Japanese Cut BHP Billiton Coal Prices Due to Reduced Steel Chinese Demand

SEVERAL Japanese steelmakers have agreed a lower coking coal price with supplier BHP Billiton amid a slowdown in Chinese steel demand.
 

Kuwait and Saudi JV Plans Gas Facilities at Khafji

A JV between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait plans to build gas and natural gas liquids collection and distribution facilities at the Khafji oilfield.

Turkish Gasoline Sales to Iran Plunge

Turkey’s gasoline sales to Iran in July plunged to 47.9 million liters, or 9,800 barrels a day, from 187.4 million liters a month earlier after U.S. sanctions against Iran took effect, Turkey’s statistics office said on Wednesday.
 

China, Russia Agree to Expand Nuclear Power Cooperation

China and Russia have agreed to expand nuclear power cooperation in seven areas, including building floating nuclear power plants, exploring uranium mines, eliminating old plants and developing markets abroad, the China Atomic Energy Authority said.
 

Qatar to Celebrates Achieving 77 Million Tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas

As Qatar’s production capacity of the Liquefied Natural Gas will soon reach 77 million tonnes per annum, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman of Qatar Petroleum Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah has announced the formation of a task team composed of a group of companies and departments to take on the task of highlighting this historic event as an achievement of the State of Qatar.
 

Gas Problem for Norway and Russia

Lower prices on natural gas mean lower budget revenues for both Norway and Russia.
 

Alaska’s August Crude Oil Output Drops 4.4 pct From Year Earlier

Alaskan oil production in August fell 4.4 percent from a year earlier as maintenance curbed output from BP Plc’s Northstar field for most of the month and other areas returned to service after work in July.
 

China Plans Up to 44 bln Offshore Oil Expansion

China plans to spend 250 billion to 300 billion yuan under its new five-year development plan to boost offshore oil production, the official China Securities Journal reported on Thursday.
 

Russia Holds August Oil Output Near Post-Soviet High

Russia, the world’s biggest oil producer, maintained daily output last month at close to a post- Soviet record set in June.
 

PetroChina Discovers High Gas Flow in Changqing Zizhou Field

PetroChina has found high gas flow at a well in Zizhou gas field, the new production block at its second-largest Changqing oil field, with daily output of 1.07 million cubic meters, parent China National Petroleum Corp. said in its in-house newsletter Wednesday.
 

Afghan School Poisonings Linked To Toxic Chemicals

Blood samples taken from Afghan schoolgirls who collapsed in apparent mass poisonings showed traces of toxic chemicals found in herbicides, pesticides and nerve gas, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
 

Denver Mint To Coin New Energy Approach, Use Wind

The U.S. Mint in Denver is going green.
 

Tar Balls Coat Indian Beaches After Ship Dumps Oil

Wave after wave of tar balls floated ashore Wednesday on the renowned Goa beaches after a ship dumped tons of waste oil off India’s western coast, officials said.
 

Democratic Leader Pledges New Senate Energy Debate

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he is going to try again to pass a national energy bill before the November elections.
 

ND Natural Gas Processing Projects Continue

A natural gas company has confirmed plans to build a new processing plant near Watford City in western North Dakota.
 

Hawaii Severs Tie Between Power Sales and Profits

Hawaii’s electric company will get paid a guaranteed amount of money regardless of how much power it sells under a decision Tuesday meant to promote renewable energy.

Crude Oil Climbs After Reports Show Gains in U.S., Chinese Manufacturing

Crude oil rose after manufacturing in the U.S. and China, the world’s biggest energy-consuming countries, accelerated at a faster pace than expected in August.
 

Mass. City Gets 2M to Help Control Diesel Exhaust

Chelsea is getting nearly 2 million in federal stimulus money to reduce pollution from diesel exhaust and improve public health.
 

Midwest Spot Gasoline Gains After Conoco Refinery Power Outage

Midwest spot gasoline strengthened after ConocoPhillips reported a power failure at its Wood River refinery in Illinois.
 

US June Oil Demand Down from Previous Estimate-EIA

U.S. oil demand in June was slightly less than previously estimated, but consumption was still at its highest level since October 2008, the Energy Information Administration said on Monday.
 

ExxonMobil Foundation Donates to Pakistan Flood Relief, Recovery Efforts

ExxonMobil Foundation has donated 100,000 to the Red Crescent for flood relief and recovery efforts in Pakistan, where the United Nations reports monsoon flooding has killed up to 1,600 people and left millions homeless.
 

France Intends to Have 3000MW Offshore Wind Power by 2015

Next month the French government will launch a tender for contracts of EUR10bn to build 3GW of offshore wind capacity, according to Agence France Presse.
 

Korean Firms Become Huge Players in the Solar Industry

When you think about the supply chain side of the solar industry, China comes to mind.
 

Japan Says Too Early to Resume Korea Nuclear Talks

Japan rejected North Korea’s apparent interest in a quick resumption of six-party talks on Pyonyang''s nuclear program, saying Tuesday that the time was not right for fresh discussions.
 

Weeks Still Needed to Fuel Iran’s Nuclear Plant

Iran will still need two more weeks to fully load the fuel in its Russian-built first nuclear power plant, a process which began 10 days ago, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi has said.