XTO Energy is acquiring oil producing properties and undeveloped land from Headington Oil for $1.85 billion in cash and stock.
XTO Energy Inc. will buy 352,000 acres of Bakken Shale land in Montana and North Dakota. XTO estimates there are 68 million barrels of oil equivalent in proved reserves on the land. The acquisition will increase [...]

The multi-billion dollar mining project in Mati City has caused rift not only between the mining companies involved in the project but also among indigenous people living in the area.
Mandaya tribal group chieftain Rufino Mapinogos, said in an interview at his residence in Barangay Macambol, that there are some lumads who oppose the mining project [...]

H.J. Heinz Co. plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent within about 7 years.
Chief Executive Bill Johnson says Heinz is finding new ways to reduce its environmental impact, which includes converting potato peels into biofuel and reducing packaging by 15 percent.
Heinz says it will cut energy consumption and reduce waste through increased [...]

A Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) has issued a writ of preliminary injunction against foreign-owned mining firm BHP Billiton, barring the company from operating in the Pujada Nickel mining site in the City of Mati, Davao Oriental.
In an Omnibus Order dated May 20, 2008, Judge Winlove Dumayas of the Makati RTC Branch 59 ordered BHP [...]

Universal Uranium Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Crosshair Exploration and Mining Corp. under which Crosshair will acquire all of Universal’s interest in the Central Mineral Belt (CMB) of Labrador, which totals approximately 4,737 claims. Universal and its 40% partner Silver Spruce Resources issued news releases [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Metals & Mining in Belgium” to their offering.
Our Metals & Mining in Belgium industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the metals & mining industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Aker Solutions - SWOT Framework Analysis” to their offering.
SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the [...]

New surveys of regulators and consumers conducted by Deloitte LLP find many people are willing to pay higher prices for electricity, if the costs help reduce global warming.
Most of the 50 state public utility regulators interviewed think the costs of electricity will rise next year because of fuel costs, environmental compliance and capital costs.
But 62 [...]