Drilling & production - 21 February 2013

Peter Kiernan, The Economist Intelligence Unit, UK, explains how Asian demand is driving LNG export projects around the world.

A new report from the IEA Clean Coal Centre analyses where and why coal can be lost along the coal supply chain from mine to power plant.

IOS InterMoor AS has secured a contract from ENI Norge that will see it provide two complete mooring spreads at the Barents Sea’s first oilfield.

Jonathan Lane, head of consulting for power and utilities at GlobalData, asks: ”could a UK coal tax raise significant revenue, lower emissions and have no impact on prices?”

BHP Billiton becomes the latest mining major to announce a change at the top, as Marius Kloppers announces he will retire in May.