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Drilling & production

A green light for North America?

Few would disagree that 2009 was a terrible year for the North American oil patch. But now, as 2010 unfolds, the sector is gearing up to go. Is this the beginning of a renaissance in the petroleum industry or a false rally?

 

Baker Hughes installs subsea boosting systems at Perdido

Baker Hughes has installed enhanced run life electrical submersible pumping (ESP) systems in two vertical subsea boosting stations located on the seabed at Shell’s Perdido field in the Gulf of Mexico in 8000 ft of water.

 

Wärtsilä provides power modules for FPSO

Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the Brazilian industrial group QUIP to supply three main power modules for a new P-63 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.

 

Shale gas outlook

The Annual Energy Outlook presents a projection and analysis of US energy supply, demand, and prices through 2035.

 

BG Group announces joint venture with EXCO

BG Group today announced that it has entered into further joint venture arrangements with its US shale partner, EXCO Resources, Inc. This agreement adds to the alliance entered into over EXCO’s shale assets in East Texas and North Louisiana in June 2009.

 
 
 

MacArthur shares defy resource tax fears

Shares in Macarthur Coal have risen, in spite of the threatened resource tax currently being proposed by the Australian government, which has sent other coal companies shares tumbling.

 
 
 
 
 

Australian coal seam gas stocks fall

Following the announcement on Sunday that a new super tax will be levied on resources, coal seam gas stocks were sent tumbling.

 

JSW Steel buys US mines

JSW Steel has bought coking mines in West Virginia, USA, to fuel its steel production.

 

Qatar to invest in Greece

Qatar has signed a memorandum of understanding to invest up to US$ 6.6 billion in energy projects in Greece.