carbon footprint
Saudi Arabia to switch on Power Generation from Gas With oil price running steadily around $100 per barrel, the use of crude oil to feed Power Generation appeared more and more as a luxurious solution. Saudi Aramco launched a vast exploration and production campaign to identify all potential gas fields to substitute oil. As a […]
Total lowers Carbon Footprint with Power from Shore Previously called Hild, the Martin Linge development belongs to Total E&P Norge AS (51%), the operator, Petoro AS (30%) and Statoil Petroleum AS (19%). End of March, the Norwegian Government approved the development plan for the Martin Linge oil and gas field. Total capital expenditure is estimated to $4.2 […]
Two leaders build energy Market Leadership with coal gasification Shenua Group (Shenua), from China, and GE, from USA, create the new GE Shenhua Gasification Technology Company Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture (JV) with Headquarter located in Shanghai, China. The firm will sell industrial gasification technology licenses in China, conduct research to improve cost and performance. The company has registered capital of $6 million. Patents and proceeds obtained by the joint venture will be shared evenly. The cooperation is also part of Sino-US joint efforts to develop clean energy, and gasification is a crucial component of that goal. China and USA hold respectively the first and second biggest […]
Apache, EOG and Encana lead British Columbia gas development for export The Kitimat LNG project started in 2006 with the signature of a partnership agreement with the Haisla First Nations It took a decisive step forward in 2010 when Apache purchased a majority interest in the proposed project. Today Kitimat LNG is owned: – 40% […]
Definition Natural gas in a natural mixture of hydrocarbon gas, mainly methane or ethane plus other hydrocarbon gas and impurities such as sulfides, carbon dioxide and water. Natural gas is a fossil fuel found in natural underground rock formations and mostly in combination with other hydrocarbon resources such as coal or oil. Natural gas is […]
Jacobs Engineering won the EPCM Services Contract SABIC has awarded a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to upgrade an Olefins 4 plant at its petrochemical production complex in Geleen, Netherlands. Jacobs said it will carry out the work from its office in Meerssen, Netherlands, which is […]
