China's crude oil output amounted to 173.05 million tons in the first ten months, a year-on-year increase of 2.1 percent, according to data from the country's top economic planner. During the January-October period, China refined 366.51 ...
Tags: Crude Oil, Refined Oil
OCI N.V. announced that Natgasoline LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary, plans to build a new greenfield world scale methanol plant in Beaumont, Texas. The plant is expected to have a capacity of up to 5,000 metric tons per day (tpd), ...
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US-based firm General Electric Co. (GE) and Egyptian private company Carbon Holdings have signed a US$ 500 million agreement to provide technology and equity support for the building of a Greenfield naphtha cracker and olefins complex in ...
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Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) ("Pioneer" or "the Company") today announced that severe winter weather in Texas has significantly impacted the Company's production and drilling operations in the Spraberry/Wolfcamp, Eagle Ford ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Otto Energy Limited ("Otto") (ASX: OEL) has executed a letter of intent with BHP Billiton Petroleum (Philippines) Corporation (BHPB) (ASX: BHP), proposing to terminate the farm-out agreement between the two parties over Service Contract 55 ...
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Cobalt International Energy, Inc. ("Cobalt") (NYSE:CIE) confirmed today that it has successfully tested its previously announced Lontra #1 Pre-salt discovery well in Block 20, offshore Angola. During the recently completed drill stem test, ...
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UK independent oil and gas companies will be incentivised to invest and undertake additional exploration, as Government awards a further 52 oil and gas licences. UK independent oil and gas companies will be incentivised to invest and ...
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The National Energy Board (NEB or Board) is responding to a pipeline rupture on the Nova Gas Transmission Ltd (NGTL) pipeline system approximately 14 kilometres southeast of Boyle, AB owned and operated by TransCanada Pipelines Ltd ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Gas
The Directors of Armour Energy Limited (ASX: AJQ) (the Company) are pleased to advise that third-party resource estimates have been updated following the Company's 2013 Northern Territory exploration program. SRK Consulting (Australasia) ...
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Today Aibel has been awarded the contract for the hook-up of the Ivar Aasen platform. In addition, Det norske, as operator for the Ivar Aasen development, intends to award Aibel the contract for maintenance and modification tasks and ...
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New buildings are constructed everyday and old ones are also renovated every day. There are different kinds of machinery and methods employed to make things possible. Sand blasting is one of most popular methods that can help a person in ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Refurbishment Project
Compressed air study has proven very beneficial to industries in the market. It is widely used in pneumatics systems and hydraulic tools. The power obtained makes fourth vital utility after water, gas and electricity. These products are ...
Tags: Air Compressors, Accessories
Mazda is aiming to go where the likes of Honda, General Motors and Mercedes have tried before, by developing an engine that combines the efficiency of a diesel but the high power and cleanliness of a petrol engine. The Japanese brand has ...
Tags: Mazda, Diesels, Six-Speed Autos
BASF has produced its first commercial volumes of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from renewable raw material, and is offering this product to customers for testing and commercial use. The production process relies on a patented fermentation ...
Tags: Raw Material, BASF
BASF and the Petroleum Institute (PI) of Abu Dhabi intend to develop new processes for removing aggressive sulfur compounds from acid gases in a research collaboration. The two parties signed the agreement these days. The research ...
Tags: BASF, Gas Treatment Research