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Siemens' Pipeline Demo Center simulates technologies on a model pipeline system.
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Siemens' Pipeline Demo Center simulates technologies on a model pipeline system.

The signing of an intergovernmental agreement between Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Austria and Hungary in Ankara on 13th July was a significant step towards construction of the E7.9 billion (US$ 11.05 billion) Nabucco gas pipeline, which will bring Caspian gas to Europe via the Balkans, Turkey and the Caucasus.

India has ambitions to become the hub for petroleum products exports. The export potential coupled with the additional capacity additions and new refineries provide a unique opportunity for potential investors.

Algeria will be a fitting venue for next year's LNG 16 Conference, having staked its place as the EU's third largest supplier of foreign gas.

Ongoing government plans to develop CCS technology reflect growing awareness that coal is essential to the future energy mix.

Subsea 7 has been awarded a pipeline engineering, construction and installation contract by BP worth approximately US$ 150 million. In addition, the company has opened a new pipeline fabrication spoolbase in Texas.

Petrobras has announced a new light oil find in the Campos Basin. This article looks at the new oil find; Petrobras’ International Business Plan; relations between Brazil and China; foreign participation in the Brazilian market and prospects for the Brazilian pipeline sector over the next few years.

Pipeline integrity: lessons learnt from across the globe can prevent unnecessary failures and lead to improved long-term pipeline durability.

If captured and recovered for energy, coal mine methane is a cost-effective resource. Coal mines around the world are increasingly focusing on the commercially available, cost-effective opportunities to capture and use this often wasted resource.

OPITO – The Oil and Gas Academy, is focusing on attracting skills and talent to the oil and gas industry, through its ‘Energise Your Future’ event, which took place at this year’s Offshore Europe in Aberdeen.

Following the resignation of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, her successor Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell has announced that the North Slope pipeline will be his top priority. Parnell is expected to pursue many of Palin’s basic policy initiatives, including an Alaska natural gas pipeline.

With the long-term prospect of increasing global energy demand, securing future energy supplies has become a common global issue. For those countries with dwindling production rates or low hydrocarbon reserves, the pressure for energy security is set to increase.