16.10.2013
- Ineos began temporarily shuttering production at its mammoth petrochemicals site in Grangemouth, Scotland on October 15 after walking out of the ongoing mediation process with the...
15.10.2013
- CEO Peter Voser said it will take a longer time than expected for the company to reap benefits from its shale gas projects due to poor short-term results. Weak U.S. shale liquids...
08.10.2013
- Belgian chemicals and plastics maker Solvay has agreed to buy privately held Chemlogics for $1.345 billion, bringing its share of the $8 billion-a-year U.S. market for chemicals...
04.10.2013
- Maximizing Oil Fields' Output - Oil producers have resorted to innovative techniques to retrieve trapped oil from rock, sandstone and other formations. In most cases, stimulation...
25.09.2013
- Cheap, Clean And Controversial - Shale gas has the potential to turn the world's energy industry on its head. It's abundant. It's cheap. It burns cleaner than other fossil fuels...
23.09.2013
- U.S. Takes The Lead - The shale gas revolution has the potential to transform not only global energy distribution, but also the petrochemicals landscape. The U.S. has been the most...
12.09.2013
- A hotly contested bill that would impose California's first regulations on fracking and other oil production practices passed the state Assembly on Wednesday, despite opposition...
10.09.2013
- Shale gas production in Britain should not hinder the UK's ability to meet its climate change targets, a report by the Department of Energy and Climate Change's chief scientific...