Energy, from creation to consumption. Discover how energy is made, discovered and recovered from the Shell operated Ormen Lange gas field. Winner of a Silver Screen Award in the category for technology and science in an international film and video festival in 2009.
Turkey suffers from a serious electricity shortage but the one thing it has in plenty is water. The country is hoping to tap this green potential in future and tackle its energy crunch. Will Hydro power solve the power problems?
Energy giant Total has warned against drilling for crude oil in Arctic waters, according to a report in British newspaper the Financial Times. Total's chief executive, Christophe de Margerie, said damage caused by a potential oil spill in such an environmentally sensitive area would be disastrous. A 2008 study by the US Geological Survey found the Arctic Ocean contains more than a fifth of the world's unexploited, recoverable oil and gas resources.
People who work at BP as an expat often describe their position overseas as one of the most fulfilling and valuable experiences they've ever had. With operations across a range of locations including Houston, North Sea, Oman, Brazil, Azerbaijan, Trinidad and Angola, the opportunities to make critical decisions and a significant difference are real.
To what extent is "working as an expat" beneficial? Are there fundamental flaws or ingenious opportunities inherent in the concept of 'expatriation'?
Natural gas is an abundant, cleaner-burning and less expensive fuel than both gasoline and diesel. GE's CNG In A Box™ makes it faster, easier and cheaper for fleet operators to fuel up their natural gas vehicles (NGVs), improving their bottom line. It also enables regional gas companies to better serve NGV owners -- including individual consumers and organizations alike.
The first of three phases of a mega project to build Central America's largest oil refinery is well underway in Nicaragua. The $6 billion plus initiative was given the rubber stamp last week when it was authorized by the National Assembly.
Relevant/Special Circumstances and Equitable Solution
What can be gleaned from
the foregoing discussion is that although the relevant/special circumstances
are not expressly provided for under UNCLOS for maritime boundary delimitation,
the courts and tribunals have usually been called by the parties to a maritime
boundary dispute to take into consideration relevant/special circumstances of each
case with the aim of realizing an equitable solution to the dispute.
How much sustainability impact does this inject on an industry-wide scale?
Carbon Capture and Storage technology, or CCS, has been identified as one of the most promising technologies to make a significant contribution to worldwide efforts to mitigate climate change by reducing emissions from large industrial facilities.
Beginning in 2015, Shell's Carbon Capture and Storage Project, called Quest, will capture more than one million tonnes of CO2 per year from the Scotford Upgrader in Alberta, Canada and store it deep underground, beneath several layers of impermeable rock layers. The Quest Project will be the first CCS Project in the world to be implemented at an oil sands upgrading operation
View this short animation to find out how the Quest Project will use existing technologies used in the oil and gas industry for decades to: capture, transport and inject CO2 safely and permanently more than two km underground.
With all eyes on the upcoming election, API hosted an event exploring energy in the presidential debates.
Face the Facts USA's Frank Sesno and API President and CEO Jack Gerard kicked off the event with a fact-driven conversation, followed by an expert roundtable discussion moderated by Dr. Charles Ebinger, senior fellow and director of the Energy Security Initiative, Brookings Institution and featuring:
-Kyle Isakower, vice president of regulatory and economic policy, API
-Dr. Michael Mandel, chief economic strategist, Progressive Policy Institute
-Kevin Smith, CEO, SolarReserve
-Frank Verrasto, senior vice president and director of the Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Breitling Oil and Gas CEO Chris Faulkner appears on Business News Network in Canada to discuss China's stockpiling of oil into their domestic SPR and the impact it will have on global oil prices.
Understand why China is stockpiling oil
Understand the impact it will have on global oil prices
Learn the term "phantom demand" that was coined by Chris Faulkner
What are the implications of the Higgs Boson for the Energy Industry?
Dr. Joseph Incandela, Senior Spokesperson for the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider explains the exact nature of the Higgs boson, how scientists know if they've found it, and what its discovery means for physics.
In a major policy shift, the European Commission has said it wants to cap food-based biofuels to five percent.
The new limit was announced during informal talks in Cyprus on Monday between EU energy ministers.
Record high global grain prices have intensified calls from environmental groups, and NGO's like Oxfam, which argue current rules snatch away land that should be used for food.
The idea, to develop more sustainable biofuel sources would still need to be approved by MEPs and national governments.
Activists insist the current use of food-based biofuels is unsustainable:''Every day we take huge amounts of food and put it inside the tanks of our cars. We live in a world where one billion people suffer from the famine. Is this acceptable? We need a more intelligent transport system that has more fuel efficient cars, electric cars,''Marc-olivier Herman from Oxfam said.
Is this political rhetoric or can this be actualized what with obsolescing bargaining (so we think) of International Oil Companies versus the inclusion of the Stabilization Clause in Contracts?
The reform was suspended for two years after the present administration came into power in 2007[1]. As it stands at present, PHCN has been restructured into the18 (eighteen) separate companies but these companies are still yet to be privatized. Therefore, the companies are still subsumed under PHCN, making them subsidiaries. The Yar’Adua administration when it took over centralized an already decentralized PHCN.[2]
What are the fundamental arguments of the two sides? Who is to blame for the apparent 'grey areas; the National Boundaries Commission or which State Government?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s newest laboratory, the Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF), is designed to demonstrate that a typical looking suburban home for a family of four can generate as much energy as it uses in a year. The two-story, four-bedroom, three-bath NZERTF looks and behaves like a house, while incorporating energy efficient construction and appliances as well as energy generating technologies such as solar water heating, higher-than-standard levels of insulation and solar photovoltaic systems.
The oil and gas industry faces a number of challenges in terms of risk and compliance. In this webinar, RFID Oil and Gas Consortium, Holland 1916, and Field ID describe how RFID technology is reducing risks in oil and gas industry in the areas of maintenance recording, inspection audits and asset tracking.
As Morocco's economy grows, it needs more and more energy - some ten percent more each year. A new wind farm outside Tangier is now one of the country's biggest and most promising energy providers.
Morocco still has to import most of its energy resources. But that is set to change. Wind farms like the 140-megawatt Tanger outside Tangier are producing an ever growing share. The skills and technology are key to further development.
What are the 'teething' pains of adopting pioneer technology and renewable energy?
"A significant amount of the oil and gas that was released was retained within the ocean water more than one-half mile below the sea surface. It appears that the hydrocarbon-eating bacteria did a good job of removing the majority of the material that was retained in these layers," said co-author John Kessler of the University of Rochester.
Ghana’s local content and Local Participation in Petroleum Activities policy like many others in the oil and gas industry is backed by legislation, sections 33, 34 and 35 of Ghana Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Law, 2010 talks about local content. Section 33(1) for instance which is subtitled “local content and employment” states that “A contractor or subcontractor shall ensure that opportunities are given as far as is possible for the employment of citizens who have the requisite expertise or qualifications in the various levels of the operations in accordance with the Regulations and with the terms of a petroleum agreement or petroleum subcontract”. Section 34 which is based on technology transfer also states that
-Financial Barrier: The governments of most developing countries still find it difficult to finance the construction of new electricity grids and transmission lines for the rural areas. According to IEA/UNDP energy access case: about $700billion is needed to provide electricity for the 1 billion people living without electricity access by 2030. This amount alone is larger than the GDP of 50 developing countries put together.
Richard Beales and Raul Gallegos discuss how Hugo Chavez's social spending has left Venezuela's state oil group PDVSA so short of cash it is planning to pay suppliers in IOUs. How sustainable is the current management of the 'piggybank' and its wealth?
What with the furore in Australia over the decline of the mining boom and the "$2 African Wage", the killings crisis in South Africa and the recent Spanish miners strike; how can this industry provide a balance between healthy corporate margins and appropriately remunerated workers? What are the concerns leading to this increasing trend of industrial actions within the mining industry; any global linkages or are these isolated local occurences; or...is this just the Resource Curse rearing its familiar ugly head?
It has been approximately two years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spillbecame one of America's worst spills in US history and it seems it won't goaway. Recently, Hurricane Isaac uncovered oil that was previously covered up by British Petroleum, the company held responsible for the environmental catastrophe. Tar balls washed up on the shores of Louisiana and Alabama and now the Department of Justice has publicly battered BP over their cleaning efforts.Greg Palast, investigative journalist, brings us more on the motive behind the DOJ's late criticism.
What are the motives behind this new drive against BP by the US department of justice and what are the intended consequences?
Kenya's mining industry - historically consisting of just small-scale operations - could be about to face a boost as new-found exploration potential and rising commodity prices see activity intensify. Katrina Manson, east Africa correspondent, reports from the Kwale Mineral Sands Project on what the developments could mean for the country.
For alternative energy, isn't Algae-to-fuels the dream project for the future? Carbon-neutral and a promising prospect for 'home-grown' fuel... Who is in on this with the U.S.?
The US Department of Justice is intending to prove gross negligence on the part of BP in relation to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Lex's Julia Grindell and Vincent Boland discuss the risks the civil case over the spill could bring for the British oil company.
How does BP navigate the deep waters of imminent 'trouble' due to the legacy of the Macondo incident which still refuses to pass? Are there consequences for its operations in the Gulf of Mexico, its operations in Russia and its general business model? Feel free to let us know your thoughts...
How clear, easy to operate and effective are the various components of your dispute resolution clause? How relevant; what are the costs implications of getting this wrong?
HOW WILL UPSTREAM NATURAL GAS CONTRACTS ENHANCE EFFICIENCY?
As it is the obvious intention of the Federal Government to maximize the productive efficiency and commercial productivity of the domestic gas industry, one of the most important conditions for the realization of this objective is and still remains contractual sanctity and the right operational incentive required to foster domestic growth in the gas economy. Tied to this however is the existence of long-term up gas production and supply contracts that is based on the Dutch Groningen model.
