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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...