BP Norge has awarded Aker Solutions an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for a tieback from Oselvar to the Ula platform in the North Sea. Aker Solutions estimates the contract value to be approximately NOK 450 million.
US energy secretary, has announced the selection of three new projects to accelerate the development of advanced coal technologies with CCS at commercial-scale.
Doosan Babcock had announced it will undertake a major carbon capture project with Basin Electric Power Cooperative. The project will commence in January.
JFE Steel Corp. will acquire a 20% stake in the Byerwen coal project from QCoal Pty Ltd. JFE has also agreed an off-take contract that will supply JFE with 2 million tpa or premium hard coking coal from Byerwen.
Lukoil and Statoil secured the winning bid on the gigantic West Qurna 2 field in Iraq.
The US EPA has delayed its decision on regulating coal ash waste from power plants. A decision was expected before the end of the year but, due to the complexity of the analysis involved, the agency is still actively working on parts of the proposal.
Total has announced the discovery of hydrocarbons in the southern portion of the Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 223, offshore Southeastern Nigeria.
Macarthur Coal Ltd, has announced a number of acquisitions which will significantly increase their operations and market capitalisation.
Major downstream investments have been announced by Petrolera Argentina, Husky Energy and Ecopetrol.
The UK government is working closely with domestic power companies to help keep the UK at the forefront of CCS technology.
Barry Baxter explains how logistics threaten coal developments in Mozambique.
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has awarded Shell and Petronas Carigali a contract for technical assistance in developing one of the largest oilfields in the world, the Majnoon field in Iraq.
The US EPA issued a statement on 7th December that confirms the findings of its investigations into greenhouse gases and human health.
BJ Services Co. have set a world record for cementing the longest solid expandable tubular liner; a specially formulated cement had to be developed to accomplish the feat.
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) have made an agreement to formally work together for the mutual benefit of both societies.