Drilling & production

According to Energy Secretary, Ernest Moniz, the US is on course to meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020.

Petrobras reviews Brazilian flow operations for oil volume transfer and chooses in-rack flow computers.

Fluid control technologies provider Lewa-Nikkiso acquires Dutch pump and compressor system builder Geveke.

The onshore US oil and gas exploration and production company has announced the completion of its pipeline project and provides an update on its on-going fracture stimulation programme at its Horizon project.

Prices and profit margins collapse due to falling demand for coal. Alpha Natural Resources post quarterly loss.

Malaysian company Toyo will help Vietnamese Government develop 2000 MW coal-fired power plant in Hau Giang.

UK Engineering firm FES International says the government’s plans to stimulate investment in the oil and gas industry are already paying dividends.

US coal company affected by negative coal market, though remains hopeful for better future results.

Coal of Africa has announced a drop in ROM coal production on the back of resource depletion at one of its mine and the closure on the Matola rail corridor.

Anglo-Australian diversified miner, BHP Billiton, has not found a buyer for its Gregory Crinum coal mine.

Beacon Hill Resources has said it expects to start coal shipments from its Minas Moatize mine in Mozambique in Q4 of this year.

Arch coal announces Q2 loss on weak metallurgical coal market but raises forecast for thermal coal shipments.

Aspire Mining confirm test work indicates Mongolion metallurgical coal from Ovoot project significantly upgrades Tavan Tolgoi’s non-metallurgical coals.

Navajo power plant will shut one coal-fired unit and upgrade two more, in order to meet EPA emissions ruling.

International Coal has been granted two exploration permits for its proposed Consuelo project in Queensland, Australia, giving it the green light to move forward with plans to develop the project.