shale gas development
OCI Beaumont received permit for Nederland expansion Orascom Construction Industries Beaumont LLC (OCI Beaumont) received the final green house gas Prevention of Significant Deterioration construction permit from the US environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the expansion of its methanol and ammonia plants located in Nederland, Texas, USA. Formally known as Pandora Methanol LLC, OCI Beaumont took […]
Sabic mulls over world largest Oil-To-Chemicals project The world largest ethylene producer, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) is mulling over the design and construction of the world ever largest Oil-To-Chemical (OTC) complex in Saudi Arabia. In the same way as Saudi Aramco invested heavily these last years on the downstream activities, Sabic is considering again massive […]
Jacobs to provide PMC for Mt Vernon Fertilizer Project The Kansas-based Midwest Fertilizer Inc. (Midwest fertilizer) selected Jacobs Engineering (Jacobs) to provide project management consultancy (PMC) for its world-scale fertilizer project at Mt Vernon, Posey County in Indiana, USA. Midwest was established in Paola City, KS, in 1980 as a local distributor of fertilizers Since then […]
Nexen to anchor Aurora LNG project at Grassy Point The Canadian Nexen Energy ULC (Nexen), acquired by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), and its Japanese partners Inpex Corporation (Inpex) and JGC Corporation (JGC) has signed an exclusive agreement with the Government of British Columbia in western Canada to locate its Aurora liquefied natural gas […]
Shell to replicate Pearl GTL with Lousiana GTL project Since the South Africa company Sasol had announced last year to select its site in Lake Charles in Westlake of Calcasieu Parish in Louisiana, Shell opted also for the Lousiana Gulf Coast for its gas-to-liquids (GTL) project in USA. At the CERAWeek, last year, Shell CEO Peter […]
Freeport LNG Expansion to get approval on H2 2013 After Cheniere Sabine Pass LNG in Louisiana, the Freeport LNG Expansion project in Texas could be the second export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to be approved by the US administration. This Freeport LNG Expansion project stands on the second position in the application list at the […]
Dow to pioneer Argentina first shale gas pilot project The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) from USA and the Argentina national oil company YPF signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop shale gas in the giant deposit of the Vaca Muerta in the eastern Province of Neuquen. For Dow, the control of the natural […]
From UK to Turkey all Europe is working on shale gas In December 2012, UK made the most noticeable step in Europe when ending the moratorium on fracking process after the Blackpool tremors in 2011. At that time not only UK lifted the fraking ban but also unveiled tax breaks and advertised to become the […]
