Oil & gas news
Adrok develops revolutionary exploration technology
Adrok Group Ltd has developed revolutionary technology known as the atomic dielectric resonance (ADR) scanner, which has the ability to identify and image any substance down to molecular or atomic level.
Shell starts production at Perdido
Shell has produced its first oil and natural gas from the Perdido development, the world’s deepest offshore drilling and production facility.
Nord Stream construction begins
Construction of the long-anticipated Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany via the Baltic officially got underway on 9th April.
BHP Billiton signs joint venture agreement for Indonesian Coal Project
BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, will create a joint venture with PT Adaro Energy, a leading Indonesian miner, to develop its Indonesian Coal Project in East and Central Kalimantan. Adaro will acquire a 25% interest in the project, with BHP retaining the remaining 75%.
JP Morgan enters LNG market
JP Morgan and Cheniere Energy have entered into a two-year partnership involving the Sabine Pass terminal.
SSE Renewables secures £400 million loan
SSE has secured an additional loan from the European Investment Bank to invest in renewable projects.
Coal, Cost and Culture: Management Strategies for Improving Mine Performance
April 2010: Kay Sever outlines how how awareness can be a double-edged sword in improvement.
Pakistan LNG deal mired in scandal
A contract made between GDF Suez and Pakistan’s Petroleum Ministry has become mired in scandal after it was revealed a lower bid was ignored.
Tobacco identified as potential biofuel
The much maligned tobacco plant could get a new lease of life being used to produce biofuels.
Siemens to invest £80 million in UK wind turbine production facility
Siemens will build a huge wind turbine production facility and create hundreds of jobs in a new government sponsored scheme.