Drilling & production

The Indian cabinet has approved the auction of coal blocks to private companies, enabling the government to allot coal mining licences through competitive bidding for the first time.

Royal Dutch Shell has chosen a site in Louisiana as the location for its new multi billion dollar GTL project.

Honeywell UOP LLC announced today that it has formed an alliance with the leading global engineering, consulting and construction company Black & Veatch

The DIONIX system can be used to treat pre-frac, flowback, or fresh water to be used in support to the process of hydraulic fracturing.

First Prelude FLNG turret module sets sail for Shell terminal in South Korea

Three Alberta-based companies merge to create Wood Group Mustang’s new presence in Canada

In the second of two articles, Dr Elizabeth Stephens, JLT Specialty Ltd, UK, reports on coal mining prospects in South Africa, as the country faces several challenges.

A Japanese minister has highlighted the imbalances in the LNG market, referring to discrepancies in price between the heavily priced Asian market and the more lucrative American and European ones.

International Well Control Forum (IWCF) is rolling out a raft of new measures that will improve the competence of people involved in well operations to prevent future major oilspill incidents.

Bureau Veritas has responded to safety concerns in the Arctic by developing a contraption which monitors cargo sloshing in ice conditions for LNG transportation

Ken Montgomery, Niksam, Singapore, concludes his explanation of the importance of thorough candidate analysis when selecting new vessels for FPSO conversion.

The coal industry has strongly criticised new regulations set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

A look at shale drilling news across the globe.

General Electric’s new consortium Eagle LNG Partners to aid companies in switch from diesel to LNG

Energy companies in Pakistan to buy LNG from Gail (India) Limited