| Rebels threaten new gas pipeline | |
Lagos - Nigerian armed group MEND threatened on Saturday to thwart a $10-billion trans-Saharan gas pipeline project linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe. "Any money put into the project will...
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| Nigerian rebels threaten new gas pipeline project |
Nigeria's best known rebel group on Saturday threatened to thwart a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe, but the army vowed to protect the project....
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| Three African countries agree to build gas pipeline across Sahara |
Nigeria on Friday in Abuja signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) with Algeria and Niger Republic to promote the Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project, the News Agency of Nigeria reported....
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| Rice student is saving money by going green |
an initiative to train the next generation of leaders to think “green,” Rice University MBA student Carin Giga is spending her summer helping the Toyota Center cut energy costs and save...
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| Natural gas line would connect Africa, Europe |
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigeria, Algeria and Niger have signed an agreement to create a $10 billion pipeline that would ship natural gas across the Sahara to Europe, Nigeria’s state oil company...
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| Goal-shy BJSS urged to come out of shell |
BUKIT Jalil Sports School (BJSS) are still goal shy in Division One of the Malaysia Hockey League, and coach S. Prakash hopes his boys will come out of their shell when they square off against...
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| X-Terra announces results of its annual and special meeting of shareholders |
ROUYN-NORANDA, QC, July 3 /CNW Telbec/ - X-Terra Resources Corporation (XT-TSXV) is pleased to announce the results of its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 25, 2009 in...
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| Crescent Point Energy Corp. completes acquisition of Gibraltar Exploration Ltd |
/This News Release Is Not For Dissemination In The United States Or To Any United States News Services./ Calgary, July 3 /cnw/ - Crescent Point Energy Corp. ("crescent Point" Or The "company")...
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| Europe nears gas pipeline accord |
European governments are due to sign an agreement on the Nabucco gas pipeline on 13 July, the European Commission has announced.The Nabucco pipeline will bring Central Asian gas to western Europe via...
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| Nigeria, Algeria, Niger seal 10 billion dollar gas pipeline deal |
ABUJA - Three African countries on Friday signed an accord to build a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to...
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| EU countries, Turkey to sign gas pipeline deal on July 13 |
BRUSSELS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Several European Union (EU) countries and Turkey will sign an inter-governmental agreement on the Nabucco pipeline in Ankara on July 13, the European Commission confirmed...
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| Houston to get holiday break on gasoline prices |
Average retail gasoline prices in the Houston area fell 5 cents this week to $2.44 a gallon heading into the Fourth of July weekend, according to AAA Texas. Galveston residents are looking at a 4...
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| Kuwait needs oil majors to hit targets - minister |
OPEC member Kuwait will need help from oil majors to reach its oil and gas production targets, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs said on...
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| Questar Corporation Oil & Gas Exploration and Production Operations and Cost Analysis - 2008 |
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e3d990/questar_corporatio ) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new company profile "Questar Corporation Oil & Gas Exploration and Production...
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| Generational Equity Has Announced the Sale of its Client Nomad Inspection Services to MISTRAS Group |
Generational Equity has announced the sale of its client Nomad Inspection Services, a nondestructive testing services company headquartered in Olds, Canada (near Calgary), to MISTRAS Group, a global...
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| Cirrus Energy Corporation announces and closes the amendment of its financing with The Royal Bank of Scotland plc |
CALGARY, July 3 /CNW/ - Cirrus Energy Corporation (TSXV: CYR) and its wholly owned subsidiary Cirrus Energy Nederland B.V. are pleased to announce they have signed an Amendment and Restatement...
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| Sahara gas pipeline gets go-ahead |
Nigeria, Niger and Algeria have signed an agreement to build a multi-billion dollar pipeline to take Nigerian gas across the Sahara to the Mediterranean.The giant project, which will cost an...
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| Neverland just a shell without Jackson |
The master bathroom in the main house that was once used by Michael Jackson is seen at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., Thursday, July 2, 2009. (AP...
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| OPEC President Says Is Satisfied with Current Oil Price |
OPEC is satisfied with the current crude oil price, the president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Angolan Oil Minister Jose Botelho de Vasconcelos told reporters on...
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| Oil Brokerage PVM Names Rogue Trader |
The rogue trader has left the oil brokerage with losses of almost $10 million following a series of unauthorized trades two days ago believed to have caused a spike in global crude...
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| Amnesty blames Shell for oil cover-ups |
By Daniel Howden Abuja - Oil giant Shell has been covering up catastrophic oil spills in the Niger Delta by blaming them on sabotage by local people, according to Amnesty International. Those...
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| Unauthorized trades get blame for oil price spike |
LONDON — Unauthorized trades cost a London oil broker, PVM Oil Futures, almost $10 million and were being blamed for a spike in oil prices on...
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| Palestinian child killed by Israeli shell in Gaza |
Israeli Air Force bombs Gaza Strip GAZA, July 2 (RIA Novosti) - A Palestinian girl died and several other people were wounded after an Israeli tank shell hit a residential building in the Gaza Strip...
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| Exec leaves HECO, joins Sennet Capital |
's top technical expert on renewable energy, retired from the utility on Tuesday and on Wednesday was named partner at a Honolulu merchant bank that finances local renewable energy projects. ...
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| Crescent Point Energy Trust completes corporate conversion by way of a plan of arrangement with Wild River Resources Ltd. |
≪ /this News Release Is Not For Dissemination In The United States Or To Any United States News Services./ >> Calgary, July 2 /cnw/ - Crescent Point Energy Corp., ('crescent Point' Or The 'company')...
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| Aims To Restart Clyde Refinery Late July |
-(Dow Jones)- Shell Australia aims to restart its Clyde refinery, which was shut last November for maintenance and upgrade works, in late July, the company said...
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| Oil Settles Below $67 on US Economic Weakness |
Swelling gasoline stockpiles and a far bigger than expected rise in U.S. unemployment drove oil markets down more than more than 3 percent to settle below $67 a barrel...
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| Judge dismisses challenge to Duke Energy coal plant |
A federal judge has dismissed a challenge environmental groups brought against Duke Energy Carolinas’ Cliffside plant expansion. The decision doesn’t end the legal squabbling over the...
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| Coastal Energy Announces Spudding of Phu Kheng-1 Exploration Well |
≪ /this News Release Is Not For Dissemination In The United States Or Through United States Newswire Services/ Aim: Ceo Tsx-v: Cen >> Houston, July 2 /cnw/ - Coastal Energy Company (the 'company' Or...
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| Gas prices fall just as travelers hit the highway |
The average price for a gallon of gas decreased 4 cents in New Mexico this week to $2.62. Nationally, the figure is $2.63, which also reflects a 4-cent drop. Albuquerque has the least expensive gas...
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| Nordic Windpower gets U.S. loan guarantee |
Nordic Windpower a conditional loan guarantee for $16 million to advance development of its two-blade wind turbines. Nordic is among the first wave of companies to receive loan guarantees from the...
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| CE Franklin Ltd. - Conference call announcement |
< SECOND QUARTER 2009 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Friday, July 24, 2009 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time >> CALGARY, July 2 /CNW/ - CE Franklin Ltd. will release its earnings report for the Second Quarter Ended...
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| RCMP confirm latest gas pipeline blast 'criminally motivated' |
Site of another explosion at an Encana pipeline is shown near Tomslake, B.C. in this Jan. 5, 2009 photo. It was the fourth such explosion in three months. The incident was discovered January 4, 2009...
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| Pacific Rubiales announces drilling update |
TORONTO, July 2 /CNW/ - Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE) announced today results from its ongoing exploration program at the Rubiales field and at the Quifa Block. Three new wells have been...
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| Compton Petroleum announces credit facility renewal |
CALGARY, July 2 /CNW/ - Compton Petroleum Corporation (TSX - CMT, NYSE - CMZ) is pleased to announce the completion of the annual renewal of its reserve-based credit facility (the 'Facility') with...
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| TradeTech Introduces Mid-Term Uranium Price Indicator |
TradeTech began publishing a new Mid-Term Uranium Oxide (U3O8) Price Indicator on June 30, 2009, to reflect the evolution of the international uranium market, which today includes three separate and...
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| Shell sues standards body |
By Edward AnyoliSHELL has sued the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) demanding sh768.1m over the closure of its outlets. The money is for general damages, costs and interests for the closure...
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| Attackers Blow Up Oil Pipeline In Yemen -Officials |
The attack took place Wednesday night in a region of Shabwa province that produces 10,000 barrels of oil a day. Local police chief Saïd Saleh al-Souleimany told reporters that the ...
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| Deadline for Jordan Oil Exploration Bids Ends Today |
The deadline for international and regional companies to submit bids for oil exploration blocks in the northern and central regions of the Kingdom ends today, according to the National Resource...
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| Former Ohio Audubon chief to lead MORPC green center |
named a new director for its Center for Energy and the Environment . Jerry Tinianow was chosen to head the center, a cross-disciplinary agency that seeks to address the region’s energy and...
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| SEC suspends GenX Corp. trading |
GenX Corp. after questions were raised about the accuracy of information in its stock promotional materials. Specifically, the SEC is raising questions about the company’s purported...
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| Greensboro seeks green ideas |
Greensboro is looking for input on how to make the city more green. City officials plan two public meetings to get feedback on what priorities and strategies should be included in the Energy...
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| Gas prices likely to rise for July 4 |
expects them to jump a few cents as the July Fourth weekend approaches. The average price for a gallon of regular gas was $2.57 in Cincinnati and $2.68 in Covington on Thursday, according to the AAA...
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| Delek bids for Shell stations in Greece |
DLEKG ) has bid for Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS; LSE: RDSA) gas stations in Greece. Delek Group made the bid through subsidiary Delek Europe BV. The bid, and the two competing bids, are...
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| Colorado honors top recycler |
Alpine Waste & Recycling and Eric Drummond, mayor of Manitou Springs, as its 2009 Sustainability Champions. Hildebrand is vice president of recycling at Alpine. Hildebrand's award is for...
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| Lombard shell lined up for takeover by Australian insurer |
Lombard Group Ltd will be 90% owned by the shareholders of Perth-based insurer Australian Consolidated Insurance Ltd (ACIL) under a reverse takeover plan outlined on Thursday. The parent of failed...
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| AECL provides update on NRU activities |
CHALK RIVER, ON, July 2 /CNW/ - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) provides the following status report on the NRU reactor at its Chalk River Laboratories. Non Destructive Examinations (NDE)...
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| Seven Shell to Sea protestors granted bail |
The High Court has granted bail to seven people arrested in connection with the ongoing dispute over the laying of a Shell gas pipeline in Co Mayo.Today Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy granted bail to...
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| Richards Oil & Gas Limited announces director and management changes and provides update on restructuring initiatives |
CALGARY, July 2 /CNW/ - Richards Oil & Gas Limited (the "Company"), (TSX Venture: RIX) announces today that Mr. Brad Turner has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and from the Board of Directors...
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| Peco files power demand plan with PUC |
for reducing its customers’ power demand and consumption as required under a bill signed last October by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell. Act 129 required the seven largest electricity...
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