By John Richardson NOBODY should be surprised by warm smiles, firm handshakes and an agreement to freeze the trade war when President Trump and President Xi meet on 30 November. Equally possible is that when the two leaders meet at the G20 Summit in Argentina no deal will be done and the trade war will […]
Asian Chemical Connections
How Green Is Gas?
By John Richardson THE blog has been attending the 25th World Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this week where one of the themes repeated on numerous occasions has been the wonderful environment benefits of natural gas. Poor old coal and crude-oil have received short shrift as presentation after presentation has stressed how gas is […]
It’s All About Shale Gas
By Malini Hariharan As expected, excitement around shale gas is running strong at the CERAWeek conference in Houston. But an element of caution is also visible with the majors appearing to be in no rush to finalise their investments. Shell is still a few years away from taking a final investment decision on a proposed […]
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