The Middle East continues to be a key market for the UK supply chain, which is not surprising given the region’s significant share of the world’s oil and gas reserves and the fact that plenty of investment is taking place.
NPRA says Obama oil tax increase would hurt consumers.
Total has announced the startup of the Itaú gas and condensate field.
Southwest Solar Technologies has commissioned the largest solar dish in North America in order to improve the efficiency of its power generation capability.
Xstrata has declared force majeure at its Ulan mine in New South Wales, Australia. Production at the mine has been forced to halt due to heavy rain.
Striking first oil is significant for any nation – and for any oil and gas company. But when oil flowed at the Jubilee field in Ghana, it was a particularly historic event.
A court in Ecuador has ordered Chevron Corp. to pay US$ 8.6 billion for damages to part of the Amazon region.
API believe that administration tax hike will hurt jobs, cut government revenue.
Shell has published its report Signals and Signposts.
Xavier Prevost, XMP Consulting, South Africa, provides a brief overview of the McCloskey Coal Conference 2011, which took place in Cape Town.
The Colombian Government has hinted that its suspension of new requests for mining concessions may last longer than the initial six months.
Funding for small-scale solar, biomass and other carbon reduction projects in the UK could rise significantly if consistent reporting guidelines for these schemes can be agreed, a study from BRE Trust, owner of the UK’s leading building research body BRE showed.
Rio Tinto profits rose to US$ 14.3 billion in 2010 on the back of rising commodity prices and strong growth in developing markets. Of that, the energy group, which includes coal and uranium, increased its underlying earnings to US$ 1.187 billion, a 2% increase on the previous year.
Chevron Corp. has announced further drilling success in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia.
Paul Bright, SRK (UK) Ltd, UK, provides an introduction to the Colombian coal industry.