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Greenpeace activists confront Norwegian government’s Arctic oil drilling site: 8/17/2017 10:03:34 AM; Peaceful activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have entered the exclusion zone of Statoil’s oil rig, Songa Enabler in the Barents Sea with kayaks and inflatable boats, while swimmers are in the waters protesting with hand banners.
Elsevier and the International Solar Energy Society announce the Renewable Transformation Challenge Winner: 8/17/2017 8:29:42 AM; Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), today announced Dr.
Young Saudis bring Zuluf GOSP-3 back online: 8/17/2017 7:59:58 AM; Resumption of operations after 21 years Led by a team from the Safaniyah Offshore Producing Department (SOfPD), the plant was brought back online after a 21-year hiatus of operations in the Zuluf field, which was discovered in 1965.
Shell completes SADAF chemicals sale in Saudi Arabia to SABIC for $820mn: 8/17/2017 7:54:11 AM; This acquisition will enable SABIC to optimise operations at SADAF and further invest in the facilities, integrating them with SABIC’s other affiliates.
Sadara commemorates commissioning of all 26 plants: 8/17/2017 7:42:03 AM; The landmark commissioning milestone was celebrated at the Sadara complex in Jubail Industrial City II in the presence of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources and Saudi Aramco Chairman, HE Khalid A.
Royal Dutch Shell plc second quarter 2017 scrip dividend programme reference share price: 8/17/2017 7:31:52 AM; Reference Share Price The Reference Share price is used for calculating a Participating Shareholder’s entitlement under the Scrip Dividend Programme, as defined below. Q2 2017 Reference Share price (US$) 27.730 The Reference Share Price is the US dollar equivalent of the average of the closing price for the Company’s A Shares listed on Euronext Amsterdam for the …
ABB brings reliable power supply to the Himalayas: 8/17/2017 4:46:37 AM; ABB will upgrade 20 substations in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh, located in the foothills of the western Himalayas. The substations will be equipped with the latest control and protection technology to enable future digitalization.
SEC Charges KPMG with Audit Failures: 8/16/2017 12:38:31 PM; The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that KPMG has agreed to pay more than $6.2 million to settle charges that it failed to properly audit the financial statements of an oil and gas company, resulting in investors being misinformed about the energy company’s value. KPMG’s engagement partner in charge of the audit also agreed to settle charges against him.
Vale on the conclusion of the corporate restructuring: 8/15/2017 10:05:28 AM; We refer to Vale’s corporate governance restructuring approved at Vale’s extraordinary shareholders meeting held on June 27th, 2017 (“Proposal”), to inform that, as more than 54.09% of preferred shares issued by Vale (excluding treasury shares) were tendered into the voluntary conversion transaction included in the Proposal, as announced in the press release issued on August …
We’ve appointed Matthew Hastings as Global Head, Energy Trading: 8/15/2017 8:15:18 AM; Standard Chartered has appointed Matthew Hastings as Global Head, Energy Trading. Matthew is based in London and reports to Cengiz Belentepe, Global Head, Commodities, Financial Markets.
BP begins production from Juniper project in Trinidad: 8/15/2017 8:12:58 AM; Juniper is the fifth BP Upstream major project, and second in Trinidad, to start-up in 2017. BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) today announced first gas from the Juniper development, the fifth of BP’s seven Upstream major project start-ups planned for 2017.
Mica provides clue to how water transports minerals: 8/14/2017 3:53:03 PM; In a new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with the University of Illinois and Chicago and the University of Delaware, chemists have been able to look at the interface between water and muscovite mica, a flat mineral commonly found in granite, soils and many sediments.
Sadara, the World’s Largest Chemicals Complex Built in a Single Phase, Commemorates Commissioning of All 26 Plants: 8/14/2017 2:57:04 PM; Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and The Dow Chemical Company, today celebrates the commissioning of the last of its 26 plants – an isocyanates section currently producing crude quantities of toluene di isocyanate (TDI) and other specialty chemicals.
Norways DNO Submit Plan to Develop Changouleh Oil Field: 8/14/2017 10:23:43 AM; (NIOC) _ National Iranian Oil Company has received a proposal from Norway’s DNO oil and gas operator for the development of Changouleh Oil Field, a major one in western parts of the country.
Neka Port Receive First Oil Swap Cargo in years: 8/14/2017 8:38:38 AM; (NIOC) _ Oil and gas explorer Dragon Oil has shipped a cargo of oil from Turkmenistan to a port in northern Iran, resuming swap which Iran halted in 2010.
Two more BP projects begin production: 8/14/2017 8:35:16 AM; Gas projects in Australia and Trinidad are fourth and fifth of seven major projects start-ups BP expects in 2017 BP today confirmed the start of production from another two of the seven Upstream major projects that it expects to come online in 2017.
Pemex and Fundación UNAM (the UNAM Foundation) Undersigned a Donations Agreement to Give Scholarships to Students: 8/14/2017 8:32:47 AM; Petróleos Mexicanos undersigned an agreement to grant donations to Fundación UNAM (the UNAM Foundation), whose purpose is granting financial scholarships to students of degrees related to the oil industry.
EPA orders Fairbanks company to close illegal motor vehicle waste disposal well to protect nearby drinking water: 8/14/2017 7:12:23 AM; The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached an agreement with Stepping Stone Builders, Inc., to close an illegal motor vehicle waste disposal well in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Caterpillar Names General Counsel, Corporate Secretary: 8/14/2017 6:53:34 AM; Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced its board of directors has appointed Suzette M. Long as the company’s general counsel and corporate secretary.
SEC Files Charges in Oil Drilling Investment Scheme: 8/11/2017 12:59:59 PM; The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Tennessee men and an accomplice in Fort Lauderdale with allegedly defrauding investors they lured by false promises of high returns from an oil drilling investment opportunity.