Shale gas

Halliburton eyes opportunities in China's shale gas industry

17 May 2013

Some of the barriers to faster development on the mainland of shale gas - natural gas trapped between shale rocks - can be mitigated by policy incentives, technology, and supply chain management,...

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Far Eastern looks west for growth

18 Apr 2013

Taiwanese conglomerate Far Eastern Group is eyeing the development of petrochemical plants in the United States, fuelled by cheap energy as the US exploits its shale gas reserves, company's...

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Beijing's shale gas targets 'unrealistic' say experts

20 Feb 2013

The mainland produces no commercial quantities of shale gas, yet it has set a target of 80 billion cubic metres (bcm) by 2020, or 23 per cent of total expected demand. Output in 2020 is likely to...

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Sinochem buys into Texas oil-shale field

1 Feb 2013

Sinochem Group, China's biggest supplier of chemical products, has agreed to buy a 40 per cent stake in Texas oil-shale acreage from Pioneer Natural Resources for US$500 million.

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Taxpayers swindled by sweetheart deal with mainland gas company

6 Jan 2013

I have my misgivings about announcements made in the middle of a holiday season when no-one is looking. I have them in this case because the extra cost to consumers could amount to tens of...

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Don't count on a US energy boom

4 Jan 2013

Which of the following statements is true? The US now has a 100-year supply of natural gas, thanks to the miracle of shale gas. By 2017, it will again be the world's biggest oil producer.

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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Driller SPT well sure of more profit in 2013

After seeing its share price triple in 2012, oil and gas drilling firm SPT Energy is looking ahead to sales and profit growth in 2013 on par with its 25 per cent average of the past three years,...

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Tapping into China's unconventional gas stores

China, sitting on the world's largest undeveloped shale gas resource and the third-largest coal bed methane reserves, has outlined a bold five-year plan to replicate the United States' success in...

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G.E. rides the same path to health, success

To understand China and how his company might do more business there, Mark Hutchinson got on his bike.

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RESOURCES

Minimums set on China shale gas exploration

Winning bidders at auctions for the second round of shale gas development rights will be asked to surrender their rights if they fail to invest at least 30,000 yuan (HK$37,200) per square...

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Business Digest, November 6, 2012