Alcoa Inc. announced that it has reviewed Alcan’s continuity agreement with the Government of Quebec which identifies the requirements that Alcoa must meet regarding Alcan’s future operations in the Province in order to maintain certain of Alcan’s hydroelectric and water rights. In a letter to Alcan’s Board of Directors, Alcoa outlined the many ways in [...]

President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuela hopes to gradually sell off its refineries in the United States and build a new network of refineries in Latin America, part of a plan to offer his leftist allies in the region a stable oil supply.
Chavez also raised the idea of issuing a regional bond to raise [...]

Out-going Education Minister, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili has said the Federal Government had approved a take-off grant of N1 billion for University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta.
Ezekwesili, who made this known in Abuja, at the inauguration of the governing council of the university, said the amount was to assist the institution in providing the necessary facilities [...]

Outgoing Education Minister Obiageli Ezekwesili today in Abuja said that the federal government had approved a take-off grant of N1 billion for the University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta.
Ezekwesili, who made this known at the inauguration of the governing council of the university, said the amount was to assist the institution in providing the necessary [...]

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 [...]

MBMI RESOURCES INC. is pleased to advise that, the Company’s Philippine subsidiary has been granted all requisite mining, and environmental permits to commence development and mining on the Alpha nickel property in Narra, Palawan, Philippines. The granting of these permits marks a milestone in an extensive process and enables the Company’s subsidiary to commence [...]

Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation , a midstream natural gas project development, natural gas pipeline, and NGL distribution company, today said it is updating shareholders and potential investors about the progress and achievements of its Sonterra Energy subsidiary.
“Sonterra Energy continues to see solid improvement year over year across all segments of its operations. During 2006, [...]

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c54388) has announced the addition of “Alumina Refining Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1996-2008)” to their offering.
This industry report focuses upon the Alumina Refining industry. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in refining alumina (i.e., aluminium oxide) generally from bauxite.

Following a year highlighted by the passage of landmark mine-safety legislation at both the state and federal levels, and 16 months removed from two catastrophic accidents that killed 14 West Virginia miners, the International Mining Health and Safety Symposium returns to the Ohio Valley later this month to build on the progress and momentum of [...]

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration’s report on last year’s fatal explosion at the Kentucky Darby Mine No. 1 will not be the final word on the accident.
The report, issued Thursday night, said the operator ignored vital safety standards and procedures. Five miners died in the May 20 blast.
On Capitol Hill, the promised oversight [...]