Drilling & production

CB&I have won the concept development contract for the Yamal LNG project in northwest Siberia.

The EPA is proposing to change how coal ash is classified under current waste management law, with a mind to enforcing stricter regulations to limit environmental damage.

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

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

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

A round up of the main messages from the 2010 Green Collar Energy Forum.

ITF is calling for proposals for new technologies associated with the more efficient recovery of unconventional resources and enhanced oil recovery.

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.