A tribe in British Columbia has given its support to Enbridge in the company’s effort to build a pipeline from Canada’s oil sands to the province’s coast, according to reports.
Daily Archives: December 2, 2011
Shell pulls out of Syria
Shell shut down oil work in Syria Friday following EU sanctions as the main UN human rights forum condemned Syria’s crackdown on protests, signs of the deepening isolation of President Bashar al-Assad, reports said.
Romania ‘needs shale regulations’
Romania needs laws to regulate the creation of a shale gas sector which the government aims to develop to offset dwindling conventional gas resources, the president of Romania’s Mineral Resources Agency (NAMR) said, according to a report.
ConocoPhillips plans $15.5bn 2012 spend
US giant ConocoPhillips plans to spend $14 billion on exploration and production in 2012 with the bulk of it focused on developing unconventional resources in North America.
All the News That’s Fit to Make
It’s said never get into an argument with folks who buy ink by the barrel, but here goes. Another salvo has landed in what the Council on Foreign Relations’ Michael Levi calls the New York Times’ “war on shale gas“, with Friday’s article on natural gas leases, one that again shows the newspaper’s tendency on…
Angolan energy minister sacked
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has fired Energy Minister Emanuela Vieira Lopes, blaming the disappointing development of the country’s electricity sector, state news agency Angop reported on Friday.