North Africa

10 news results for the tag: North Africa.

Northland Signs MOU with Port Authority of Kemi and City of Kemi

November 20th, 2008

Mr. Buck Morrow, President of Northland Resources Inc., to advise that Northland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Port Authority of Kemi in Finland, and its owner, the City of Kemi (Port).
In the MOU, Northland commits to ship the full iron ore production from the Tapuli mine via the Port of Kemi. In [...]

Canadian Superior’s “Endeavour” Well Offshore Trinidad Poised to Reach Total Depth

October 29th, 2008

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. announced that Canadian Superior, along with its partners, BG International Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the BG Group plc and Challenger Energy Corp. , have successfully run and cemented in place the 9-7/8″ intermediate casing string in the “Endeavour” well, to a depth of approximately 14,492 feet subsea, and that [...]

Canadian Superior Sets Record Straight With Steelhead Partners

October 15th, 2008

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. announced that it responded, on October 10, 2008, to Steelhead Partners LLC regarding certain concerns they had raised concerning the Company. Responses have been filed with SEDAR and the SEC.
Canadian Superior is a Calgary, Alberta, Canada based oil and gas exploration and production company with operations primarily offshore Trinidad and Tobago, [...]

DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces a Price Increase for Ti-Pure Titanium Dioxide Products in Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions

October 13th, 2008

DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase for all DuPont(TM) Ti-PureĀ® titanium dioxide grades sold in Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.
Effective Oct. 15, prices for DuPont coatings, plastics, specialty, paper and laminate titanium dioxide grades will increase by 150 Euros per tonne in all Euro markets of Western and Central Europe and North [...]

Canadian Superior Updates Drilling Progress at “Endeavour” Well On “Intrepid” Block 5(c) Offshore Trinidad

September 8th, 2008

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. announced, as Operator of the “Intrepid” Block 5(c), that it has successfully drilled the 26″ hole section of the well and has run and cemented in place the 20″ casing string to a depth of 3,030 feet subsea. The “Endeavour” well was spudded on August 28, 2008 and, as reported previously, [...]

Canadian Superior Kicks Off Its “Oasis” Project by Signing Oil & Gas Exploration and Production Agreements for Large Oil and Gas Concession, Offshore Tunisia and Libya

September 3rd, 2008

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. announced today what it calls its “Oasis” Project, referring to the Company’s entry into North Africa. Oasis commenced with the formal signing ceremonies for the offshore “7th of November Block” Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (”EPSA”) that were conducted Wednesday, August 27, 2008, in Tunis, Tunisia. Canadian Superior and the Tunisian/Libyan [...]

Talisman Energy Sells Non-Core Dutch Assets

September 3rd, 2008

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc. has entered into an agreement with Total Holdings Nederland B.V. to sell Talisman’s entire non-operated interests in the Dutch sector of the North Sea for US$480 million, excluding working capital.
“We continue to focus Talisman’s portfolio in line with our new strategy,” said John A. Manzoni, President and Chief [...]

TransGlobe Acquires Additional Interest in West Gharib Properties

August 19th, 2008

TransGlobe Energy Corporation announce it has completed the acquisition of an additional 25 percent in certain leases on its West Gharib (Arab Republic of Egypt) properties from its partner, a private company registered in Cyprus, for consideration of US$18.0 million adjusted to June 1, 2008. This acquisition brings TransGlobe’s holdings to a 100 percent working [...]

Nation’s First Application for a Revolutionary Hydrogen Fuel Electric Generating Facility With Carbon Capture and Sequestration to Be Filed Before the California Energy Commission

July 31st, 2008

Hydrogen Energy International LLC, a joint venture of BP Alternative Energy and Rio Tinto, announced plans to file an AFC (Application for Certification) before the California Energy Commission on Thursday, July 31, 2008, for a proposed hydrogen fuel production facility and power plant in Kern County, California. The filing initiates a comprehensive regulatory review process [...]

Occidental to Develop Major New Texas Enhanced Oil Recovery Assets, Increasing U.S. Production

July 1st, 2008

Occidental Petroleum Corporation announced an agreement with SandRidge Energy to develop a West Texas hydrocarbon gas processing plant and related pipeline infrastructure that will provide carbon dioxide (CO2) for use in Oxy’s enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects. The new CO2 resources are expected to expand Oxy’s Permian production by a minimum of 50,000 barrels [...]