21.07.2014
- A judge in the US state of Texas has upheld a $3 million jury verdict by ruling in favor of a family who claimed that oil and gas drilling near their land made them sick. The...
18.07.2014
- In another sign that the US shale gas boom may be contributing to higher seismic activity, regulators in the state of Colorado have said they believe the disposal of oil and gas...
30.06.2014
- Chemical producers around the globe plan to invest as much as $72 billion in new US production facilities to take advantage of cheap shale gas-derived feedstock, says a report by...
20.06.2014
- After receiving all regulatory approvals, ExxonMobil Chemical has begun construction of its new 1.5 million t/y ethane cracker project and related plastics facilities in Baytown...
29.05.2014
- Refining, chemicals and biofuels company Flint Hills Resources, a subsidiary of Wichita, Kansas-based Koch Industries, will take PetroLogistics LP private in a deal worth $2.1...
26.05.2014
- Bio-based chemicals are the unexpected beneficiaries of the North American shale gas boom, according to a report by market research organization IHS. Because the switch to lighter...
19.05.2014
- US oil and petrochemicals group ExxonMobil has received final approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to build a 1.5 million t/y ethane cracker in Baytown, Texas...
09.05.2014
- Japanese trading houses say they will push on with investments in North American shale oil and gas fields, despite writedowns in the sector on low gas prices and reduced reserve...
