Keyword: shale gas

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Shell and Ineos Play US, China Shale Cards

24.10.2017 - Multinational oil and petrochemicals group Shell is preparing to begin construction on its planned $10 billion petrochemicals site in the US state of Pennsylvania, close to...

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Ineos Slams Scottish Fracking Ban

05.10.2017 - Ineos has slammed Scotland’s decision to ban fracking, saying it will negatively affect the country’s jobs, energy security and growth. Tom Pickering, operations director at Ineos...

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UK Court Upholds Ineos Shale Gas Order

15.09.2017 - Britain’s High Court has granted Ineos’ request to renew the injunction it obtained at the end of July, prohibiting “unlawful acts” by protestors at its shale gas exploration sites...

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Mining Giant BHP to Exit US Shale

29.08.2017 - Anglo-Australian mining group BHP is actively pursuing a sale of its US shale assets, which it has determined as non-core to its portfolio. The company unveiled the plans during...

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Ineos Obtains Injunction Against Fracking Protest

09.08.2017 - In advance of beginning to explore for shale gas in the UK, Ineos has won an injunction from the country’s High Court against “unlawful protests” at future drilling sites. The...

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Ineos Threatens Action against National Trust

25.07.2017 - Ineos Shale has verbally ramped up its fight with the UK’s National Trust, the charity that runs the historic Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire, where the company wants to conduct...

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Borealis Takes First US Ethane Shipment?

16.07.2017 - The Navigator Aurora, a 35,000 cbm vessel owned by New York, USA-based Navigator Gas and chartered by European polyolefins producer Borealis under a long-term contract, was due to...

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Repsol and Gazprom Agree Russian JV

06.07.2017 - Spanish energy and petrochemicals group Repsol has agreed to establish a joint venture with Russian oil company Gazprom Neft, a subsidiary of energy giant Gazprom, despite Western...