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Morocco to boost offshore exploration and oil shale development

Cairn, San Leon, Genel increase footprint in Morocco On the same week, Cairn Energy (Cairn) announced to sign a Farm-in Agreement for offshore exploration and production while San Leon Energy (San Leon) extended its oil shale onshore acreage, both in Morocco. These moves reflects the potential of resources and the momentum taken by Morocco in […]

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DuPont sells its Coatings Business to Carlyle for $4.9 billion

Carlyle targets emerging markets with DuPont Performance Coatings  DuPont and The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) signed a definitive agreement by which Carlyle will buy DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC), the DuPont’s Coatings Division. Still submitted to regulatory approval, the transaction should be effective on the first quarter 2013. Carlyle is a global alternative assets manager having already […]

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Invista and LanzaTech to produce Butadiene from Carbon Monoxide

Bio-technologies to convert GHG into low carbon fuels The nylon world leader, Invista from Wishita, Kansas, USA, and the bio-technology specialist LanzaTech signed a joint development agreement to convert carbon monoxide waste into butadiene and other chemical feedstocks. The producer of “Lycra” and other famous “Coolmax” fibers, Invista is developing and producing high added value […]

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Eni, Vitol and GNPC signed MOU to develop OCTP Blocks

Eni, Vitol and GNPC to develop Ghana offshore gas Eni from Italy, Vitol from Switzerland and the National Oil Company Ghana National Petroleum Corp (GNPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) Blocks offshore Ghana. This MOU follows the discoveries by Eni and its partners of significant recoverable reserves […]

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Iraq investigates Jordan export pipeline to Red Sea

Iraq export pipeline to Aqaba to substitute Syria pipeline SNC Lavalin from Canada and Stroytransgaz from Russia had been appointed respectively in 2011 and 2010 to provide consultation services and rehabilitation work studies to build two crude export pipelines and one gas pipeline through Syria. These pipelines should have a total capacity of 2.75 million […]

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