One of the most widely known compounds on Earth is carbon dioxide, or CO2. We learn as children that CO2 is a key component of photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and bacteria convert light into energy. This reaction is part ...
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Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) has taken delivery of ENSCO 121, the second of four ultra-premium harsh environment jackup rigs in its ENSCO 120 Series. The rig is contracted to work in the North Sea beginning in the second quarter of 2014 at a day ...
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Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE) (BVC: PREC) (BOVESPA: PREB) announced today the successful results of the first production tests in the CPE-6-1X exploration well and the CPE-6-H2 appraisal well, two new wells drilled during ...
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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/3-8 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/3-8 S will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin drilling facility at ...
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE) (BVC: PREC) (BOVESPA: PREB) announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its 5% interest and transportation rights in the Oleoducto Central S.A. ("OCENSA") oil pipeline in Colombia for a ...
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Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that Dockwise, a wholly owned subsidiary, has been awarded a contract by Bechtel for Module Transport Services, for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. The ...
The appraisal program on the recently discovered structure in Block 4 onshore the Sultanate of Oman (B4EW4) continues with another very successful well. The sixth well (B4EW4-6) on the structure, flows in excess of 3,000 BOPD on a 34/64 ...
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Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX:URE, NYSE MKT:URG) ("Ur Energy" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of its first product sales from the operations of the Lost Creek ISR Project. A total of 90,000 pounds of U3O8 were sold at an ...
In November this year, Mexico's car and light commercial vehicle production decreased by 3.51 percent year on year to 255,695 units. In given period, country's cars and light commercial vehicles exports increased by 2.3 percent year on year ...
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China Railway Construction Corp, the second-largest State-owned construction enterprise in China, announced on Tuesday that it signed a deal to connect Algeria's Bejaia port to its East-West Highway. The deal was won by CRCC and Algerian ...
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Chinese imports of bituminous and sub-bituminous thermal coal in November fell 11% year on year to 12.8 million mt, customs statistics showed Tuesday. Thermal coal imports were up 15% from the four-month low reported for October, the data ...
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China's Ministry of Commerce on Monday said it expected steady overseas demand for rare earths to continue next year. The ministry made the statement while announcing the first round of 2014 export quotas for non-ferrous metals including ...
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Mechel, one of Russia’s leading mining and metallurgical companies, announces its financial report for the first nine months in 2013 that had a loss about US$393 million. However, the company got revenue about US$258 million in ...
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It’s reported that Evraz has added a new re-rolling mill, Evraz Caspian Stal in north Kazakhstan's Kostanay region. The mill's capacity is set to be 450,000 tons of bars. Evraz holds 65% shares while the balance 35% is owned by ...
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Irvan K.Hakim, the president director of state-owned steel producer PT Krakatau Steel, said yesterday that the newly inaugurated integrated steel plant Krakatau-Posco will launch production in the beginning of 2014. Krakatau-Posco, a ...
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