Statoil and partners have awarded Aker Solutions the engineering framework agreement for the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea, where the first call off will be the front-end engineering design (FEED) of the field centre. The Johan ...
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Market News and Review During Tuesday's short session, soybeans regained some of what was lost on Monday. The market was given a boost by Egypt buying 114,000 tons of U.S. soybeans. Another 185,000 tons were sold to unknown destinations. ...
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SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FX Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FXEN) announced that the Szymanowice-1 well in Poland tested gas during a drill stem test (DST) in a 28 meter section of the Rotliegend sandstone target reservoir. The ...
Chinese rare earth miners are being forced to phase out excessive production capacity as rising overseas suppliers chip away at their dominance in the global market. Russia announced in April its plan to invest $1 billion in rare earth ...
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A ground-breaking energy industry research project aimed at addressing the key challenge of enhancing oil recovery from reservoirs has been launched. The €4million project (approx. £3.4 million) is a pioneering collaboration by ...
Creganna-Tactx Medical has announced today that Robert B. Hance will join the company as Chief Executive Officer in September 2013, taking over the role from Helen Ryan who has held the position for the last eight years. Robert ...
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Ioxus, a manufacturer of premium performance ultracapacitor technology for use in transportation, industrial and energy applications, today announced it was named in the prestigious 2013 Global Cleantech 100, produced by Cleantech Group, a ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) welcomed the introduction of the Generalized System of Preferences Update for Production Diversification and Trade Enhancement (UPDATE) Act, legislation that would make U.S. imports of ...
LINN Energy, LLC (Nasdaq:LINE) and LinnCo, LLC (Nasdaq:LNCO) announced today the successful completion of the previously announced merger between LinnCo and Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY). Under the terms of the agreement, LinnCo has ...
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The traditionally low-cost pasture-based dairying regions, such as Australia, have lost their cost advantage as input prices have risen, and now compete on the global market with a similar cost of production to producers with more intensive ...
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Greensboro, N.C.-based Burlington, a division of International Textile Group Inc. (ITG), is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. The company was established in 1923 in Burlington, N.C., by J. Spencer Love, who had purchased his ...
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LED lighting as a percentage of all types of lighting in the global market is expected to reach 20% in 2013, and the penetration is likely to rise to 30% in 2014, according to Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics. ...
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In 2013 the Chinese LED packaging market has grown far quicker than the global average, reckons TrendForce's Green Energy Division LEDinside. LED lighting is still the largest application sector, accounting for 42% of the 2013 Chinese LED ...
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The Shanghai benchmark copper contract for delivery in February declined by 0.78 percent on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) Friday compared to Thursday, ending at 51,160 yuan ($8,429.59) per ton. However, it still climbed by 0.49 ...
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To sustain its international growth strategy and with a view to remaining closer to its clients and consumers, the independent French company Silab is opening its fifth promoting platform Silab South East Asia in Singapore in January 2014. ...
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