Drilling & production - 22 September 2010

After the two nations’ premiers met in New York this week, they have agreed to go ahead with a Qatar-led LNG project in Sri Lanka.

Ingrain, a digital rock physics company, has announced the opening of its newest digital rock physics lab, located in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi.

In India, plans are afoot to increase coal production by introducing a bill that will mean that the mines must share a portion of their profits with the locals.

Excelerate Energy is to build a second LNG importation terminal In Argentina, effectively doubling the country’s terminal capacity.

BP is to join the marine well containment company (MWCC), which is designed to provide a quick response service for the Gulf of Mexico; as part of the agreement it will be contributing its own well containment equipment to the group.