Drilling & production

Ceres Inc. and Novozymes, both companies involved at different stages of the value chain in producing biofuels, have joined forces to help commercialise biofuel crops.

The third annual World Coal Asia Special includes exclusive analysis of the world's most dynamic coal market.

Sable Mining Ltd. have commissioned a bankable feasibility study for the Reitkuil coal project in anticipation of fast-tracking the project.

Technip completes construction of its new pipelay vessel; declares labour cuts at Pori yard.

Xergi and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) have entered into a joint venture agreement to build an €8 million anaerobic digestion plant in Scotland.

The clean energy Industry has defied the global recession and seen strong growth in Q1 2010.

Invensys have signed a US$ 12.4 million contract to upgrade the Bintulu LNG complex in Malaysia.

Rescue efforts are underway to free 32 workers who have been trapped following a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey.

The board of MacArthur Coal has rejected the revised, lower takeover bid from Peabody Energy.

Kidnapping remains a problem across the developing world with foreign nationals a particularly attractive target for criminals and militant groups.

Qatar Petroleum signed the exploration and production sharing agreement with Shell and Petrochina for Qatar block D.

Toreador and Hess have created a joint venture to exploit vast reserves of shale oil in the Paris basin.

Cheniere has announced the closure of the sale of it’s stake in Freeport LNG to ZHA FLNG Purchaser.

LNG Ltd has completed the FEED work for the Fisherman’s Landing project and has obtained an EPC proposal for the project.

Fluor Corporation has been awarded an early works contract by Santos for the Gladstone LNG project, and is the preferred contractor for the full EPC contract.