Government auctions of oil and natural gas exploration rights in Western Canada have fallen to some of their lowest levels in the last 15 years and hopes of a recovery in 2013 hinge on operators making a breakthrough in new liquids-rich ...
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The US Environmental Protection Agency said it has analyzed water samples from four shale plays across the country, but released no test results or preliminary conclusions Friday when it issued a progress report on its investigation of the ...
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In a sweeping change of ownership, Chevron is taking control of Canada's Kitimat LNG project, with two of the three partners bowing out after failing in their attempts over the past year to secure offtake customers in Asia. The ...
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European chemicals output will contract by 2.0 per cent in 2012 compared with 2011, European chemicals group Cefic said. A lowering of its forecast released in September, the chemicals trade body downgrade reflects recent data showing a ...
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Reported Borusan Mannesmann, Turkey’s leading steel pipe manufacturer has planned to invest steel plant in the US for domestic energy industry. The facility is expected to operate in the second half of 2014 with annual capacity ...
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Reuters reported that Borusan Mannesmann, Turkey’s leading steel pipe manufacturer, will invest USD 150 million in building a production facility in the United States. The company in a statement with the Istanbul Stock Exchange ...
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Fiber-monitoring system to observe hydraulic fracturing - better known as "fracking" - operations in oil and shale gas prospecting. QinetiQ company OptaSense has signed a global commercialisation and framework agreement with oil giant ...
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Imagine for a moment that you have a credit card with a limit of a few trillion dollars but with one caveat: you need to use those funds exclusively to provide for your family. It sounds easy, until you realize your “family” is ...
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The Alberta government is aiming to attract major investment in its natural gas sector in 2013, as part of the Canadian province's strategy to develop a balanced and diversified energy portfolio, a provincial government official said ...
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Teijin Ltd a supplier of carbon fiber used in the Airbus SAS superjumbo jet, is considering plans to expand output in the US to meet demand for the lightweight material in cars and storage tanks for natural gas. Executive Vice President ...
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Jordan has signed an initial agreement with the British company Shell for exploration of oil and gas fields in the Sarkhan basin in the northeast of the Kingdom. The country's Energy and Natural Resources Ministry said that under the ...
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PPI reported that after holding Pakistan Petroleum Exploration Promotion Conference 2012 in Houston, USA Dr Asim Hussain advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources inaugurated PEPC Road Show in London UK. Dr Asim ...
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With approval from the Canadian government granted on Friday, China National Offshore Oil Corp. has crossed the biggest hurdle to its $15.1 billion takeover bid for Nexen and the deal should close by the end of the year, analysts said in ...
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BWA Water Additives has been a major supplier of water treatment additives for almost 40 years. The company’s antiscalant additives are now playing a vital role in keeping reverse osmosis systems working efficiently in desalination ...
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Taipei, Dec. 14, 2012 (CENS)--Formosa Plastics U.S.A. will invest US$1.7 billion (NT$49.38 billion) to expand its capacities and switch to shale gas as the raw material for its naphtha crackers, which will enable it to cut production cost ...
Tags: raw material, naphtha crackers, Formosa Plastics, oil shale resources