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Praxair China Sets up Joint Venture with Sinopec

May 4th, 2009

Praxair, Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Praxair (China) Investment Co., Ltd., has set up a joint venture in Guangzhou, southern China, with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec).
The joint venture, Praxair-GPC Industrial Gases Co. Ltd., will produce, sell and distribute industrial gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, and argon for a wide range of [...]

Radisson Mining Sale Properties to Clifton Star

April 24th, 2009

Radisson Mining Resources Inc. a Quebec-based exploration company announced the sale of its Destor and Lepine properties located in Destor township, Quebec, to Clifton Star Resources Inc. (Clifton Star). Consideration to Radisson for the sale of these properties is a total of $250,000 cash on closing. Also, Radisson will retain a 2% net smelter return [...]

ATLDF: Announces Commencement of Diamond Drilling

June 18th, 2007

Atlanta Gold Inc. (ATG) announces the commencement of diamond drilling at its Atlanta Gold property (“Atlanta”) in Elmore County, Idaho. The Company has planned at least 3 drilling programs and expects to drill throughout the remainder of 2007.
Phase I of the 2007 drilling program will include 39 holes of N-sized core (1 7/8 inches in [...]

China to develop coal-bed methane to meet rising demand for natural gas

September 13th, 2006

China will meet its rising demand for natural gas by making concerted efforts to develop coal-bed methane, said an executive with the China United Coalbed Methane Corp. Ltd. (CUCBM) on Tuesday.
China’s proven coal-bed methane reserves are 36.7 trillion cubic meters, said Fan Zhiqiang, director with the technological department of the CUCBM, China’s major coal-bed methane [...]

Canadian Superior Sets Record Straight With Steelhead Partners

October 15th, 2008

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. announced that it responded, on October 10, 2008, to Steelhead Partners LLC regarding certain concerns they had raised concerning the Company. Responses have been filed with SEDAR and the SEC.
Canadian Superior is a Calgary, Alberta, Canada based oil and gas exploration and production company with operations primarily offshore Trinidad and Tobago, [...]

Clarion University installs first solar energy system

November 19th, 2006

Clarion University is demonstrating that the future is now for solar energy with the installment of its first system in a campus building.
Experts from Third Sun Solar and Wind Power in Athens, Ohio, have placed the university’s first solar energy system – an ultra-high efficiency solar photo-voltaic array that will track the sun to electrify [...]

Gatchalian mining firm gets perks

June 5th, 2008

Wellex Mining Corp. of plastics king William Gatchalian is investing P473 million for an ore project in Dinagat Province.
The project involves the production of beneficiated nickel ore for exports to Macau, Japan, China, Taiwan and India.
The mining facility will have a capacity of 1.2 million wet metric tons of beneficiated nickel ore per year.
It will [...]

Kimpar Resources Inc. Completes National Instrument 43-101 Report

September 26th, 2008

GA Capital Corp. announce that Kimpar Resources Inc. has completed a National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101″) technical report from Geoffrey S. Carter, P. Eng. of Broad Oak Associates Inc. , in respect to certain of Kimpar’s mineral exploration properties. As previously announced, GAC intends to complete a business combination with Kimpar, which if completed, is [...]

SeaDragon Secures Integrated Drilling Package

April 15th, 2007

SeaDragon Offshore, currently building the first of a number of planned 6th Generation (Deep Water/Harsh Environment semi-submersible) rigs, has placed a significant order with National Oilwell Varco (NOV) for Drilling Equipment Package, Subsea BOP Stack and Marine Riser equipment for its first vessel the Moss CS50 MkII–the “Oban B.”

Highlights:
SeaDragon is currently building one of the [...]

Retail Petroleum Players Set To Compete For Growth

December 19th, 2006

Retail petroleum players are set to compete for growth in their efforts to increase market share in a more challenging environment.
In the pursuit to improve revenue and profit, the players are focused on building customer loyalty at the petrol stations and increasing operational efficiency to reduce cost and optimise uptime.
In concentrating on customer service and [...]