Keyword: shale gas

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Ineos Halts Grangemouth Ahead of Union Backdown

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...

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Shell CEO Voser: Shale Gas Will Take Longer To Develop Than Expected

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...

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Solvay Buys Chemlogics for $1.3 Billion

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...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Enhanced Oil Recovery Chemicals Market Trends

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...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

The Miracle of Shale Gas

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...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Shale Gas — A Bumpy Road Ahead

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...

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Fracking Regulation Bill Passes California State Assembly

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...

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UK Shale Gas Will Not Hinder Climate Targets

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...