The US saw its biggest ever yearly rise in oil production last year as its booming shale oil industry continues to transform the global oil market, BP said Wednesday. At the same time, global proven oil reserves continue to grow and are ...
Global natural gas consumption rose 2.2% on the year in 2012 to 3.3 trillion cubic meters, but stayed below the historical average increase of 2.7%, while global LNG trade fell for the first time on record, BP said in its annual statistical ...
Non-OECD Asia, especially China and India, will slowly but surely join the club of countries with underground gas storage facilities as gas demand grows and security of supply becomes imperative, a senior executive with Storengy, GDF Suez's ...
Tags: Chemicals, underground gas
Large diameter thick wall straight seam double submerged arc welding pipe welding technology invented back in 1940, a new welding method. It is the same place, and manual welding or the use of slag to protect it, but this is not a slag ...
Tags: Welding Pipe, Welding Technology
When Tropical Storm Andrea roared up the East Coast recently dropping buckets of rain, it underscored the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's forecast that 2013 will have an extremely active hurricane season with 13 to 20 ...
Tags: Generator, Industrial Equipment
The newly appointed chairman of the Japan Gas Association said Thursday that the recent approval by the US Department of Energy for LNG shipments from the Freeport LNG project in Texas to countries that do not have free-trade agreements ...
Tags: DOE Export, Chemicals
To have a steady supply of electricity generated from solar energy, energy storage is crucial. According to Digitimes Research, in addition to the various types of energy storage such as batteries and molten salt technology, research ...
Tags: Solar Power, Energy
A former glass factory site in the Northern Panhandle is ready for redevelopment following a cleanup of lead and other contaminants. GAB Enterprises recently received approval from the West Virginia Department Environmental Protection to ...
Tags: glass factory, Construction glass
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily has assured the weavers of Karnataka of full support from the Indian Government for the development of the sector and weavers' welfare. Speaking at the inauguration of golden ...
Tags: Textile
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group along with the natural gas engines manufacturer Westport Innovations has unveiled new Volvo V60 Bi-Fuel car at the NGV 2013 Gothenburg. The new V60 Bi-Fuel is claimed to be a sporty estate ...
Heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer New Flyer has secured a bus supply contract from the Golden Empire Transit District (GET) in the US and Canada. Under the deal, the manufacturer will supply 15 units of the Xcelsior 40ft heavy duty ...
Tags: New Flyer, Golden Empire Transit
Volvo Trucks has revealed a plan to commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North American market. As part of its plan, the company will commence limited production of DME-powered vehicles in 2015. ...
Tags: Volvo Trucks, DME-Powered Vehicles
Total E&P Indonesie expects the giant Mahakam gas block's proven reserves to fall to 2.7-3 Tcf by 2017 and plunge further to 1.3-1.6 Tcf in 2018 due to natural depletion, a company official said Thursday. "At the end of 2012, the ...
Penske Truck Leasing has announced that they will add 100 compressed natural gas (CNG) tractors to their rental fleet. "Many full-service truck leasing customers continue to evaluate using natural gas vehicles (NGVs) within their truck ...
Tags: Gas Vehicles, Transportation, Auto, tractor
Beijing plans to increase the number of taxis that run on natural gas from the current 99 to 2,000 by the end of July in a trial project to promote the use of clean energy in public transportation. Beijing now has 2,000 vehicles powered ...
Tags: natural gas, clean energy