Oil & gas news

Construction of the long-anticipated Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany via the Baltic officially got underway on 9th April.

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 and Cheniere Energy have entered into a two-year partnership involving the Sabine Pass terminal.

SSE has secured an additional loan from the European Investment Bank to invest in renewable projects.

April 2010: Kay Sever outlines how how awareness can be a double-edged sword in improvement.

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.

The much maligned tobacco plant could get a new lease of life being used to produce biofuels.

Siemens will build a huge wind turbine production facility and create hundreds of jobs in a new government sponsored scheme.

India and America clear another hurdle to implementing the civil nuclear co-operation bill, and agree procedures for reprocessing spent fuel.

According to a recent study, China now leads the world as the highest investor in green technology.