Under the proposal. a $40 carbon tax. rising over time. would be levied on emissions in order to encourage a shift towards renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.

The service has been run to successfully guide completions designs in more than 60 wells in all the major shale plays in North America.

The firms include Shell. France'.s Total. Italy'.s Eni. Malaysia'.s Petronas and Russia'.s Gazprom and Lukoil. as well as companies from China. Austria. Japan and other countries.

Qatargas continues to win new business in an evolving market and this SPA demonstrates Qatargas’ ability and flexibility to capture new opportunities.

A number of deals related to long-lead equipment were expected to be signed in the near future.

The Islamic Republic of Iran from the early stages has indicated that it is firmly determined to fight terrorism and expects to eradicate root cause of terrorism.

There are no plans for Russia to have an extraordinary meeting with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and U.S. shale producers.

Total reached a preliminary agreement to invest $4.8 billion to develop the massive gas deposit alongside China National Petroleum Corp.

The ports’ decision to reject Qatari vessels was in line with the UAE government’s move to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar.

Oil demand will also remain surprisingly robust over the next decade.