MARA, a cryptominer, taps the power generated by U.S. Shale Patch in a new pilot program
MARA Holdings Inc. has announced that it is now producing electricity in the U.S. Shale Patch as part of a program pilot to power 25 megawatts for its mining operations using excess natural gas. The company said that the move was made…
Skangas LNG for Stormossen’s gas station
Skangas signed a contract with Stormossen, Finland, to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to their first biogas station in Vaasa. Stormossen offer fuel both for the public transportation sector and for passenger cars. Skangas’ flexible…
Francaise de l'Energie plans IPO
Coalbed methane gas exploration firm Francaise de l'Energie (FdE), which says it has gas reserves worth six years of French national yearly gas consumption, said in a statement it plans an initial public offer (IPO) of its shares. The…
Miners Trapped after Accident in Russia's Arctic Pronounced Dead
The 26 miners who were trapped in a Russian coal mine above the Arctic circle have died and rescue operations have been halted after a third blast underground killed several rescue workers, emergency services said on Sunday. The miners…
California Residents Vent Frustrations Over Gas Leak
California residents sickened and forced to evacuate their homes because of the biggest methane gas leak in state history will have a chance Friday to voice frustrations and demand answers from top officials at a community meeting. Neither…
Poland Cuts PGNiG's Gas Tariffs for Firms by up to 5.1 pct
Poland's energy market regulator URE said on Friday it has decided to cut dominant gas distributor PGNiG's prices of high-methane gas for commercial end users by 5.1 percent and for wholesale customers by 4.7 percent. The regulator said…
Sex, Scares, Special Effects Spice Up Pemex Safety Movies
In one movie, two bikini-clad women sashay around a swimming pool in stiletto heels, laughing about how one used sex to persuade her hard-working husband to buy her an expensive truck. In another, two oil executives entangled in a love…
New Biogas Power Plant at Landfill Near Panama City
The Danish based Semco Maritime built a new biogas fuelled power plant in Panama. The plant will be operated by methane gas from a 50-acre landfill. This could lead to more plants in the region. After a few years of attempts the way…
BP 'Grossly Negligent' in 2010 US Spill, Fines Could Be $18b
A U.S. judge has decided that BP Plc was "grossly negligent" and "reckless" in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill four years ago, a ruling that could add nearly $18 billion in fines to more than $42 billion in charges the company took for the worst offshore environmental disaster in U.S.
Congo Unveils Tender For Exploitation Of Methane Gas
Democratic Republic of Congo's oil ministry has called for bids to exploit reserves of methane gas at the bottom of Lake Kivu on its eastern border with Rwanda, the prime minister's office said on Friday. The office announced the tender on its twitter account but did not give details.
