Drilling & production

MiaSolé is to supply Juwi Solar with 600 MW of CIGS solar panels.

Nevada Solar Works is to build up to 1.3 MW of solar powered projects in Reno, at 6 separate locations, taking advantage of state law which allows third-party ownership of renewable energy projects.

Resolute Energy has entered into an agreement with Marathon Oil to develop up to 19,000 acres of the Bakken field in North Dakota.

CREEnergy has entered into a joint venture with GPTI to remediate the toxic tailing ponds in the Ft. McMurray area of Alberta province.

Solar power continues to grow but there are challenges facing this new technology, which has increasingly found favour with the global community trying to break its reliance on fossil fuels.

India’s Adani Group will help to build a coal export railway in Indonesia’s Southern Sumatra Province in another example of the country’s investment in natural resources abroad. Meanwhile, the Mongolian Government has rejected a direct rail link to China from the massive Tavan Tolgoi resource, citing the possible effect such a link would have on its sovereignty.

Matinee Energy and K&Co. have signed a Pre-Master agreement to build a solar energy plant in California for up to US$ 200 million.

According to a new report from Wood Mackenzie, a consultancy, CBM will make up a third of unconventional gas supply in China by 2030 and account for 14% of total domestic supply, despite slow production growth.

recent announcement from the American Petroleum Institute regarding the release of its online safety standards.

Peru’s President has passed a decree which will effectively limit the LNG that can be exported from the country, to ensure a healthy domestic supply.

FPL is to demolish the old plant and replace it with a new combined cycle gas powered plant, which will emit 50% less carbon dioxide emissions.

Technip has announced a strategic partnership with subsidiaries of PETRONAS, to work jointly on onshore and offshore projects.

CAMAC Energy has started drilling as part of its programme to develop the CBM in its Zijinshan gas asset.

Kosmos has terminated the sale of its Ghana business to ExxonMobil in order to continue its exploration, appraisal and development operations.

Oil companies in Iraq may be too ambitious about production targets due to field characteristics and exportation problems.