Drilling & production

New York State has passed restrictive legislation on the use of hydraulic fracture drilling near the cities of Syracuse and New York.

The Sunrise joint venture has chosen to use Shell’s proprietary FLNG technology to develop the Greater Sunrise gas fields in the East Timor Sea.

BP has launched the next phase of its effort to contain and clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, with a significant expansion of onshore preparations in case spilled oil should reach the coast.

May 2010: Kay Sever questions why culture change is your last priority in improvement?

TransAlta is looking at carbon capture and alternative energy sources to phase out its coal-fired plants and reduce emissions.

The Nigerian Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is an ambitious attempt, 10 years in the making, to comprehensively reform the Nigerian oil and gas sector. While theoretically it makes a great deal of sense, in practical terms it is flawed.

British Columbia government have enforced a new act that is encouraging clean energy and more jobs.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has nullified a deal between Pakistan’s Petroleum Ministry and GDF Suez for the supply of LNG after it emerged a lower bid was not even considered.

Ng Weng Hoong takes a look at the changing fortunes of the oil and gas industries in Iran and Qatar in LNG Industry's Spring regional report.

The Indonesian government has spelled out a five year plan to increase its geothermal power output at the World Geothermal Congress in Bali.

Russia to allow duty free import of pipes from Ukraine.

Coal India Ltd plans to invest up to US$ 1.7 billion to acquire stakes in five foreign coal mines.

Looking back at the first quarter of 2010, some encouraging signs of growth can be seen across the global energy industry, according to the latest data from EIC Monitor - the quarterly index that tracks newly announced projects across the global energy supply chain.

BJ Services Company is expanding its tubing and casing running operations in the Marcellus shale fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York.

Shell officials have stated that the Middle East will struggle to keep enough investment to meet the demand for natural gas over the next two decades.