Oil & gas news

AGL Energy has suspended its application for the Camden North coalbed methane project in New South Wales.

DNV has taken the initiative to develop a Recommended Practice to address risks associated with shale gas extraction.

Australia’s top five mining companies ended 2012 strongly on the back of increased demand for iron ore from China. But metallurgical coal prices suffered as demand was soft.

Neel Kamal Goyal, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd, India, considers how energy imports will affect India’s fuel crisis.

Effective risk management in the coal industry is all about people. To succeed, you need to embed a risk-aware culture and make the risk process simple and relevant so that it becomes part of everyone’s daily job. Loren Padelford, Active Risk, US, explains further.

Canada’s coal sector has the potential for a tremendous future – but it also faces tremendous challenges. Gordon Cope takes a closer look at the industry’s gathering momentum.

The flaring of unwanted associated gas from US shale wells is visible from space.

Russian producer, Lukoil has revealed that the company’s oil and gas reserves stand at 17.3 billion bbls of oil equivalent.

After the recent attack on the Amenas gas plant, the CEO of Sonatrach has stepped down.

Arch Coal, one of the largest US coal producers, has released its full year results for 2012 showing a US$ 295 million net loss in Q4 2012.