Talisman hits gas in Polish shale well
Canada’s Talisman Energy has hit gas in the final well of a three well campaign on the Szczawno concession in Poland’s Baltic basin.
Brazil may cut taxes on ethanol production
Brazil is evaluating a possible tax cut on ethanol production to encourage less gasoline imports by Petrobras. Currently, the gasoline sold in Brazil comes with a 20% ethanol mix but the government plans to increase the mix to 25%.
Carbon-capture plant to be constructed
Austin, Texas-based carbon-capture firm Skyonic Corp. has raised USD$9 million from investors which include prominent oil and gas industry players. The funds will be used to begin construction on a full-scale manufacturing facility.
Rotork appoints new Controls Division Technical Di
Rotork Flow Control has appointed Andrew Withers as Technical Director for Rotork Controls, the electric valve actuation division of the global engineering group.
Indiana plant sold to Texas demolition company
BTU Solutions, a Sugar Land, Texas-based company that specializes in demolishing power plants has bought State Line Energy, a former coal plant at the northwestern tip of Hammond, Indiana near Lake Michigan.