Spencer Coatings has become the U.K.'s largest independent coatings manufacturer after it acquired Stokes Paints in a deal worth £5million. Employing more than 100 people, the enlarged Spencer Coatings will have a turnover of more ...
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The Saudi Gazette reported that UAE energy giant TAQA's billion dollar vote of confidence in Scottish oil and gas has been further strengthened by a new report which says some USD 70 billion of investment in the sector is expected by 2016. ...
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Most Chinese takeovers in the resource sector do not pose a threat to national security, says the author of a new report on Chinese investment in Canada. Theodore Moran, a professor of international business at Georgetown University, says ...
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Global oil and gas transactions have suffered a modest decline in both deal count and total value in the H1 of 2012. According to Mergers and Acquisitions in the Oil and Gas Industry, however, increasing merger & acquisition interest by ...
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European regulations aimed specifically at limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from coatings have been mainly confined to decorative paints and the manufacture of the coatings themselves. The last piece of major ...
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Oman Gas Company SAOC has gained the first prize at the level of oil and gas industry for achieving the highest percentage of Omanisation. The Omanisation at the company reached 95%, which is the highest among all companies in oil and gas ...
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PPI reported that after holding Pakistan Petroleum Exploration Promotion Conference 2012 in Houston, USA Dr Asim Hussain advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources inaugurated PEPC Road Show in London UK. Dr Asim ...
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BWA Water Additives has been a major supplier of water treatment additives for almost 40 years. The company’s antiscalant additives are now playing a vital role in keeping reverse osmosis systems working efficiently in desalination ...
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Trans Caspian gas pipeline project should be viewed within sovereign rights of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. The negotiations on the legal status of the Caspian Sea are held in both bilateral and multilateral format within a special ...
The role of maintenance in ensuring safe operations higher efficiency of equipment and infrastructure in the oil and gas sector was highlighted at a regional conference held in Bahrain. Mr Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Finance ...
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Dr Asim Hussain adviser to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources has said that the government will facilitate and extend full cooperation towards investment in the country's oil and gas sector.This while addressing the ...
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Demand for protective coatings in the European Union has been weakened by the downturn in EU manufacturing due to the euro crisis. But there is a protective coatings segment—coatings for oil and gas pipeline—further east in ...
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ACE will soon inaugurate a new office in Aberdeen before the end of 2012 as part of its continued strategy to enhance service for UK regional brokers and clients. According to the underwriter, the branch will be ACE's 12th in its UK and ...
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The first barrel of ethane from the Bakken field will go to Nova Chemicals' Joffre, Alberta facility to be value added and converted into polyethylene next year, which explains why CEO Randy Woelfel described himself at an industry event in ...
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Trend cited Mr Nikolai Ureki Romanian Ambassador to Kazakhstan as saying that Mr Nursultan Nazarbayev president of Kazakhstan is expected to visit Bucharest in early 2013. Mr Ureki said that "In early 2013, Mr Nursultan Nazarbayev is ...
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