Drilling & production - 02 February 2012

Beacon Hill Resources Plc., has announced a new find at Minas Moatize.

Patriot Coal Corp. has idled its Big Mountain complex in West Virginia citing weak demand.

Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, reports on the new sources, new markets and new headaches involved in US natural gas production.

Huanqui bought a 19.9% stake in LNG Ltd and signed a new contract with the company.

Aker Solutions has acquired Norwegian engineering company Sandnessjøen Engineering.