Drilling & production - 08 August 2013

The EIA has found that oil and gas industry employment is growing much more rapidly than total private sector employment.

The DOE has conditionally authorised Lake Charles to export LNG to non-FTA countries.

Metso Corp completes acquisition of Chinese steel foundry, will supply wear parts to mining and construction industry customers in China and other Asia-Pacific markets.

Vale announces record coal production in Q2 2013, despite production issues at its Integra Coal operations.

Siemens Energy has received orders for compressor trains for three LNG plants in China.

Diversified miner, Rio Tinto, has announced a US$ 53 million loss for its Energy Group in the first half of 2013, as total underlying earnings dropped 18% to US$ 4.3 billion.