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Oil, Gas Prices Soar as Middle East Violence Flares, Alliance to Save Energy Urges Drivers to Be More Fuel Efficient

With global oil and U.S. gasoline prices reaching new highs on worries about Middle East violence and pipeline explosions in Nigeria leading to supply disruptions, the Alliance to Save Energy urges motorists to be more fuel efficient to benefit the nation’s energy security as well as their own pocketbooks.
The Alliance’s tips for proper vehicle maintenance [...]

Chevron Sells Fuels Marketing Business in Nigeria

Chevron Corporation announced that its subsidiary Chevron Africa Holdings Limited has agreed to sell Chevron Nigeria Holdings Limited to Corlay Global S.A, a Panamanian company owned by an African-based consortium composed of MRS Holdings Limited and Petroci Holdings. Chevron Nigeria Holdings Ltd. is a Bermudan company that holds 60 percent of the issued shares of [...]

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Anadarko Petroleum to sell Canadian unit

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., one of the nation’s leading independent energy exploration and production companies, said Thursday it agreed to sell its Canadian subsidiary for about $4.24 billion to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
The sale fulfills Anadarko’s June announcement to sell Anadarko Canada Corp., the first of several asset sales expected in connection with last month’s completion [...]

Sleeping disorders among mining workers on the rise

With the Western Australian mining industry continuing to boom, the number of shift workers suffering sleep disorders is growing.
Mining companies are operating 24 hours a day and the experts say many workers do not get enough sleep between shifts.
Dr David Hillman, from the Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital in Perth, says he is treating a large [...]

Andersons curbing ethanol investments

A new ethanol plant in Albion, Mich., owned primarily by The Andersons Inc., produced nearly 14 million gallons of the corn-based fuel in the fourth quarter, and two more plants are under construction, company officials told industry analysts yesterday.
However, Mike Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the Maumee agribusiness, said in the future, the [...]

Samson Oil & Gas Provides Operational Advice on Sabretooth Well

The Davis Bintliff #1 well was drilling ahead at a measured depth of 13,336 feet as at 0600 hours CDT this morning. A drilling break (an increase in the rate of penetration) was recorded from 13,196 to 13,267 feet measured depth. In line with industry practice, drilling was temporarily halted to observe the fluid level [...]

NT Holding Enters Into Discussions to Acquire Crude Oil Drilling Rights in Mongolia

NT Holding Corp. announced it has entered into discussions to acquire crude oil drilling rights from Mongolia Zhong Bayan Crude Oil Company Limited (“Bayan”), a Mongolian company established in 1999.
Bayan owns a 50 year oil drilling concession right in the Nyalga Valley in central Mongolia. This right was granted by the Mongolian Government in 1999. [...]

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Enterprise, TEPPCO and Oiltanking Plan Texas Offshore Crude Oil Port and Pipeline System

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and Oiltanking Holding Americas, Inc. announced they have formed a joint venture to design, construct, own and operate a new Texas offshore crude oil port and pipeline system to facilitate delivery of waterborne crude oil to refining centers along the upper Texas Gulf Coast. The initiative will provide an efficient [...]

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RPT-BHP, Mitsubishi eye bauxite, alumina in Cambodia

BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc. BLT.L and Mitsubishi Corp. 8058.T have signed an agreement with the Cambodian government to explore for bauxite in the country’s eastern region, BHP Billiton said on Wednesday.
The agreement allows the two companies to explore for bauxite, used to make alumina, across the Momdolkiri region in eastern Cambodia, a BHP Billiton spokeswoman said [...]

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sxr Uranium mum on Canada buy

sxr Uranium One (sxr), which owns the South Africa’s largest undeveloped uranium mine, is tight-lipped about a report that it held talks to acquire Canada’s Denison Mines.
Sxr’s chief executive Neil Froneman would not comment on questions regarding the talks, but he did state that Uranium One would consider acquiring assets as long as they were [...]