Oil & gas news
Polarcus Samur upgraded to eight streamer capacity
Polarcus Limited has announced that the company is upgrading Polarcus Samur from the current six streamer arrangement to an eight streamer configuration.
Saudi Arabia: unconventional agenda
Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, has announced that it has huge reserves of unconventional gas in the form of shale gas, which could double its proved gas reserves.
Taxes and the oil and natural gas industries
Two notes from the American Petroleum Institute regarding new oil and natural gas industry taxes.
Expanding the oilsands
Shell oilsands expansion is now onstream.
The Clean Air Act and greenhouse gases
American Petroleum Institute says Clean Air Act is not designed to address greenhouse gas emissions.
Cockatoo Coal raises AU$ 150.8 million for development and exploration projects
Cockatoo Coal has announced that it has raised AU$ 150.8 million to fund its joint purchase of five coal development and exploration assets in Australia.
The US Senate and climate change legislation
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said this week that the Senate will not pass legislation this year that imposes a price on carbon.
Iran: key international players adding fuel to the fire
The recent UN and EU sanctions in response to its continued nuclear programme have left Tehran with few friends in the international community, and it is unsurprising that the states who intend to carry on doing business with such a contentious partner clearly have their own political agendas to pursue.
Carbon capture and storage research and development
New Recovery Act funding boosts industrial carbon capture and storage research and development.
More ‘Rally for Jobs’ news
750 gather and call on Congress to focus on jobs and the economy in Canton, Ohio, rally.