Ventyx Releases 2009 U.S. Coal Industry Map
Ventyx®, the world’s largest private software, data and advisory services provider to the energy and utility industry, today announced the release of the new 2009 U.S. Coal Industry Map, providing the industry’s most comprehensive view of this vital sector of the U.S. energy industry. Utilizing data from the industry-leading Ventyx Velocity Suite energy intelligence solution, the 2009...
Arctic Oil & Gas Corp.: Government Officials Should Vote for Energy Prosperity, Not Energy Poverty
Arctic Oil & Gas Corp. (351 million shares issued), a petroleum exploration company, is pleased to announce that the Company and partners have proposed $2.50 gasoline, 30% discounted natural gas and hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties to Santa Barbara County from a proposed, (40% AOAG equity) Santa Barbara OCS-State petroleum lease development project, on known oil accumulations containing...
Kerry Associates, Inc. Receives LOI for Exclusive Joint Venture on Behalf of W2 Energy, Inc.
Kerry Associates announce that it has received a signed letter of intent on behalf of W2 Energy, Inc. from Aquarian Gold Corp. to become an exclusive Joint Venture Partner in Indonesia. The letter of intent would allow Aquarian Coal to become the exclusive Joint Venture Partner in Indonesia to use this technology to produce liquid fuel from coal. W2 Energy, Inc. has certain rights and licenses for...
ConocoPhillips and Origin Energy to Create Long-Term Australasian Natural Gas Business
ConocoPhillips and Origin Energy announced their plan to create a long-term Australasian natural gas business focused on coal bed methane production and liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing and sales. The transaction is conditioned upon approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board and, if required as a result of an outstanding offer from BG to purchase all outstanding shares of Origin...
Israeli Energy Company to Build Sea Wave Power Plants in China
Energy company, S.D.E., which has developed an innovative technology for generating sea wave electricity, has signed an agreement for selling sea wave power plants throughout China. Construction of the power plants will be financed by investors from Hong Kong and China. Two joint venture companies, formed in Hong Kong by S.D.E and the investors for the implementation of the agreement, will build an...
Renewable-Energy Project Launched in Tampa Bay
Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Jeff Lyash, president and chief executive officer of Progress Energy Florida, unveiled plans for Sustainable Electrical Energy Delivery Systems (SEEDS), an innovative renewable energy technology that will be evaluated at two sites in St. Petersburg. The sites will serve as research hubs for unique technology that could be used as energy storage for future “Smart...
Activists dump coal to oppose approval of dirty Iloilo power plant
Greenpeace activists dumped 200 kilos of coal at the entrance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday and unfurled a banner with the message ”Atienza, don’t be a climate criminal.” The activists are demanding that Secretary Lito Atienza immediately reject all plans to construct a dangerous coal-fired power plant in Iloilo City. Instead of actual coal,...
Port Waikato wind farm
The New Zealand Wind Energy Association said Contact Energy’s announcement that it intends to build a wind farm in the Waikato will help the Government reach its goal of 90% renewable electricity without building new gas-fired power plants. The farm is expected to generate up to 650 MW of electricity for Waikato and Auckland consumers. Wind Energy Association Chief Executive Fraser Clark said...
Chesapeake Energy reportedly dropping ‘Coal Is Filthy’ campaign
Chesapeake Energy Corp. is dropping its support for a series of controversial ”Coal is Filthy” advertisements in Texas. Tom Price, a Chesapeake Energy vice president, said today, ”The reason that we’re dropping the support is, it (the advertising campaign) was intended to further the discussion about our nation’s energy supply and whether clean coal at this stage is...
Sierra Geothermal Power Completes Drilling at Reese River, Nevada
Sierra Geothermal Power Corp. reported today that drilling has been completed at the company’s Reese River Project, Lander County, Nevada. Well 56-4 was successfully drilled to a total depth of 1200 m (3930 ft). Testing for geothermal reservoir characteristics has now begun with results pending. The drilling program was operated by Sierra Geothermal’s US subsidiary. Partial funding of...
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