The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) is a 678 km pipeline, planned to deliver gas from Nigeria to Ghana, Benin and Togo. The cost of the pipeline, originally said to cost US$ 600 million, has soared to US$ 1 billion.
Energy and environment ministers from the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum’s member nations have endorsed CCS as a vital tool to help fight climate change.
Currently reliant on imported gas, Italy is keen to develop its clean coal industry with a pioneering CCS demonstration plant at Porto Tolle and the construction of several high-efficiency coal-fired power plants.
This article looks at current industry activity in different regions of Africa and explores how companies in the energy supply chain are leveraging the opportunities available in these markets.
This article discusses the latest oil and gas industry figures released by Deloitte, which show that offshore exploration and appraisal activity is up by 75% on the last quarter.
Coal mine ventilation exhaust air constitutes the largest single source of coal mine methane emissions to the at¬mosphere. Catalytic and thermal oxidation are techniques that can be used to destroy ventilation air methane (VAM) at active underground coal mines.
The credit crunch and an uncertain market have hit the global LNG industry, which had been steadily growing during the period 2003 - 08. LNG demand (a function of natural gas demand) is low across the globe, yet it is set to pick up post 2012 and rise until 2015.
Mozambique, a country with vast but mostly untapped coal resources, has recently seen a number of important developments that bring it closer to becoming a major coal exporter.
The power sector has undoubtedly been hit hard by the global credit crunch. The good news is though, that we are now seeing some positive signs of recovery, with the sector beginning to slowly bounce back with more money being invested in new projects.
Electricity generation from solar energy has been around for more than 50 years. Solar power generation will see an exponential growth and the resultant technology breakthroughs and economies of scale will lead to costs which are close to grid parity. Changing industry dynamics provide great value creation opportunities, but taking high quality decisions in the face of uncertainty is critical.
Offshore wind activity is at an all time high. The next two years will see significant year-on-year growth in terms of capacity installed from projects currently under construction. However, the industry is struggling with the costs of development, which have more than doubled in five years.
Australia, with 24 currently active and future LNG projects, could become the second largest LNG producing nation in the world by 2015, according to the International Energy Agency.
The oil and gas sector in South America holds tremendous potential, with at least 110 billion bbls of oil, 272 trillion ft3 of gas and over 250 billion bbls of recoverable bitumen. But that potential often remains elusive for many countries.
Brazilian oil and Australian gas are the hottest ball games in town at the moment. This article reviews activity in these areas and other offshore exploration activity.
Working with a global operator, a Drilling Risk Assessment simulation model has been developed. Executives can now simulate and test scenarios before committing to a course of action.