Developments in carbon capture and storage
An overview of recent developments in carbon capture and storage
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An overview of recent developments in carbon capture and storage
UN committee recommends delaying the decision to include carbon capture and storage in Clean Development Mechanism.
Statoil has been fined NOK 25 million following the oil leak from the Statfjord A loading buoy on 12 December 2007.
BP Norge has awarded Aker Solutions an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for a tieback from Oselvar to the Ula platform in the North Sea. Aker Solutions estimates the contract value to be approximately NOK 450 million.
The annual wintertime dispute over Russian payable pipeline tariffs rears its head again; the Russia-Belarus crisis ends after an oil cut-off lasting several days.
Al Shaheen is to make 50% investment in GE’s PII Pipeline Solutions business. GE Oil & Gas and Al Shaheen are to establish JV to perform aftermarket services of Turbomachinery equipment in Qatar.
The US EPA issued a statement on 7th December that confirms the findings of its investigations into greenhouse gases and human health.
A BP investigation into its Lisburne pipeline leak suggests extensive ice plugs could be to blame for excess pressure in the line.
BP is ranked 1st under ‘alternative energies’ and ‘environmental transparency’ categories of a new study on the most environmentally sustainable large O&G companies.
The US Department of Transportation has fined El Paso Corp. and its Colorado Interstate Gas Co. subsidiary a record US$ 2.3 million for violating federal pipeline safety regulations.
New research by energy analysts Douglas-Westwood predicts offshore operations and maintenance expenditure to total in excess of $330 billion over the next five years – with the largest share allocated to North America during that time.
China has withstood the ongoing recession while maintaining a healthy one-digit growth rate in 2008 (over 6%) and 2009 (over 7%) at a time when the American and European economies have contracted significantly.