Gas processing

Shell has sold off all it’s downstream business in Greece to simplify it’s global portfolio.

Venezuela has won the OPEC’s first ever international quiz, as part of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the group’s formation.

A World Economic Forum report has outlined how these industries could potentially generate billions of dollars of income in the US and globally.

Nanotechnology is being used to reduce the environmental impact of oilsands extraction.

Shell says developed countries must be ‘well down the road’ towards zero emission transport systems by 2050.

Senate action on domestic energy sources imperils jobs and economic growth.

Foreign firms have started to leave Iran as new economic sanctions come into force.

The US Department of Energy is to invest US$ 24 million for algal biofuels research.

Mark Eramo and John Stekla, CMAI, USA, take a look at ethylene market trends, paying particular attention to activity in the US.

Giorgio Greco, GE Oil & Gas, Italy, discusses how technology is helping the Italian downstream sector adapt to different conditions.

Didier Favreau, Cedigaz, France, reviews the latest developments in the Italian natural gas market including an analysis of natural gas demand, supply and medium term forecasts for the future.

You can now find Energy Global on Facebook and Twitter social networking sites.

Biomass now accounts for 32% of Sweden’s energy needs, having surpassed oil in 2009, putting Sweden firmly on target to meet its renewable energy commitments in 2020.

Amazonian groups have accused Chevron of attempting to sabotage the court proceedings to decide a final settlement for environmental damage claims.

The Canadian oil sands have increasingly become an important source of global oil supply growth and are now poised to become the number one source of US crude oil imports in 2010.