Oil & gas news
EU CO2 prices may rise, says Fitch Ratings
Carbon emissions permits will rise, but the market will still favour coal-fired power plants over gas, says agency.
Piper Alpha – Learning from major disasters
This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster when 167 people were killed in one of the most devastating incidents in the oil and gas industry’s history.
Cuadrilla exploration plan update
Cuadrilla intends to hydraulically fracture and test shale gas at its exploration well in Lancashire, UK.
New Philippine power plant to use circulating fluidised bed technology
Alstom will supply equipment in construction of a 135 MW CFB power plant in the Philippines
Elengy launches LNG truck loading serices
Elengy, the French LNG terminal operator, has lauched an LNG truck loading service at it’s Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal.
New Statoil pipeline planned in North Sea to connect two oilfields
Statoil and four partners have agreed to build a US$ 343 million pipeline to link the Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen oilfields with existing pipelines in the North Sea.
Sale of Botswana coal project makes progress
Aviva announces acquisition of prospecting license, as sale of Mmamantswe coal project makes progress.
Queensland LNG projects collaborate
Gladstone LNG and Queensland Curtis LNG have signed an agreement to interconnect their pipelines.
DSME to build Ice-class LNG tankers
DSME has reportedly won the contract to build 16 ice-class LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project in Russia.
IEA release CCS roadmap
The International Energy Agency has released a technology roadmap for the development of carbon capture and storage.