Oil & gas news

Halliburton, under contract from PGNiG, have performed the first ever hydraulic fracturing operation on Polish soil.

Woodside has made new gas discoveries at its Alaric-1 exploration well, reviving hopes that the planned expansion of its Pluto regasification terminal may go ahead.

Range Resources has voluntarily started releasing information about its hydraulic fracturing processes, to assuage fears over environmental damage.

The Shenhua Baotou Coal to Olefins project, one of the largest units of its kind in the world, has successfully started up in China. The unit uses advanced coal gasification technology provided by GE.

Chevron has announced the discovery of gas in the Exmouth Plateau of the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia.

Do the environmental impacts of potential oil spills outweigh the economic effects of stifling exploration efforts, and can more be done to make oil and gas drilling safer?

More than 2200 commercial divers will be needed to help build and develop Europe’s offshore wind sector as it rapidly expands over the next six years, according to leading industry analysts.

DONG Energy has signed a supply agreement with IBERDROLA for the supply of 1 billion cubic metres per year of LNG.

Coal prices have dropped by 10% globally due to falling demand in China, while traditional markets in Europe and South East Asia remain depressed.

African National Congress (ANC) Youth League leader, Julius Malema, has announced that the party will debate nationalisation of the mining industry as part of its national conference in September. Barry Baxter asks whether the party is planning to publicly knock Malema’s proposals on the head?