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Left-wing legislators asked the Philippine Supreme Court on Wednesday to order an immediate halt to a scientific study by the state oil companies of China, Vietnam and the Philippines in the disputed Spratly islands.

The pace of deals for oil and gas assets in the U.K. North Sea could slow as companies become increasingly concerned about the costs of retiring old fields, oil industry participants said in London Wednesday.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center announced that projected climate conditions point to a near normal or above normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin this year.

Law firm DLA Piper US LLP has hired Joseph J. Christian as a partner in the firm's Real Estate practice group in Boston, the firm said on Thursday.

Levitt Corp. said it has changed its name to Woodbridge Holdings Corp.

The city of Blue Ash has selected Miller-Valentine Group to tackle the first phase of its long-awaited downtown redevelopment.

As expected, president Bush vetoed the recently passed $307 billion Farm Bill and, as expected, the House voted overwhelmingly May 21 to override it.

During the meeting, issues regarding the cooperation agreement signed between Petrobras and the National Cuban Oil Company (Cupet) were discussed, as well as beginning seismic surveys offshore Cuba in the GOM in the near future.

The former Immigration and Naturalization (INS) building at 815 Airport Way in Seattle has sold for $4.4 million.