Deputy Energy Minister, K.T. Hammond, has disclosed that prices of petroleum products in the country are not determined by crude oil prices as is being perceived by sections of the public.
He told Parliament that following government’s decision to deregulate the petroleum downstream market in 1994, pricing of petroleum products has been based on import parity.
“Product [...]

A company was using an older Ronningen-Petter REACTOGARD Catalyst Protection Filter. Due to a recent increase in demand, they needed to escalate the volume while at the same time change the composition of the feedstock.
Unfortunately, the existing filter was in need of repair (valves and controls), and as a result, it was backwashing too frequently [...]

Mines and Geology is one of the many portfolios that Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy is in charge of. As he battles bribery allegations over illegal iron ore mining in Bellary, there’s another form of mining that’s flourishing illegally in the state.
Sand mining has resulted in ecological degradation and despite several checks it continues [...]

Stornoway Diamond Corporation (”Stornoway”) (TSX:SWY.TO) is pleased to announce that it will make an offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Ashton Mining of Canada Ltd. (”Ashton”) (TSX:ACA.TO). Concurrent with the Ashton offer, Stornoway will also make an offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Contact Diamond Corporation (”Contact”) (TSX:CO.TO).
The successful [...]

The Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) has submitted an application for an environmental authorisation for the extraction of bauxite from approximately 3,400 acres of land on the East Bank of the Berbice River near Hururu Village.
The company is making an investment of US$18.6M with a projected annual turnover of US$60.8M. It is envisaged to [...]

Xstrata Plc, the world’s biggest exporter of coal used in power plants, said it agreed with most of its Japanese customers on a price for thermal coal sold under contract in 2006-07 that is near last year’s record level.
Xstrata, based in Zug, Switzerland, agreed with Japanese power utilities on a price of $52.50 per metric [...]

EnerCom, Inc. announced today the lineup for The Eleventh Oil & Gas Conference(TM), www.theoilandgasconference.com. The Conference, held in Denver Aug. 13-17, 2006, is the largest energy investment conference hosted in Denver, showcasing more than 90 companies with a combined enterprise value of more than $300 billion. This premier forum offers institutional investors, energy research analysts, [...]

MOOSE RIVER GOLD MINES - Wally Bucknell seems oblivious to the blackflies gnawing at his left ear.
It could be that the affable Aussie has more pressing matters on his mind than the loss of a little blood.
After all, to get his company’s proposed Moose River gold mine open by 2008, he has to complete a [...]

Asia must use energy more efficiently because the actions of the world’s most populous continent will have a large bearing on climate change, Asian Development Bank president Haruhiko Kuroda said.
“Climate change is a reality that we can no longer ignore and one that we have to take immediate action to mitigate and adapt to,” Kuroda [...]