Keyword: shale gas

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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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Operational Excellence

03.06.2013 - Shifts In Global Competition - The European refining and petrochemicals industry faces significant structural challenges. A declining demand for many refinery products and...

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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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Boosting Global Expansion

13.05.2013 - Business - Shell Chemicals held a ground-breaking ceremony last month for the building of facilities for making high-purity ethylene oxide (HPEO) and ethoxylates at its site in...

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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...

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U.S. Oil Production Rises for Exxon, Conoco in Q1

25.04.2013 - Quarterly results from Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips on Thursday showed that while overall growth remained elusive, output rose in key basins in the United States where the oil...

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Cefic: Shale gas presents opportunity for Europe

15.04.2013 - Developing shale gas has the potential to strengthen industry's competitiveness and create jobs in Europe, according to a position paper released by Cefic. The paper concludes that...