Seamwell International will sign a US$ 1.5 billion deal with China for an electric power plant using synthesis gas extracted from gasifying coal deposits via underground coal gasification (UCG).
A bright future is forecast for the LNG industry, as long-term gas demand drives major investment in global LNG facilities.
Chris Holmes, Purvin & Gertz, describes the impact of the Great East Japan earthquake on the LNG supply to Europe.
East Timor’s government has called for the expulsion of Shell form talks about the development of the Greater Sunrise field in the East Timor sea after serious disagreement between the two parties over how to develop the field.
HEP will be able to provide midstream services through its newly acquired subsidiaries, Texas Pipeline and Bottom Line Services. Both subsidiaries operate primarily in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas.
Coal is surging ahead with the recovering economy, but many challenges lie ahead. Gordon cope examines how prospects for US coal are looking up.
Hays Oil and Gas have found that the majority of people do not believe that companies do enough to promote women into senior management positions.
Australia has reduced its forecasts for coal production and exports for the financial year ending June 2012 as its coal mining industry still reels from the effects of severe flooding at the beginning of the year.
BP today announced that it has reached agreement with Weatherford U.S., L.P. to settle potential claims between the companies related to the Deepwater Horizon accident.
South America is emerging as a growing world player in the oil and gas industry. With discoveries of new reserves across the continent, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Argentina all look set to prosper.
Taryn Evans, AKE, takes a brief look at the differences between regions in terms of the threat posed to foreign personnel engaged in energy projects by kidnap and ransom.
Aker Solutions has secured a contract for subsea compression topside modifications of the Åsgard A and B platforms with Statoil. The contract value is approximately NOK 650 million.
Despite the risks, Russian oil is once more where the action is for Western firms, with a spate of high-profile deals inked in the first quarter of 2011.
Petrobras has awarded GE Oil & Gas a four-year service agreement to deliver repairs, maintenance and retrofits on Petrobras’ fleet of subsea equipment installed in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.
North American gas companies have asked odour experts at Cardiff University to solve the potentially lethal problem of shale gas losing its smell.