Keyword: shale gas exploration

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Venezuela in First Shale Gas Exploration Project

22.05.2014 - Venezuela plans to begin its first shale gas exploration campaign in western Lake Maracaibo as part of a joint venture with Brazil's state-run Petrobras. "We've approved the first...

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EPA Seeks Public Comment on Fracking Chemicals

12.05.2014 - The U.S. environmental protection agency EPA has announced it will seek public comment on the possible hazards of chemicals and mixtures used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking...

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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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European Chemical Industry Going Down the Drain, Says Ineos Chairman

10.03.2014 - Another petrochemical heavyweight has taken the stage to warn that Europe industry will lose competitiveness if it does not reduce its energy bill. In an open letter to European...

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BP Creates Independent U.S Onshore Oil & Gas Business

06.03.2014 - Oil and petrochemicals giant BP is creating a new business to manage its U.S. onshore oil and gas assets, in what the UK group hopes will allow it to compete more effectively with...

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Total Deal Speeds Up UK Shale Gas Race

14.01.2014 - Total has become the first major oil and gas company to strike a deal to explore for shale gas in Britain, boosting a technology which has brought cheap energy to the United States...

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U.S. EPA Unlikely To Step Up Fracking Enforcement Efforts For Now

09.01.2014 - Federal regulators are unlikely to step up enforcement of potential water contamination cases linked to natural gas drilling - despite new concerns about water safety - given a...

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BP Inks Tight Gas Exploitation Project in Oman

02.01.2014 - Oil and gas multinational BP has signed deals on tight gas projects worth $16 billion in Oman as well as a non-binding agreement to develop a 1 million t/y acetic acid plant at...