Essar Group acquire US coal miner Trinity Coal

Essar Group, through its subsidiary Essar Minerals, Delaware, has announced an agreement to acquire US coal producer Trinity Coal Partners LLC from energy and commodities-focused fund, Denham Capital, for US$600 million.

Deepwater spend predicted to rise

New research from Douglas-Westwood predicts a global deepwater expenditure of US$ 167 billion between 2010 and 2014 - up 37% on the preceding five years.

Chinese processing, construction and trading news

A roundup of recent news from China, covering international dealings and refinery construction.

EU distributes €2.3 billion for pipelines and energy projects

The European Union has assigned €2.3 billion of its €4 billion unspent budget to 12 electricity and 31 gas pipeline projects.

Refinery expansion projects

A brief overview of a few recent refinery expansion projects worldwide.

Poland gets finance for LNG terminal

Polskie LNG SA has been receiving bids and arranged finance for Poland’s first LNG terminal to diversify gas supply.

News from BP

A round up of news from BP as the company discusses the Coega refinery and 2010 financial plans.

Indian and Saudi Arabian oil ties

India and Saudi Arabia have begun discussing plans to boost cooperation in the oil industry.

Saudi Aramco awards Baker Hughes drilling systems contract

Saudi Aramco has awarded Baker Hughes a two year contract for two fit for purpose underbalanced coiled tubing drilling packages designed to re-enter existing wells in the gas fields of southern Saudi Arabia.

NACE Corrosion 2010 - 14/03/2010

Corrosion 2010 is the world’s largest corrosion conference with over 5,000 corrosion industry professionals and 350 exhibiting companies from around the world coming together for 5 days of symposia, forums, technical meetings, and networking events.

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International Pump Users Symposium - 15/03/2010

The International Pump Users Symposium continues to be the only meeting organised by pump users for pump users. The members of the Advisory Committee, who provide overall guidance, are recognised leaders in the pump community.

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Unconventional Gas 2010 - 15/03/2010

Unconventional gas resources are expected to steer the future of the energy sector in the coming years, for this reason SMi are organising Unconventional Gas 2010.

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TOC Asia - 16/03/2010

TOC is the premier event for benchmarking port and terminal performance - regionally and globally.

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CWC LNG San Antonio 2010 - 16/03/2010

Welcome back to “LNG Americas”, formerly known as LNG San Antonio. We've renamed this key event to better reflect the opportunities available in Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean as well as the US.

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