China's state-owned offshore monopoly producer China National Offshore Oil Corp says it supports the Chinese government's position over Japan's recent protests about Chinese drilling activity in the East China Sea. "We do not understand ...
Tags: Drilling Rig, monopoly producer
Nova Scotia Power says its newest power plant—a biomass facility in Port Hawkesbury—has begun operations, producing both electricity and steam. "We are proud to be increasing our presence in the community of Port Hawkesbury. ...
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Non-manufacturing activity took a dip in June but remained in growth territory, according to the June edition of the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Report on Business. ISM said that the index used to measure ...
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IDG News Service-Police in some U.S.cities will have a high-tech advantage this July 4 in their battle to deter and detect those who celebrate the country's birthday by firing bullets into the air. A worker watchers screens at ...
Tags: Computer Products, sensor, sound sensor
At the end of the second quarter this year, Germany's construction sector continued to rebound from its recent downturn. Markit's Germany Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) climbed to a 15-month high of 54.5 in June, up from 50.6 ...
Tags: construction sector, Mineral
Fancy window dressing doesn't matter if beyond the curtains lies an atrocity masked by colorful draperies. Over the years, Griffith learned this lesson with the massive 900-plus-unit, 3,000-resident Mansards Apartments complex. "Learned" ...
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At the recent 74th Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Steel Committee meeting held in Paris, participants from OECD and non-OECD economies discussed the prospects for improved growth in global steel demand, future ...
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Industrial townships and Tier II cities are emerging as new retail centres in India, according to a study compiled by a leading retail IT solutions provider. The report titled ‘Indian Retail Footprint – 2013’, ...
Tags: Industrial townships, Apparel
IDBS has entered into an agreement with informatics firm Vivenics to introduce a now Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) approach for the Pivot Park, a science park in Netherlands. It is expected that the users will be benefited from the local ...
Buying interest from the petrochemicals sector in Northwest Europe has enlivened the North Sea butane market over the last week, according to industry sources. Over the summer period, North Sea mixed butane is used by the gasoline-related ...
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US oil services company Schlumberger on Wednesday announced the opening of a reservoir laboratory in China's central Sichuan province to help support expanding activity in unconventional shale development. The company's new facility in ...
Tags: Shale Development, US Schlumberger
Foster's owner Heineken said that it will also launch new summer promotions alongside the revamp. Simultaneously, off trade shoppers can win a limited edition Foster's 1888 beer glass when they purchase specially-marked packs of Foster's ...
The need by corporate IT operations to enable easier interaction with massive -- and fast growing -- data sets in Hadoop environments is driving a flurry of vendor activity. For one, Splunk last week rolled out a beta version of an ...
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New business volume grew 16.4% in the equipment finance industry in 2012, according to the 2013 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA) released by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. The growth in volume was on par with the ...
Tags: economy
Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India ended the week higher Friday, helped by robust activity in the Atlantic basin. "The Atlantic basin is firm for both Supramaxes and ...