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The Chinese Shenua coal mining company selected the LyondellBasell’s Lupotech T process for its new Coal To Olefins (CTO) project planned in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China. With this technology Shenua intend to produce 300 000 t/y of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA). Shenua is the biggest coal producer in China and one […]
Apache has awarded GE Oil & Gas a $150-million contract for subsea equipment, including project management, engineering and procurement, for the Julimar development offshore Western Australia. The GE equipment for the Julimar includes subsea manifolds, well systems, and integrated subsea and topside control systems. Shipments will begin in June 2013 with installation starting in 4Q […]
Well supported by its financial performances and the sustainable price of the oil, Statoil has announced on the last weeks a series of projects. Snorre A Platform revamping Statoil awarded Aker Solutions the $179 million contract for the revamping and up grading of the drilling equipment and system on the Sorre A platform to extend […]
On February 27th the gas price in North America reached a new low at $2.57 per million btu with all chances to stay below $3 for a while. In dividing the gas price by four since its peak at $13.5 per million btu in July 2008, the massive development of the shale gas is not […]
TNK-BP is planning to invest $4 billion during the next three years to develop Arctic oil and gas fields. The intention is to compensate the natural decline of production from the aged Russian fields. “TNK-BP is developing four oil fields in Northern Russia’s Yamal region with first oil planned in 2016 and production to reach […]
According to the last financial study released by Al-Rajhi Capital, the growth forecast of the Saudi Arabian petrochemical companies is healthy, despite lingering uncertainties in the global economies. Because of their diversified activities, companies like SABIC or TASNEE should not be impacted by the feedstock costs increase in 2013 as could be the “pure-play producers”. […]
For 2011, Shell reported $470 billion revenues and $37 billion in free cash flow, well supported by an average price of the barrel over $100 and a shift in the gas market toward countries with higher added value. Today the gas business represents more than 50% of Shell revenues. With a cash flow expected to […]
Through the Lagosta III well, located in the gas field Rovuma Basin Area 1, Mozambique, Cove Energy along with Anadarko Petroleum has discovered unexpected quantities of gas. The high quality of this gas and its geographical position fit perfectly with the demand in Asia where gas prices are attractive and sustainable. Since then, Shell and […]
