Drilling & production

Hitachi and TOYO are to conduct a feasibility study for an electric motor driven LNG plant for Eastern Star Gas Ltd in Newcastle.

Why the Gulf of Mexico is one of the few bright spots in the North American oilpatch.

Baker Hughes and VSFusion, a borehole seismic processing joint venture between Baker Hughes and CGGVeritas, recently completed one of the largest microseismic hydraulic fracture monitoring surveys ever undertaken.

As the pendulum of public opinion has swung firmly in favour of renewable technology, countries around the world are racing to be the world leaders in offshore wind technology.

BP has launched a live webcam of the riser flow, which can be viewed at www.bp.com Meanwhile, the US government has created a Flow Rate Technical Team (FRTT) to develop a more precise estimate of the rate of flow from the well.

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.