Compliance Energy Corporation announce that it has signed definitive agreements with West Fraser Mills Ltd. (”WFM”) and with I-Comox Coal Inc,. a wholly owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation and LG International Investments (Canada) Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of LG International Corp. (”the Parties”) to complete the purchase of approximately 29,000 hectares of WFM’s freehold [...]

JNR Resources Inc. provide the following update on its uranium exploration activities in central and western Newfoundland. The Company is actively exploring two projects: Topsails and Rocky Brook.
The 278,000-hectare Topsails project is a 50/50 alliance between the Company and Altius Resources Inc. (jointly the ‘Companies’), which was established to explore for volcanic-hosted uranium deposits in [...]

OAO LUKOIL President Vagit Alekperov and ConocoPhillips Chairman and CEO Jim Mulva today participated in a special ceremony on the occasion of the startup of the Yuzhno Khylchuyu (YK) field located in the Nenets Autonomous District.
One of the biggest fields in the north of the Timan Pechora oil and gas province, this field is developed [...]

Northern Offshore, Ltd. announced that it has entered into a drilling contract with AGR Peak Well Management Limited, a subsidiary of AGR Group ASA (Oslo Bors: AGR.OL) for the use of the semisubmersible GSF Arctic II in the North Sea. As previously announced, Northern Offshore has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of Transocean, [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Mining and Mineral Extraction Machinery in Russia 2008. Development Forecasts for 2008-2011″ report to their offering.
This Mining and mineral extraction machinery in Russia 2008 describes and analyses the Russian market for machinery used in the mining, extraction, processing of and exploration for minerals, metals, coal, oil, [...]

As announced on July 28, 2008, Northern Offshore, Ltd. has entered into agreements with affiliates of Transocean Inc. to acquire the semisubmersible drilling rigs GSF Arctic II and GSF Arctic IV.
The Company prepared an Information Memorandum in connection with the acquisition of the Rigs, as required by Section 3-5 of the Oslo Stock Exchange’s rules [...]

Through its mining division Severstal Resources, OAO Severstal announced that it intends to acquire the business of PBS Coals Corporation by way of an acquisition of Penfold Capital Acquisition Corporation following a business combination of PBS and Penfold for an all cash purchase price of C$8.30 per share, implying an enterprise value of US$1.3 [...]

Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc. (DPE) has finished the initial phase of the completion of its Deventci R1 gas discovery well in northern Bulgaria. Limited flow testing was undertaken on the high pressure Lower Jurassic Ozirovo zone on Sunday 17-August at the well site some 150 kilometers northeast of the capital, Sofia. Substantial gas and rich [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “China Industry Research and Investment Analysis: Iron Ore Mining Industry, 2008” report to their offering.
The unprecedented growth seen in China, India and Russia has created strong demand for iron ore. China itself consumes over 50% of the world’s iron ore production. The shortage of iron ore [...]

Transmeridian Exploration Incorporated and its wholly-owned subsidiary Transmeridian Exploration Inc. announced that they have extended the consent payment deadline and expiration time with respect to their exchange offer and concurrent solicitation of consents to amend the indenture governing TMEI’s 12% Senior Secured Notes due 2010 (the “Existing Notes”) (CUSIP Nos.: 89376NAC2, 89376NAA6, 89376NAB4, [...]