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