Drilling & production - 30 April 2010

New York State has passed restrictive legislation on the use of hydraulic fracture drilling near the cities of Syracuse and New York.

The Sunrise joint venture has chosen to use Shell’s proprietary FLNG technology to develop the Greater Sunrise gas fields in the East Timor Sea.

BP has launched the next phase of its effort to contain and clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, with a significant expansion of onshore preparations in case spilled oil should reach the coast.

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TransAlta is looking at carbon capture and alternative energy sources to phase out its coal-fired plants and reduce emissions.