Energy & Power
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5/9/13 12:06 pm EDT
State and federal fee lease data, combined with facilities data, helps E&P operators more quickly identify potential available acreage in key US plays
IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), a leading global source of critical information and insight, announced today the release of IHS Enerdeq® Browser version 2.3, which provides IHS U.S. energy information subscribers with access to fee lease data and pipeline facilities data. This release follows on the January IHS Enerdeq release, which provided IHS subscribers access to U.S. federal land data through the new IHS U.S. Land Database. IHS Enerdeq Browser is the company’s data access and integration platformmore...English -
4/19/13 10:36 am EDT
Alternative sources of crude—such as oil from Venezuela—have similar level of greenhouse gas emissions as oil sands
(April 19, 2013) – The life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Canadian oil sands are similar to those from sources of crude that would likely be used in absence of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, IHS says today in a public comment submitted to the U.S. Department of State draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Keystone XL Pipeline.The IHS assessment is based on ongoing IHS CERA Oil Sands Dialogue research. A 2012 Oil Sands Dialogue report found that themore...English -
3/27/13 5:35 pm EDT
A shift away from new upgrading and refining projects allows the limited number of oil sands workers to be deployed on new production projects where economic benefits can be greater.
(March 27, 2013) – Given the challenging market conditions that bitumen processing facilities face, shipping oil sands directly to market as heavy crude may have greater economic benefits than building new upgrading facilities that locally process oil sands bitumen into lighter synthetic crude oil (SCO) or refined products, a new IHS study says. The shift away from constructing upgrading or refining facilities enables Alberta’s limited number of workers to be deployed on projects that augmentmore...English -
3/19/13 5:37 pm EDTIHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analytics, recently launched the first annual Operational Excellence Summit as part of the IHS CERAWeek 2013 executive conference. This new invite-only event each year will examine Operational Excellence leadership, management system and metrics that drive results at the world’s top-performing companies. This year’s event featured speakers from: Dow Chemical; BHP Billiton; OSIsoft, a provider of infrastructure solutionsmore...English
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3/18/13 2:13 pm EDT
Marcellus now largest U.S. natural gas producing play, surpasses Haynesville
Recent pipeline expansions have helped the Marcellus shale play reach a production rate above 7 billion cubic feet (BCF)/day; surpassing the Haynesville shale to become the largest gas producing play in the U.S., according to a new IHS (NYSE: IHS) report. With this rise in production, the growth of the Marcellus has had a significant, positive impact on early movers such as Range Resources, who drilled the first horizontal well in the play in 2006, and Cabot Oil & Gas. Bothmore...English -
3/5/13 12:05 pm EST
Transition raises new challenges that would require a fundamental shift in the nature of the energy system
HOUSTON(March 5, 2013) – A global shift toward low-carbon energy sources would be unlike any other in history and would create new challenges, as the world attempts to actively influence a major energy transition for the first time, according to a new study by IHS and the World Economic Forum. The findings of the study were presented today at IHS CERAWeek 2013, the world’s premier energy conference, in Houston.Since the beginning of this century deep concern about climate change coupled with amore...English -
2/25/13 10:00 am EST
Address is one of several sessions focused on cyber threats and energy infrastructure at the world’s premier energy conference, March 4-8 in Houston.
(February 25, 2013) – General Michael Hayden, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) will deliver a keynote address,Cyber Threats: Fighting the Battle of the Future,Friday, March 8 at IHS CERAWeek at the Hilton Americas-Houston.Cyber threats and the energy infrastructure will be one the key topics at the 32nd annual IHS CERAWeek executive conference. Several other sessions and leading experts will address emerging cyber threatsmore...English -
2/21/13 11:12 am EST(February 21, 2013) – The 2013 Energy Innovation Pioneers have been selected to present at the IHS CERAWeek 2013 executive conference, March 4-8 at the Hilton Americas – Houston. This year’s class of 21 Energy Innovation Pioneers was chosen based on their potential to transform the energy future. Criteria include creativity, feasibility of plan, scalability of technology and leadership team.The Energy Innovation Pioneers program, held annually in conjunction with IHS CERAWeek, aims to identifymore...English
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2/20/13 11:31 am EST
Industry leaders and analysts to discuss the economy, regional and global markets, midstream and infrastructure developments, and feedstocks
IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analysis, will host the 26th Annual International LPG Seminar, Sunday, March 17 to Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston, which will bring together industry analysts and industry executive leadership to discuss the global LPG (liquid propane gas) market, regional market outlooks, pricing, key midstream and infrastructure developments, as well as the shift to natural gas liquids (NGL) feed stocks inmore...English -
2/19/13 12:27 pm EST
Round to offer 13 blocks in the Sri Lankan sectors of the Cauvery and Mannar basins
The Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat (PRDS), the government agency responsible for overseeing all petroleum exploration and production-related activities in Sri Lanka, has enlisted IHS (NYSE:IHS), the leading global source of information and analysis, to facilitate a series of road shows to launch the Second Sri Lankan Licensing Round in March 2013. Thirteen blocks have been designated in the Sri Lankan sectors of the Cauvery and Mannar basins, located to the North and West of Srimore...English
