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French strike update

A look at what is currently happening in France as a result of the pension and retirement strikes.

 
 

Origin Energy halt CSG drilling in Queensland

After detecting traces of BTEX around eight coal seam gas wells in southern Queensland, Australia, Origin Energy has suspended drilling operations until it can find the source of the contamination.

 

E.ON cancels Kingnorth coal plant

E.ON has announced it is canceling plans to build the UK's first commercial CCS coal-fired plant at Kingsnorth in Kent.

 
 
 
 

API concludes Annual Meeting

A brief outline of the conclusions drawn at the American Petroleum Institute’s Annual Meeting.

 

UK not realising offshore potential

Subsea UK’s chief Alistair Bernie has highlighted Britain’s’ great potential in the emerging offshore renewables market and also our shortfalls. By his estimation, the UK is in danger of repeating the same mistakes it made when the North Sea first started opening up.