Crude oil
Shell starts up new production from Canada oil sands expansion
Shell announced the successful start of production from its Scotford upgrader expansion project in Canada. The 100,000 bpd expansion takes upgrading capacity at Scotford to 255,000 bpd of heavy oil from the Athabasca oil sands.
Enterprise to extend Texas crude oil pipeline from Eagle Ford shale
Enterprise Products Partners plans to build an 80-mile extension of its 350,000 bpd Eagle Ford shale crude oil pipeline, allowing it to serve growing production areas in the southwestern portion of the play.
Capstone Turbine receives order for 22 more C65s for Eagle Ford shale use
Capstone Turbine Corp. said on Monday that it received another order for 22 C65 microturbines from one of the world's largest independent oil and natural gas companies.
Technip awarded €100mn EPC contract for Canada oil sands project
France-based Technip said it has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) support contract worth approximately €100mn for the Horizon oil sands project in Fort McMurray, Canada.
Deferred maintenance causes upsurge in pump failures
Not addressing the root cause of a failure puts resources and employees at risk
HP Construction: North America
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LP, is advancing a feasibility study to construct a world-scale ethane cracker and ethylene derivatives at one of its existing facilities in the US Gulf Coast region. Th..
HP Innovations: HPInnovations
EYESIM Virtual Reality now available on iPhone and iPadFollowing the successful launch of the innovative Virtual Reality training system EYESIM, Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of te..
Mexico needs new oil investment to avoid becoming net importer by 2020 - study
Without sufficient investments in upstream oil field activities utilizing new and advanced technologies, Mexico faces the prospect of becoming a net oil importer in 10 years, according to a new research study.
EIA releases annual US energy outlook, sees strong growth in shale production
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) this week released the complete version of its 2011 annual energy outlook (AEO2011), which includes 57 sensitivity cases that show how different assumptions regarding market, policy, and technology drivers affect prior projections of energy production, consumption, technology, and market trends.
Enbridge plans $175mn expansion of Texas shale transportation infrastructure
Enbridge Energy Partners will invest an additional $175mn to expand its East Texas shale infrastructure, the crude and natural gas transportation services firm said on Friday.
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