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Sinopec Proposes $3.1 Billion Natural Gas, LPG-Based Ethylene Project

28.06.2013 - Sinopec has proposed a $3.1 billion ethylene plant in east China that would be the top Asian refiner's first to use natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a petrochemical...

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‘Greener Fracking’ Pushed by German Scientists

26.06.2013 - German geologists plan to campaign for greater public acceptance of hydraulic fracking in Europe's biggest economy, saying there is scope to make the shale gas industry more...

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U.S. Environmental Agency Leaves Wyoming Fracking Review to State

24.06.2013 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may be growing footsore in its struggle to regulate hydraulic fracturing (fracking) or may simply have decided not to try to fight every...

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UK Fracking Debate Heats Up on Tax Breaks, Reserve Potential

20.06.2013 - The ongoing UK debate over the chances and risks of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is gathering momentum. The country already has one of the largest anti-fracking movements...

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Vopak Considering LNG Storage in Asia as Demand Grows

12.06.2013 - Dutch oil and chemicals storage company Vopak is considering building more liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage terminals, including its first in Asia, to meet rising demand as spot...

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Chevron, Exxon Investors Sustain Calls for Fracking Disclosure

30.05.2013 - About 30% of shareholders of both Exxon Mobil and Chevron on Wednesday backed calls for more disclosure surrounding their use of hydraulic fracturing, the top two U.S. oil...

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New US Fracking Rules Attempt to Placate Opposing Camps

17.05.2013 - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, rolling back some measures from its original, abandoned draft as...

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UK Shale Gas Firms Plan Make-or-break Drilling Effort

02.05.2013 - Britain's shale gas companies plan to drill at least 20 to 40 exploration wells over the next three years to test the production potential of newly discovered deposits, making or...