Tom Bergin
latest news & developmentsCove eyes East Africa potential in $1bn sale
Cove Energy has put itself up for sale, prompting analysts to predict a test of the industry’s interest in the emerging gas basins of East Africa.
Shell sizes up South Sudan for oil opportunities
Royal Dutch Shell is eyeing opportunities in South Sudan, which last July broke from Khartoum, taking with it two-thirds of Sudan’s oil production.
North Sea oil pipeline still leaking, says Shell
Shell said a North Sea pipeline continued to leak oil on Saturday and that it had been seeping crude for two days before the company declared it.
BP claims ‘milestone’ as drill mud holds well shut
BP claimed "a significant milestone" on Wednesday in efforts to plug for good the well that has spewed millions of barrels of oil.
BP’s Hayward to step aside as Gulf work resumes
BP was expected to announce changes at the top on Monday with the anticipated departure of CEO Tony Hayward
Calling all sub-editors
The <i>Mail & Guardian Online</i> is hiring again and this time it’s a senior sub-editor we’re after.
Talk tough, act tougher
Despite his big words, not a single new idea has emerged from President Jacob Zuma’s mid-year Cabinet lekgotla.
Gulf storm puts BP spill efforts on hold
Tropical Storm Bonnie threatened efforts on Friday to plug BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil leak for good.
US lawmakers grill BP boss as spill deal lifts shares
BP chief executive Tony Hayward faced the wrath of US lawmakers on Thursday as he appeared before a hearing to apologise for the oil spill.
Obama leadership on BP spill faces testing week
Obama’s leadership of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill faces key tests this week as the US president gives his first national address on the disaster.