Iran is building the world’s largest methanol plant which the country is touting as a rival to US shale gas. The Kaveh mega methanol project, being implemented in the Persian Gulf city of Bandar Dayyer, is 70% complet...
U.S. oil company Chevron says it has pulled out of shale gas drilling in Romania, weeks after ending business in Poland. The company began drilling for shale gas at its exploration well l in northeastern Romania in 20...
Algiers — The exploitation of shale gas “has no impact” on environment, said Monday in Algiers Minister of National Planning and Environment Dalila Boudjemaa. “As a minister and an environmental spec...
The exploitation of shale gas in In Salah doesn’t present any danger, Energy Minister Youcef Yousfi ensured during a meeting last Thursday with representatives of the protesters against the exploitation of this ...
The public group Sonatrach will invest no less than “$ 70 billion” for the exploitation of shale gas in Algeria, said Sunday the CEO of the company, Said Sahnoun, despite the opposition of the inhabitants ...
Protests in Algeria’s remote and sparsely populated south over efforts to exploit the country’s vast shale gas reserves spread to the regional capital Tuesday, the state news agency reported. Algeria has t...
Saudi Arabia signaled Monday that it intends to remain a world energy powerhouse for the foreseeable future, partly by exploiting new technology which has unlocked vast quantities of oil and natural gas in North Ameri...
The UK government lifted the ban on shale gas exploration, which uses a controversial method of extraction that has come under scrutiny from environmentalists. The ban, which was lifted with immediate effect, now mean...
India’s state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Friday signed an initial agreement with ConocoPhillips to screen opportunities for jointly exploring and developing shale-gas reserves in India and North America and...