Oil & gas news
New completion date set for Glencore-Xstrata merger
Glencore and Xstrata have announced that their proposed merger is now due to be completed by 16 April.
Wildhorse Energy signs MoU with E.ON for underground coal gasification project
Wildhorse Energy, a developer of underground coal gasification (UCG) and uranium projects in central and eastern Europe, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with E.ON Hungaria.
Developing Mongolia’s coal industry
A new report from the IEA Clean Coal Centre discusses issues for developing Mongolia’s vast coal resources.
Shell acquires Repsol’s LNG assets
Repsol has sold its LNG assets to Shell for US$6.7 billion. The deal strengthens Repsol’s balance sheet and reduces its net debt by half.
Glencore and Xstrata merger delayed again
Glencore has pushed back its tie-up with Xstrata again as it waits for regulatory approval from China.
New refined coal contract signed for coal-fired power plant
Clean Coal Solutions, a joint venture supplying cleaner coal technologies to the coal-fired power sector, has announced a contract for a fifth refined coal facility.
Vale posts loss after US$ 5.66 billion writedowns
Continuing the run of gloomy results in the mining sector, Brazilian mining giant Vale has posted a quarterly loss in Q4 2012 after writedowns of US$ 5.66 billion.
Coal at its peak?
Linus Adler, Energy Edge Ltd, considers how near we are to peak coal production.
Generating value from refinery residue with gasification
International Process Plants, USA, describes converting refinery residues into clean syngas.
Breakthrough Floating LNG agreement
Levant LNG has signed an FLNG agreement with Gazprom Marketing and Trading Switzerland.