Nexant Expands Global Gas Sector Services

Nexant announced today that three gas industry experts—Mike Fulwood, Brian Little, and John Conway—have joined the company’s global gas practice. The three are former principals and founders of Energy Markets Partners LLP, a U.K.-based energy consultancy specializing in natural gas markets. Additionally, Nexant has also acquired a unique proprietary natural gas model that was developed by Energy... 

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Pebble Creek applies for permits to explore potash on 6,000 square kilometers in Rajasthan, India

Pebble Creek Mining Ltd. is pleased to announce that the state government of Rajasthan, India has accepted the Company’s applications for Reconnaissance Permits in the Nagaur-Ganganagar Basin on July 25, 2008. The state government advises that the applications will be vetted in a timely manner. Potash applications do not require secondary approval by the central Indian government. The basin is... 

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Investors lukewarm over ethanol boom

The ethanol industry appears poised for a big year in 2007, as companies scramble to take advantage of continuing government subsidies and a growing political desire to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil. But Wall Street investors who went pedal-to-the-metal during ethanol’s midyear frenzy in initial public offerings of stock seem to be easing off the accelerator upon warnings... 

Zimbabwe holds 16,000 over mining

The three-week-long campaign targeted settlements around the mining fields and seized large quantities of gold and diamonds, state media said. During the raids, police officers burnt temporary homes used by panners. Tens of thousands have turned to mining following the collapse of commercial agriculture, correspondents say. People dig or pan for gold or diamonds, risking their lives in shallow mines... 

Democratic victory leaves U.S. oil drilling industry scrambling

Just a few months ago House Republicans and representatives of the energy industry were poised to rewrite a quarter century of U.S. energy policy and open the seas off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to oil and gas drilling that environmentalists had fervently resisted. But the Democratic victory in the midterm elections on Tuesday has changed the legislative landscape, obliterating the chances that... 

Bill Allowing More Drilling Along Coasts Appears Dead

Just a few months ago House Republicans and representatives of the energy industry were poised to rewrite a quarter-century of national energy policy and open the seas off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to oil and gas drilling, which environmentalists had fervently resisted. But Tuesday’s Democratic victory in midterm elections has changed the legislative landscape, obliterating the chances...