Standards developed by the members of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) play a key role in OneGeology, a global project to produce the first digital geological map of the world. OneGeology, launched in August, 2008 at the 33rd International Geological Congress in Oslo, Norway, is now supported by 94 nations and seven international umbrella [...]
Hatch Ltd. has been awarded the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project of the Year Award for its expansion of Quebec Iron and Titanium’s (QIT) Upgraded Slag (UGS) plant in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada. Hatch’s project was selected from a host of successfully completed projects from around the world. This award, presented on 18 October at PMI® [...]
A fresh mining lease in the south Goan region of Quepem has led to a resurgence in anti-mining protests, even as police arrested seven people after villagers and activists came out on the streets and blocked the passage of trucks carrying iron ore, officials said Sunday.
Those arrested include Seby Rodrigues, a civil rights researcher, and [...]
The MENA Mining Congress 2008 is the only mining industry conference for MENA’s growing mining community. A CEO level event that debates, discusses and strategises the future of MENA’s mining industry.
With huge known mineral reserves, many Middle East and Northern African nations are rapidly expanding their mining operations, offering great opportunities for existing players, new [...]
As America’s top financial officials updated Congress on their proposed $700 billion plan to rescue the stressed financial markets, oil prices stabilized, for now, towards the $100 a barrel mark today after rising rapidly on Monday. Emerging market experts, tracking the fluctuating prices, were generally optimistic on the long-term stability of energy-heavy economies such as [...]
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, [...]
Samson Oil & Gas Limited announced today that drilling operations have been completed at the Davis Bintliff #1 well. Casing and cementing operations were completed and the drilling rig was demobilized on the 5th of September. A completion rig will be used to perforate the casing and run the necessary completion tubing and packer. This [...]
“Today’s 5.4 percent crude oil price increase to $121.18 a barrel despite decreased demand and increased supply is a clear sign that speculators continue to dominate the commodities markets hurting our national economy,” said Lea Wilson, executive director of the Washington Oil Marketers Association (WOMA).
“There is absolutely no economic reason for prices to increase the [...]
Pebble Creek Mining Ltd. is pleased to announce that the state government of Rajasthan, India has accepted the Company’s applications for Reconnaissance Permits in the Nagaur-Ganganagar Basin on July 25, 2008. The state government advises that the applications will be vetted in a timely manner. Potash applications do not require secondary approval by the central [...]
Hyperdynamics Corporation released a report saying that it has signed a new and more comprehensive engagement with the renowned Washington-based lobbyist law firm of Patton Boggs LLP. Hyperdynamics had originally engaged Patton Boggs over a year ago but the scope of the representation was primarily focused on helping the company develop more extensive relationships with [...]
