Two separate mega projects to develop oil and natural gas resources in the Walker Ridge blocks of the ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) were sanctioned last week by Royal Dutch Shell plc and partners ExxonMobil Corp. and Statoil ASA.
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Williams Sanctions Canada Petrochem Facility
Building on a strategy to expand its petrochemicals business in Canada, Williams last week sanctioned the first propane dehydrogenation (PDH) facility in Alberta.
Williams Pulls Trigger to Build Alberta PDH Facility
Building on a strategy to expand its petrochemicals business in Canada, Williams on Monday sanctioned the first propane dehydrogenation (PDH) facility in Alberta.
ExxonMobil Sanctions Hebron Offshore Eastern Canada
ExxonMobil Corp. has sanctioned its massive Hebron oilfield development offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, a $14 billion project that is slated to recover more than 70 million boe, an uptick from earlier estimates.
Deepwater Lucius Project Gets Green Light
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and its partners on Thursday officially sanctioned the promising Lucius project in Keathley Canyon (KC), a region in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) that is attracting some of the top explorers in the world.
Deepwater Lucius Project Gets Green Light
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and its partners on Thursday officially sanctioned the promising Lucius project in Keathley Canyon (KC), a region in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) that is attracting some of the top explorers in the world.
Obama Touts Shale Gas; Taps Energy Secretary to Tackle Fracking Safety
In a major speech on national energy security Wednesday, President Obama promoted natural gas as a way forward for the United States and said he has directed Energy Secretary Steven Chu to work with other agencies, the natural gas industry, states and environmental experts to improve the safety of hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
Chevron Commits to Another Deepwater Project
Chevron Corp. on Thursday gave a thumbs-up to develop the $4 billion Big Foot project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM), two months after the company sanctioned the long-awaited Jack/St. Malo project.
ExxonMobil Coy on Alaska Gasline, Still Smarting Over Point Thomson
While TransCanada Corp. awaits the fate of its proposal in a state-sanctioned process for the development of a pipeline to tap Alaska’s natural gas reserves and ConocoPhillips and BP plc say they’re moving ahead with their similar project, North Slope major ExxonMobil Corp. said last week it is still weighing its options.
ExxonMobil Coy on Alaska Gasline, Still Smarting Over Point Thomson
While TransCanada Corp. awaits the fate of its proposal in a state-sanctioned process for the development of a pipeline to tap Alaska’s natural gas reserves and ConocoPhillips and BP plc say they’re moving ahead with their similar project, North Slope major ExxonMobil Corp. is still weighing its options.