is an interesting part of the scientific literature, one review article by two authors with axes to grind... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    An effort to control mold growth  Jan 25, 2007
    Alan Russell, University of Pittsburgh professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, has led a team in developing coatings that prevent mold growth. The technology could be used in mold-repellent mixtures and coatings to protect everything but bread. (The Standard-Times, MA)

    'Heat Mining' Backed In Geothermal Energy Report  Jan 24, 2007
    z and Anderson, members of the panel include: geomechanics expert Anthony Batchelor, managing director of GeoScience Ltd. in the United Kingdom; reservoir engineer Roy Baria from the United Kingdom; geophysicists Maria Richards and Petru Negraru at Southern Methodist University; mechanical engineer Ronald DiPippo, an emeritus professor at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; risk analyst Elisabeth Drake at MIT; chemist John Garnish, former director of geothermal programs of the European... (Science Daily)

    TORR Canada Appoints New Director  Jan 23, 2007
    He holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University and is currently Group Vice President in charge of the Energy Products Segment at CIRCOR International Inc., responsible for developing tailor made solutions for customer-specific fluid control issues for the oil ndustry. "Because of my long experience and knowledge in the oil ervices industry, I am very excited to join TCI's Board of Directors since I believe the Company's solutions can address the challenges... (Canada Newswire)

    Willbros Appoints Gerald J. Maier to Board of Directors  Jan 12, 2007
    degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Alberta. Randy Harl, President and CEO commented, "Willbros is currently well positioned in the oil sands region of northern Alberta. We believe Gerry's extensive experience in the pipeline and energy sector will help the Company strengthen its engineering and construction services for pipelines and related facilities in the expanding Canadian market." Mr. Maier will serve as a Class I director fulfilling the term of Peter A. Leidel, who has... (PR Newswire)

    CrossPoint Energy Company Announces Appointment of New Directors  Jan 4, 2007
    Mr. Shaw is a 1973 graduate of The University of Missouri at Rolla with a BS in Petroleum Engineering. Ross Welgehausen: Mr. Welgehausen is a Co-Founder and Principal of Venn Capital Advisors, L.P. which provides consulting and financing advisory services to emerging businesses and their owners. (PR Newswire)


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