Coal Gasification moves to Center Stage
May 2, 2011
The nuclear power plant issues presented by the Japanese reactor problems due to a very large earthquake, not foreseen during the plant permitting, and resulting tsunami flooding and todays mercury restrictions by EPA for coal fired power plants put the coal gasification technology on the front line for filling the power vacuum and also improving transportation fuel developments from coal. China is leading the gasification trend.
O'Malley has the touch to acquire valuable refineries for cents on the dollar
December 12, 2010
PBF unit to buy Toledo refinery from Sunoco | www.ogj.com
O&GJ reported that PBF (Petroplus, Blackstone and First Reserve Partners) has acquired the 170,000 bbl.d refinery in Toledo, Ohio from Sunoco or $400 million.
Utopia in Oklahoma for In-Situ Coal Gasification
December 10, 2010
Underground coal gasification proposed for Oklahoma | www.ogj.com
O&GJ reports Clean Coal Energy Ltd of Australia plans to supply syngas from an underground coal gasification project to be located at the mine of Farrell Cooper Mining Co.. in Oklahoma. The customer will be AES for power generation from syngas.
China recognizes value of reversible energy contained in LNG
November 24, 2010
November 11, 2010 | www.airproducts.com
CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Limited in a JV with Air Products have brought on stream at Putian a 600 tons per day of liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon plant , using the the reversible cold energy contained in LNG. This is a first in China.
Marines need new tank technology in Afghanistan
November 20, 2010
Pentagon confirms sending tanks to Afghanistan | news.xinhuanet.com
The media reported that the Pentagon is sending fourteen M1A1 Abrams tanks to Afghanistan for to aid in the fight against the Taliban.
Courts have to restrict EPA to rewrite laws
October 11, 2010
Shootout at the EPA Corral | online.wsj.com
The WSJ Opinion of 11-Oct, page A11, entitled "Shootout at the EPA Corral" is noteworthy and the outcome in the courts will have a significant positive and/or negative effect on our lame economy.
Eagle Ford Shale Attracts Big Players With Sizeable Acquisitions
October 11, 2010
An inconvenient truth about OPEC | www.energytribune.com
In separate acquistions China's CNOOC and a Statoil - Talisman JV have collectively done deals to acquire acreage in the Eagle Ford shale for a collective total of more than $3.4bln in spending.
Statoil and Morgan Stanley to Support PBF Refinery Venture on the East Coast
October 8, 2010
WSJ on 6-Oct, page B1 reported that PBF got life support from Statoil and Morgan Stanley for their acquisition of the Delaware and Pauslboro NJ refineries from Valero.
China investing in global oil & gas reserves
October 4, 2010
Deal Profile: Repsol Sells Brazil Stake to Sinopec for $7.1 Billion | blogs.wsj.com
WSJ reported on 2-Oct page B3 that Sinopec acquired 40% of Repsol's Brazilian assets for $7.1 billion.
China to get lower gas price from Gazprom than EU
September 30, 2010
Russia, China Study Long-Term Gas Deal | online.wsj.com
WSJ reported today by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen that Russia and China are in negotiations for a thirty year gas supply by Gazprom to China at lower prices than gas to be delivered to the EU.
Shale gas abundance provides new options for energy companies
February 13, 2012
Chesapeake Energy bites the natural gas bullet
January 25, 2012
Flurry of newbuild drilling rig deliveries in 2012 may dampen rig rates
January 20, 2012
Talisman joins the ranks of cautious E&P companies
January 12, 2012
Early signs of caution begin to cloud frontier exploration and production
January 4, 2012