Thermal coal growth fuels record US exports
US 2012 coal exports, supported by rising thermal coal exports, are expected to break their previous record level of almost 113 million short t, set in 1981.
US 2012 coal exports, supported by rising thermal coal exports, are expected to break their previous record level of almost 113 million short t, set in 1981.
BP has asked a US judge to approve a settlement of thousands of claims worth US$ 7.8 billion made by plaintiffs whose businesses, property or health were negatively impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident.
Talisman has received approval from the UK government to proceed with its £1.6 billion MonArb area redevelopment project to increase oil production.
Heavy flooding, as a result of months of rain, may have cut the production output of companies operating in the Niger Delta by up to 500 000 bpd.
If current surging production levels continue, it might not be long before the US replaces Saudi Arabia as the world’s leading oil producer.
FLNG offers companies a new avenue to develop distant ‘stranded’ offshore resources.
As water scarcity grows, a GE survey shows that most Americans strongly support ‘toilet to turf’ water reuse solutions.
World Coal reviews news of the mining solutions and software that were announced at MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2012®, which took place in Las Vegas from 24 – 26 September.