Sasol and Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Contract Engineering Companies to Advance 80 000b/d CTL Study

The Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group and its partner Sasol, today signed a contract with Foster Wheeler International Corporation and Wuhuan Engineering Company to carry out the Feasibility Study for an 80 000 bbl/d coal to liquids (CTL) plant at the Ningdong Chemicals Base in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China. The Ningdong base is already well advanced with a number of operating plants... 

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Trolley-Capable 860E-1K Joins Komatsu’s Fleet of Mining Trucks

Komatsu America Corp. is pleased to announce the introduction of the new 860E-1K electric drive rigid frame dump truck. With a nominal payload of 254 metric tons (280 short tons) — and a factory installed trolley-capable option — the 860E will be the latest in a broad selection of fast and powerful mining trucks manufactured for distribution across the globe. Powerfully productive and environmentally... 

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Sasol to Explore for Hydrocarbons in Papua New Guinea

Sasol Petroleum International (SPI) has obtained a 51% working interest in four hydrocarbon prospecting licenses covering a land area of 37 000 square kilometers, close to established gas fields in the “foreland” area of Papua New Guinea. Seismic surveying is scheduled to commence in October 2008. The exploration work will be carried out by newly formed Sasol Petroleum Papua New Guinea... 

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ERF Wireless Forms New Division to Service Oil and Gas Industry

ERF Wireless, a leading provider of enterprise-class wireless broadband products and services, announced today that it has recently formed a new Oil & Gas Services Division to address growing customer demand in the oil and gas industry for the company’s wireless products and services. Utilizing the resources of its rapidly expanding wireless broadband networks in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana,... 

W&T Offshore Inc’s 2nd Quarter 2008 earnings

A mining offshore company, W&T Offshore Inc released the report on its second quarter 2008 financial and operations results at approximately 6:00 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 to the press. In relation to the report, the W&T Offshore Inc has scheduled a conference call, which will also be broadcast live over the Internet, on Tuesday, August 5 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern (8:00 a.m. Central). ... 

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Transaction with Four Sevens Resources Co., Ltd. and Sinclair Oil & Gas Company in the Fort Worth Barnett Shale

Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced that it has acquired or has agreed to acquire approximately 8,500 net undeveloped leasehold acres in the heart of the Barnett Shale play in Tarrant County, Texas, from Four Sevens Resources Co., Ltd., Sinclair Oil & Gas Company and several of their affiliates and partners. In addition, Chesapeake announced that it has entered into a Land Services Agreement... 

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Schedule Change for Petrol Oil and Gas, Inc. Presentation at IPAA Annual Small Cap Oil & Gas Investment Symposium (OGIS) on February 8th

Petrol Oil and Gas, Inc., an independent energy exploration and development company with properties in Kansas and Missouri, today announced a scheduling change regarding the presentation by its President and CEO, Paul Branagan, before the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Oil and Gas Investment Symposium (OGIS) for small cap companies that is being held February 6-8, 2007 in Boca... 

Newfield Provides Fourth Quarter / Full Year 2006 Conference Call Information

Newfield Exploration Company will host its fourth quarter / full year 2006 earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. (CST), Thursday, February 8, 2007. Earnings results will be released prior to the call. To participate in the conference call, please dial (719) 457-2625 about 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. In addition, a listen-only broadcast of the call will also be provided over the internet... 

Petrol Oil and Gas, Inc. to Address IPAA Annual Small Cap Oil & Gas Investment Symposium on February 8th

Petrol Oil and Gas, Inc., an independent energy exploration and development company with properties in Kansas and Missouri, today announced that its President and CEO, Paul Branagan, will address the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Oil and Gas Investment Symposium (OGIS) for small cap companies to be held February 6-8, 2007 in Boca Raton, Florida. Mr. Branagan is scheduled to address... 

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To curb global warming, U.S. coal producers are adrift in choppy political seas

The battle lines have been clearly drawn between the Democrats in Congress, a handful of major names in the international mining industry and the National Mining Association and its coal company members. The Democrats’ victory in last year’s elections means Congress’s stance on environmental issues has changed dramatically. Gone is the champion of mining and big oil from the House...