Rio Tinto has acquired a majority interest in Riversdale Mining Ltd, delivering control of significant tier one coking coal projects. Rio Tinto’s shareholding in Riversdale passed 50% and may increase further with the takeover offer remaining open until 20 April 2011.
SunPower Corporation has awarded Fluor Corporation the construction contract for the 20 MW Copper Crossing photovoltaic solar power plant in Pinal County, Arizona.
NuStar Logistics, L.P. and TexStar Midstream Services, LP today announced that they have signed a letter of intent to develop a new pipeline system to transport Eagle Ford Shale crude and condensate to Corpus Christi.
BP confirmed today that it has signed four new coalbed methane (CBM) production sharing contracts (PSCs) in the Barito basin of South Kalimantan, Indonesia.
UK energy minister Chris Huhne comments on global oil prices during Saudi visit.
Yemen LNG has strongly denied that its facility at Balhaf, Shabwah came under attack from armed militants after it was earlier reported by an unnamed source.
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been selected by BP Exploration and Production to programme manage their existing portfolio of onshore and offshore projects in the North Sea, estimated to be worth £60 million over the four year contract.
The American Petroleum Institute praises the president’s focus on natural gas as a source of clean, abundant fuel.
April 2011: Kay Sever explains the dangers of 'strong-arming', this problem can be particularly prevalent at old mining properties which have seen many superintendents and managers come and go, all with different personalities and management styles.
South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering believes that the problems Japan has been experiencing with its nuclear reactors in the wake of the recent tsunami could lead to a further surge in orders for LNG ships.
E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P has awarded Subsea 7 an engineering and installation contract for the Huntington Development in the North Sea.
GE Energy has entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 90% of Converteam, a leading provider of electrification and automation equipment and systems.
Icon Energy has signed a 20 year LNG sales agreement with Icon Energy to supply 40 million tonnes of LNG. The first cargo is expected to be delivered by 2016.
Iraq is planning to build three pipelines to link its key oil and gas fields to its southern export system.
The potential for Iraq to achieve its ambitious oil targets is huge, but only if the politics and infrastructure are right.