Industry
Middle East energy demand growth to continue
Iran oil and gas reserves rise by half a billion barrels
Irans oil and gas reserves have risen by half a billion barrels and five trillion cubic feet respectively with the discovery of new onshore oil and gas fields in the south and west of the country, an Iranian daily quoted a senior oil official as saying.
Dow Q1 results show strong growth
The Dow Chemical Company announced that sales in Q1 of 2011 hit US$14.7 billion, a 20 per cent increase compared with the same period last year.
Oil majors launch Subsea Well Response Project
Nine of the worlds leading oil and gas companies – BG Group, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Petrobras, Shell, Statoil and Total – announced the launch of the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP), an initiative designed to enhance the industrys capability to respond to subsea well control incidents.