Friday, May 24, 2013
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UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, is expected to collaborate with Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), on natural gas processing technology. The joint development program is focused on technology to overcome challenges faced by producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as they seek to...
For the first time in North Africa, Shell Egypt and its joint venture partner Badr Petroleum Company (BAPETCO) have successfully performed hydraulic fracturing utilising foam to unlock significant volumes of natural gas trapped in the Apollonia Reservoirs in Egypt’s Western Desert. According to...
Norwest Energy is ready to kick off its fracture stimulation exercise for its Arrowsmith-2 well in the Perth Basin. The project is expected to commence in the second half of July. The company is read for the arrival of the Halliburton equipment in the Perth Basin for the project commencement in the...
A new commercial application launched by China National Petroleum Corp, known as multi-branched horizontal well-drilling can help in low cost exploration of China’s coal bed methane. China Daily has reported citing a report by consultancy Wood Mackenzie, that coal-bed methane could contribute...
Senex Energy Limited has successfully completed its hydraulic fracture stimulation program at the Sasanof-1 unconventional gas exploration well in South Australian Cooper Basin permit PEL 516. The program at Sasanof-1 targeted four intervals within the Permian section, successfully fracture stimulating...
Senex Energy has said that presence of gas during drilling and coring of the Sasanof-1 exploration well in South Australian permit PEL 516 indicate southern Cooper Basin could host a world-class unconventional gas resource. Sasanof-1 exhibits many of the attributes typically associated...
Parliament has rejected an attempt to impose a 12-month moratorium on drilling for coal-bed methane (CBM) in the Australian state of New South Wales. A bill called Coal Seam Gas Moratorium bill 2011, which was introduced to the Legislative Council of the NSW parliament by Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham...
Surging prices for shale gas and oil properties in the US are turning owners of deposits as far away as Australia into potential takeover targets. While shale assets in Texas sold at $US25,000 an acre this year and a holding in Ohio and Pennsylvania changed hands at about $US15,000 last month, shale...
Of the four rising economies comprising the BRIC grouping, only the Russian Federation and Brazil are self-sufficient in energy production. Accordingly, China is investigating any and all possible energy sources, including shale gas produced by hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” Why? Because...
China’s quest for shale gas is accelerating. Buying a piece of Frac Tech, a U.S. gas services company, would be a savvy move by China’s national energy majors. Frac Tech’s hydraulic fracturing technology could help China unlock 140 years of gas supplies. The strategic benefits justify...