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Shell and Cosan sign binding agreements for US$12-billion JV for sugarcane based fuels

By Frontier India | August 25th, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | No Comments »

Shell and Cosan have signed up a US$12-billion joint venture between to produce and commercialise ethanol and power from sugar cane and distribute a variety of industrial and transportation fuels through a combined distribution and retail network in Brazil. It will also explore business opportunities to produce and sell ethanol and sugar globally. It is [...]


Power failure at Qatalum causes sudden shutdown

By Frontier India | August 10th, 2010 | Category: Companies, Latest | No Comments »

The Qatalum aluminium plant in Qatar suffered a sudden shutdown of primary aluminium production, due to a power outage that occurred at 04:40 hrs on the 9th of August 2010. Power was out for almost five hours, leading to a significant drop in temperature in the reduction cells and making it impossible to resume metal [...]


India grants drilling moratorium of three years to all deepwater block Production Sharing Contracts

By Frontier India | July 8th, 2010 | Category: International, Latest | No Comments »

India today approved the grant of drilling moratorium of three years to all deepwater block Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) signed under various rounds of exploration till the NELP- V rounds where drilling commitments are pending as on 1st January, 2009. It is hoped that it may lead to new discoveries of oil & gas. To [...]


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