Business news - 28 August 2014

DNV GL has established a Joint Industry Project to enhance the maintenance of blowout preventers.

Schlumberger has announced the release of Petrel Shale, a customised user interface and toolset engineered for exploiting shale resources.

The parties addressed the main co-operation issues in the oil and gas sector.

According to Frost & Sullivan, commercial viability of shale gas exploration will influence opportunities for sensor manufacturers.

Tracerco has commenced the next phase of development of its pipeline inspection tool to target new applications.

Fitch Ratings' credit outlook for US natural gas pipelines remains stable.

Penalty is for an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act.

City gas network to be laid in Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur and Bhagalpur.

Shell scales down in the West African nation.

The California Energy Commission approved three grants for technologies to monitor critical energy infrastructure.

IntelliView Technologies Inc. secures investment from Export Development Canada to support growth.