02.09.2015
- As part of its 14th offshore licensing round – the first in seven years – the UK government has begun selling exploration permits covering 2,700 km2 of land in Yorkshire and the...
20.01.2015
- The European chemical industry's share of the global market remains on a downward trajectory in continuation of the negative trend visible to observers for years. Europe's chemical...
20.01.2015
- The development of shale gas and the resulting low prices for natural gas in the United States have resulted in a major change in the production costs of plastics. According to the...
04.08.2014
- French chemical producer Arkema has signed a ten-year agreement with US energy company Enterprise Products Partners for the supply of shale gas-derived propylene to its US...
22.07.2014
- The Government has given a £230 million loan guarantee to secure the future of Grangemouth in a move that is being seen as highly political, as well as economic, just two months...
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...
10.07.2014
- Germany's chemical producers are pleased with progress made in the first half of 2014. Production increased by 3% averaged across the portfolio, while sales rose 2%, despite a...
