Coal Creek mine wins safety award for second consecutive year
Thunder Basin Coal Company mine receives the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute’s 2013 safety award.
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2H offshore awarded Moho Nord contract by Total
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has recently been awarded a contract by Total for the delivery management of the TLP top tensioned riser (TTR) systems for its Moho Nord field development, offshore Congo.
Nigeria’s Nestoil wins Shell Nigeria pipeline contract
Nigeria’s Nestoil Plc, has won a multi billion Naira pipeline construction contract from oil giant Shell Nigeria Petroleum Development Company.
Kashagan production facilities start up
An important milestone in the development of the Kashagan field has been reached with production facilities coming online after start-up preparations, which began last year, reached their conclusion.
Arch Coal sells Canyon Fuel Co. to Bowie Resource
US coal miner, Arch Coal, has sold its Canyon Fuel Co. assets in Utah to Bowie Resources for US 435 million.
South Sudan expects 1 million bbls of oil exports to leave Sudan
According to its oil minister, South Sudan is expecting a first oil shipment of 1 million barrels to dispatch from Port Sudan terminal this week.
GEFCO, Inc. integrates with sister company
The designer and manufacturer of portable drilling rigs and related equipment has announced an integration with its sister company Astec Loudon
Obama Administration Climate Change Plan announced
President Obama has released his new Climate Action Plan; a three pronged plan to cut releases of greenhouse gases and limit the impacts of global warming.
Boyce praises China's push for cleaner air
Gregory Boyce, chairman and CEO of Peabody Energy, has commended new measures to improve urban air quality in China, while maintaining its use of coal to power economic development.
Nabucco West loses out to TAP in Shah Deniz II gas pipeline project
Shah Deniz consortium chooses TAP over Nabucco West for Azeri gas pipeline to Europe; OMV confirms Nabucco’s bid is unsuccessful.
Peabody and Glencore Xstrata cut Australian mining jobs
Biggest quarterly decline in coal prices in a year force mining companies to look to cut costs.
Obama's climate change plan targets coal
President Barack Obama has announced wide ranging plans to limit US carbon emissions, including capping emissions from power plants.
Total and Hellman & Friedman to sell their stakes in GTT
Total and private equity firm Hellman & Friedman plan to sell their 30% stakes in French cryogenicmembraen manufacturer GTT.
Bureau Veritas introduces ESA notation
Bureau Veritas has launched an elastic shaft alignment notation on high powered ships, including LNG carriers.
Snøhvit CO2 - Pipelay, subsea contract for Technip
Technip has been awarded by Statoil ASA a contract for pipelay and subsea installations for the Snøhvit CO2 Solution project.