Drilling & production

Construction of the long-anticipated Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany via the Baltic officially got underway on 9th April.

Shell has produced its first oil and natural gas from the Perdido development, the world’s deepest offshore drilling and production facility.

BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, will create a joint venture with PT Adaro Energy, a leading Indonesian miner, to develop its Indonesian Coal Project in East and Central Kalimantan. Adaro will acquire a 25% interest in the project, with BHP retaining the remaining 75%.

JP Morgan and Cheniere Energy have entered into a two-year partnership involving the Sabine Pass terminal.

SSE has secured an additional loan from the European Investment Bank to invest in renewable projects.

April 2010: Kay Sever outlines how how awareness can be a double-edged sword in improvement.

The much maligned tobacco plant could get a new lease of life being used to produce biofuels.

A contract made between GDF Suez and Pakistan’s Petroleum Ministry has become mired in scandal after it was revealed a lower bid was ignored.

India and America clear another hurdle to implementing the civil nuclear co-operation bill, and agree procedures for reprocessing spent fuel.

Siemens will build a huge wind turbine production facility and create hundreds of jobs in a new government sponsored scheme.

China has signed a deal with Shell to exploit its domestic shale gas reserves, which, if successful could turn Chinese energy policy on its head.

China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has signed an agreement with BG Group of Australia for the purchase of 3.6 million tpy of LNG for the next 20 years.

According to a recent study, China now leads the world as the highest investor in green technology.

As part of its investment into clean coal energy, Peabody Energy has invested US$ 15 million in Calera Corp., owner of technology that converts CO2 into green building materials.

A brief round up of refinery and oilsands news from Canada and North America.