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The TAPI gas pipeline project interests Bangladesh, which could mean a pipeline extension.
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The TAPI gas pipeline project interests Bangladesh, which could mean a pipeline extension.

Despite continued market volatility, Rio Tinto said it performed “strongly” in the third quarter with record quarterly Pilbara iron ore production and increased thermal coal production compared to the same period last year. “Our business is resilient and our operations are performing strongly”, said CEO Tom Albanese.

Nigeria’s government is attempting to reform the oil sector to clamp down on widespread fraud but faces opposition from vested interests in the executive, the oil ministry and the national assembly.

BP has received permission from the US Government to begin exporting crude oil produced by hydraulic fracturing to Canada.

The Russian energy giant will be constructing a pipeline from the port of Beira in Mozambique, which will carry oil to Zambia, Malawi and Botswana.

Wood Mackenzie has predicted that Central Asian Gas exports will be dependent upon the development of the South Iolotan (Galkynysh) project.

Global Data ask the question, is Myanmar an emerging natural resources powerhouse?

Stefan Chapman, Euro Petroleum Consultants, UK, and Andrey Kosulnikov, Euro Petroleum Consultants, Russia & CIS, give an overview of the increasingly central roles played by shale and LNG in the gas and petroleum industry, focusing particularly on Europe.

Keighley Labs’ weld test and inspection facility in the UK can examine the structure of completed welds and conformation to specification, thereby ensuring valid service life of welded joints.

Pekka Paasivaara, GL Noble Denton, Germany, discusses the rise of unconventional gas and its potential impact on world energy markets.

The governments of Italy, Greece and Albania have confirmed their political support for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project with the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Under the threat of sanctions and civil wars, and facing growing energy supply demands from Asia, the Middle East is seeing increased pipeline activity. Dr. Hooman Peimani reports.