Last year in Singapore, approximately 100 water leaders around the world convened at the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) to discuss and share insights on how to develop more sustainable water utilities. Cindy Wallis-Lage, President of Black & Veatch’s water business, chaired the dialogue session, “Breaking Boundaries: Developing a Better Water Utility”, co-organised by SIWW… Keep reading →
Singapore’s goal of becoming Asia’s premier liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading hub is steadily unfolding. Earlier this month, Singapore’s Second Minister for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran said that the Singapore Energy Market Authority (EMA) received nine bids in December from suppliers hoping to become LNG aggregators in the city-state. The bids came after the… Keep reading →
As the death toll in a coal mine explosion in the western Turkish town of Soma climbs toward 300, devastated workers and residents are lashing out at the country’s leadership. Widespread protests have broken out in several cities as people blame the government for prioritizing profit over safety. Numerous coal mining operations have been privatized,… Keep reading →
The world uses about 91 million barrels of oil per day. And most forecasts suggest that oil consumption will rise over the next few decades, driven in large part by growing demand for transportation fuels, especially in Asia. Norway’s state-owned oil company, Statoil, predicts that oil demand will peak at around 105 million bbl/d in… Keep reading →
