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  • MC Participates in Laos Wind Farm Project

    Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has reached agreement to invest in Impact Energy Asia Development Limited (IEAD), the developer of a 600MW capacity onshore wind farm project in Laos.   MC will invest through an intermediate holding company together with a group company of Impact Electrons Siam…

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  • Equinor extends North Sea Heimdal gas centre operations

    Equinor and its partners have decided to extend operations at the Heimdal gas centre in the northern North Sea to 2023.   Located in PL036, Heimdal is a gas processing and distribution hub, consisting of an integrated steel platform and riser platform.   Production from…

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  • Romgaz, ExxonMobil sign exclusivity deal for Black Sea block buy

    Romanian oil and gas company Romgaz has signed an exclusivity agreement with ExxonMobil’s subsidiary in Romania for the acquisition of a Black Sea offshore block.   Romgaz said on the 17th June that the exclusivity agreement grants it an exclusivity right for a period of…

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  • China Cracks Down on Private Refiners

    The future of China’s vast oil-refining industry may hinge on what government investigators find in the small seaside city of Panjin.   This little-known energy hub about 300 miles east of Beijing has emerged as the focal point of a probe which industry insiders say could…

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  • Oiltanking utilises drone technology for terminal safety

    Oiltanking and Azur Drones have successfully equipped Oiltanking’s terminal in Copenhagen with state-of-the-art drone technology to support safety and operations.   The project is part of Oiltanking’s digital transformation as it enhances the use of smart and sophisticated digital technology at its sites.   Safety…

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  • Covenant Energy plans renewable diesel refinery in Saskatchewan

    Covenant Energy Ltd has let contracts to Haldor Topsoe AS and Gas Liquids Engineering Ltd (GLE) as part of the operator’s plan to advance construction of Canada’s first standalone hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery in southern Saskatchewan.   As technology…

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  • Fifth Chinese Member Joins GWO

    Fast growing Chinese wind turbine manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Company Ltd has now joined Global Wind Organisation, becoming part of a global network of stakeholders driving standards for safety.   CRRC is one of the world’s top wind turbine manufacturers, with 3.84 Gigawatts of new…

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  • USA Shale Finally Making Money After Blowing US$300 Billion

    Marathon Oil Corporation used to represent everything which was wrong with US shale: enormous debt loads, lavish executive pay and a seeming willingness to spend whatever it took to boost output. The company haemorrhaged money, and the stock plunged 84% from a peak in 2014…

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