Keyword: oil and gas

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Cuadrilla Receives Go-ahead for Tests in Sussex

30.04.2014 - UK shale gas exploration company Cuadrilla has received the green light to test oil extraction in Balcombe, the West Sussex village that saw major anti-fracking protests in 2013...

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Linde to Build New Hydrogen Plant for Neste Oil

30.04.2014 - German gases and engineering group Linde and Finnish refiner Neste Oil have agreed on a long-term on-site hydrogen supply contract. This calls for Linde to build a new hydrogen...

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Total Says LNG Unit Not Now for Sale

29.04.2014 - Total has not put its liquefied petroleum gas unit Totalgaz up for sale, the group said after Paris daily newspaper Les Echos reported that the French oil and petrochemicals major...

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Egdon Resources Ups UK Shale Estimates Tenfold

28.04.2014 - Citing an independent report, exploration company Egdon Resources now estimates that its UK shale gas licences hold around 18 trillion cubic feet of gas, enough to supply Britain...

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Enterprise to Build Ethane Export Facility

25.04.2014 - Amid discussions of Europe importing shale-gas derived feedstocks to reduce dependence on Russian gas, U.S.-based Enterprise Products Partners has announced plans to build a fully...

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Scottish Economy Slowdown Blamed on Grangemouth Dispute

18.04.2014 - The acrimonious labor dispute at Ineos' Grangemouth chemical and refinery complex in October and November of last year is being blamed in part for the stagnation of the Scottish...

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LyondellBasell Ends Talks to Sell Berre Refinery

18.04.2014 - LyondellBasell has ended talks to sell its Berre refinery near Marseilles, France, saying the bid failed to offer acceptable commercial terms and showed no guarantee of a restart...

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PKN Orlen Said in Talks with Eni on Czech Refinery Stake

16.04.2014 - Polish oil firm PKN Orlen is in talks to buy Italian oil and petrochemical producer Eni's 32.4% stake in the Czech Republic's sole refinery, the Czech industry minister said, a...