Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 272, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat wells 30/11-9 S and 30/11-9 A. The well was drilled about 13 kilometres southeast of the 30/11-8 S discovery and about 35 km ...
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On his appointment, McGann said the global competitiveness of Europe is still an issue that needs to be addressed by the EU. "The pulp and paper industry is a leading sector in the bio-economy with a large renewable energy and raw ...
Virtual reality has been hyped as the next big thing for decades—and yet,it never seems to deliver.Despite the potential,particularly in the world of gaming,numerous attempts have left players dizzy with disappointment,and just plain ...
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In 2002, Secretary of state Donald Rumsfeld made a statement regarding weapons of mass destruction that today is still well known. He famously parsed the evidence (or lack thereof) into "known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns." ...
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Slightly less than 1 percent of U.S. anesthesiology residents who began their training between 1975 and 2009 had a substance abuse disorder during their residency, a new study reveals. Researchers examined data gathered from nearly 45,000 ...
In 2000, five MIT Media Lab alumni co-founded ThingMagic to help bring radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology—wireless readers and data-transmitting tags—to the supply chain. This meant companies would be able to track ...
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Better diabetes treatment has slashed rates of complications such as heart attacks, strokes and amputations in older adults, a new study shows. "All the event rates, if you look at them, everything is a lot better than it was in the ...
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About 30 percent of the major global cereal crops – rice, wheat and corn -- may have reached their maximum possible yields in farmers' fields, according to UNL research published this week in Nature Communications. These findings ...
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Women bothered by hot flashes or other effects of menopause have a number of treatment options -- hormonal or not, according to updated guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It's estimated that anywhere ...
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Statoil, along with partners ConocoPhillips and Nunaoil, has been awarded block 6 in the East Greenland licence round. Statoil will be operator of the block. Block 6 is located offshore north-east Greenland in a frontier area. Statoil ...
Nike and the U.S. Soccer Federation have announced a renewal of their partnership, that will see the world’s leading sports brand design and create the kits for men and women’s United States teams at every level for nine more ...
A new study shows that coronary artery calcium (CAC) screening, an assessment tool that is not currently recommended for people considered at low risk, should play a more prominent role in helping determine a person's risk for heart attack ...
A British researcher says an international team found those at higher risk for type 2 diabetes may reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke by walking. Dr. Thomas Yates of the University of Leicester and colleagues at Duke University ...
Exco Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement with Automotive Leather (ALC) to acquire all of its shares for $17.2m in cash. The transaction is subject to receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and other customary closing ...
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We're super excited for the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials that run tomorrow and Saturday,and we hope you are too.Before we get all wrapped up in it,though,it's important to understand what's realistic to expect from the robots during the ...