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USA Sees Shale Gas Production decline

Nov 30, 2014

The Gazprom Board of Directors took notice of the information about the results of monitoring shale gas industries evolution around the world.It was stressed that the key trends of the global shale gas industry in 2013–2014 were the declined…

Petrobras’ Could Cut Logistics Costs by R$1 bi

Nov 30, 2014

One of a series of management improvement measures adopted by Petrobras in the last two years, the Logistics Infrastructure Optimization Program (Infralog) should generate approximately R$1.8 billion (US$719 million) in savings for the company…

BIMCO launches the Bunker Non-Lien Clause

Nov 29, 2014

BIMCO has today launched the Bunker Non-Lien Clause, aimed at reducing bunker suppliers’ reliance on ship arrest as a means of resolving claims for bunkers ordered but not paid for by time charterers, often due to bankruptcy.If a time…

Van Oord to Acquire Activities of Ballast Nedam Offshore

Nov 29, 2014

Van Oord has reached agreement on the acquisition of the activities of Ballast Nedam Offshore. The acquisition consists of the assets of Ballast Nedam Offshore, the dedicated EPCI staff (Engineering, Procurement, Contracting and Installation)…

Schneider Looks at 130 Job-cuts in France

Nov 29, 2014

Electrical equipment maker Schneider Electric could cut over 130 jobs in France as it restructures its production of prefabricated power substations and shrinks the segment's staff by a third, a company spokesman told Reuters.Talks with…

China Raises Consumption Tax on Oil Products

Nov 29, 2014

China will raise consumption tax on oil products from Saturday, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.Consumption tax on gasoline, naphtha and lubricants will be raised by 0.12 yuan ($0.0195) per litre, while consumption tax on diesel…

Kenya Power to Improve Shaky Power Grid

Nov 29, 2014

Kenya Power plans to spend 8.7 billion shillings ($96.6 million) on new power distribution stations to improve electricity supply aimed at curbing chronic power shortages that companies say have discouraged investments.Kenya Power, the country's main electricity transmission company…

Russian Assets Sink on Oil price Collapse

Nov 29, 2014

Russia's rouble and shares hit new lows on Friday as oil prices collapsed after OPEC decided to leave its output unchanged despite heavy oversupply.At 1000 GMT, the rouble was around 2.2 percent below the previous close at 49.72 roubles per dollar…

Rolls-Royce Bags £12 mi Order from Myklebusthaug Management

Nov 28, 2014

Rolls-Royce has won a £12 million order to provide design, integrated power and propulsion systems and equipment for a highly advanced multipurpose service vessel for the Norwegian ship owner Myklebusthaug Management to be built at the Beşiktaş Shipyard in Turkey…

MHI Completes Development of "Sayaringo STaGE"

Nov 27, 2014

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed development of the 'Sayaringo STaGE,' a next-generation LNG (liquefied natural gas) carrier. The Sayaringo STaGE was developed as a successor to the 'Sayaendo1,' the company's highly acclaimed…

Drillsearch Discovers Gas at Varanus South-1

Nov 27, 2014

Drillsearch Energy Limited announced a new wet gas discovery on the Western Cooper Wet Gas Fairway of the Cooper Basin.The Varanus South-1 well in PEL 513 (Drillsearch 40% and Santos 60% and Operator) is the first well to be drilled by Santos…

Golar LNG Dividend

Nov 27, 2014

Reference is made to the third quarter 2014 report released on Nov 26, 2014. Golar LNG will be trading ex-dividend of a total dividend of $0.45 per share on December 3, 2014. The record date will be December 5, 2014 and the dividend will be paid on or about December 30, 2014.

Gazprom to Partner Turkey to Supply Gas

Nov 27, 2014

Moscow hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey.The meeting addressed the issues of strategic partnership…

NWS Approve Persephone Project

Nov 27, 2014

Woodside, as Operator of the North West Shelf (NWS) Project, advises that the NWS Projectparticipants have approved the Persephone Project off the north-west coast of Australia.The Persephone Project is the third major gas development for the NWS Project in the past six years…

NYK Holds 8th Environmental Management Conference

Nov 27, 2014

NYK welcomed about 60 environmental supervisors from 47 NYK Group companies to the group’s annual Environmental Management Conference in Tokyo. NYK holds this conference with NYK Group companies to share information on environmental practices…

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