Producers in Alberta's liquids-rich shale play at Duvernay are likely to invest some C$1 billion ($955 million) in drilling activities over the remaining six months of 2013, with that figure likely to rise further next year, oil and gas ...
Shell is proceeding with front-end engineering and design work for its proposed LNG import facility in Batangas, Philippines, it said Sunday. The decision comes a year after Shell signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippines' ...
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Nearly a decade after re-entering the US Gulf of Mexico and five years into its shale play foray onshore, Statoil is now an operator in both arenas, a coup for the Norwegian company best known for harsh-environment marine operations. ...
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The development of a grassroots LNG industry in western Canada's British Columbia will be a key factor in companies finalizing plans to invest in new petrochemical ventures in neighboring Alberta, industry officials and producers said late ...
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The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) is investing $3m to support cocoa improvement projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The initiative will use a range of methods including internet resources, mobile phone technology and microfinance ...
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Unconventional gas from central Australia's Cooper Basin could be the answer to a looming supply shortage in the eastern state of New South Wales, according to Beach Energy Managing Director Reg Nelson. Beach has been among the ...
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Has been contracted to supply its Direct Electric Heating (W?rtsil? DEH) system for Chevron Overseas Congo Limited s Lianzi offshore development project, located off the Republic of Congo and Angolan coasts. The 9000kW system will be used ...
Xylem Lowara UK has launched a new range of advanced brazed and gasketed frame plate heat exchangers specifically designed for domestic, commercial and industrial applications. The new heat exchange plates combine a chevron-style heat ...
NY Kids Fashion Week and Europe's kid's wear exhibitions for the upcoming season have come and gone, and the verdict is in: Kids fall 2013 clothing trends offer the perfect fusion of rich fabrics, lux details, high-end fashion and quirky, ...
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Chevron Phillips Chemical has declared a force majeure for its polyethylene products, according to a letter to customers Tuesday that was obtained by Platts. The company said in the letter that the move was caused by a "contingency event" ...
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US ethylene margins climbed for the week as production issues over the weekend pushed spot markets higher Monday. Power outages were reported at Flint Hills Resources in Port Arthur, Texas, and at Chevron Phillips Chemicals' Sweeny ...
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BG Group has entered the regulatory phase of its Prince Rupert LNG project, submitting applications to Canadian and British Columbia environmental review agencies for a three-train operation aimed at eventually exporting 21 million mt/year, ...
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The announcements this week by North American energy companies Marathon Oil and Talisman Energy that they are pulling out of shale gas exploration in Poland seems to have finally killed the government's initial hope that the former Soviet ...
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Apple climbed the Fortune 500 this year to the No. 6 spot, its highest-ever ranking, its first time in the top 10, and the top technology company on the influential list, replacing sagging HP. Fortune, which ranks firms by annual revenue, ...
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Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines muscle cars as "any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance ...
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