Archive for March, 2010

PetroChina Set to Boost Acquisitions After Buying Arrow Energy

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 30 March 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

PetroChina Co. Chairman Jiang Jiemin plans to step up overseas oil and gas acquisitions after teaming up with Royal Dutch Shell Plc to buy Australia’s Arrow Energy Ltd. for $3.2 billion this week.

Se inaugura la primera central de energía osmótica del mundo

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 28 March 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia

En la ciudad de Tofte, a las afueras de Oslo (Noruega) se acaba de inaugurar la primera central de energía osmótica del mundo. Este tipo de energía se genera mediante la explotación de la energía disponible aún a pesar de tener una limitada capacidad de producción de tan sólo unos cuatro kilovatios – aproximadamente la [...]

Primer ministro portugués está en Libia para conversar sobre energía

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 22 March 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

El primer ministro portugués José Sócrates llegó el día 21 por la noche a Trípoli, capital de Libia, la primera escala de su gira por el norte de Africa que pretende impulsar las relaciones energéticas con los principales abastecedores de petróleo de su país.

China Sets to Build Smart Grid to Tap Renewable Energy

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 16 March 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English

Imagine the scenario: bulbs, washing machine and air-conditioner in your house could automatically switch to operate in an energy-saving manner at peak times of power use when electricity rates heighten. Actually, it may come into reality soon. China is stepping up the “smart grid” construction across the country, as Premier Wen Jiabao put it in [...]

BP to pay $7 billion for Devon exploration rights

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 13 March 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

BP is expanding its dominant oil and gas operations in the Gulf Mexico and dropping anchor off Brazil with a $7 billion deal to buy exploration rights from Devon Energy.