Keyword: shale gas

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Renaissance of U.S. chemical industry production

29.01.2013 - Made in the USA - The United States is currently experiencing a re-industrialization that, until a few years ago, hardly anyone had thought possible. Car manufacturers such as...

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Shell Close to Ukraine Shale Gas Deal While Huntsman Opposes US Exports

24.01.2013 - Multinational chemicals and energy group Shell is thought to be close to clinching a landmark deal to exploit shale gas reserves in Ukraine. According to the U.S. Energy...

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Ukraine, Shell Expected to Sign $10 Billion Shale Deal Jan 24

18.01.2013 - Ukraine is expected to sign a landmark shale gas deal with energy major Royal Dutch Shell next week while a second deal in the west of the country faces local opposition, Prime...

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U.S. Shale Boom Redraws LPG Market Map

18.01.2013 - Soaring U.S. exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a side product of the shale boom, are giving energy markets a taste of the tectonic changes they could see if and when the...

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EPA Faces Decisions on US Fracking Boom

30.12.2012 - The past four years of U.S. environmental regulation was marked by a crackdown on emissions that angered coal miners and power companies. Over the next four, the new head of the...

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Chevron to Buy Stake in Kitimat LNG from Encana, EOG

25.12.2012 - Chevron said on Monday it will enter the Canadian liquefied natural gas business with the acquisition of the 50% stake in the Kitimat LNG project held by Encana and EOG Resources...

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Statoil Adds to U.S. Shale Acreage for $590 Million

19.12.2012 - Norwegian energy firm Statoil bought the rights to about 70,000 acres of shale-producing area in the United States on Wednesday as part of a plan to increase its North American...

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IChemE Welcomes UK Fracking Go-Ahead

14.12.2012 - IChemE is backing a UK government decision to lift an embargo on hydraulic fracturing (better known as fracking) after creating new regulations that it says will reduce the chance...