New Gold Inc. announces that authorities in Chile have approved an Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) for the El Morro project in northern Chile. New Gold is a 30 percent joint venture partner in the project, with Goldcorp Inc. (“Goldcorp”), the project developer, holding 70 percent. The granting of the EIA facilitates commencement...
Tsunamis triggered by Japan’s devastating earthquake that prompted thousands to flee the Pacific coast of North and South America caused flooding as far away as Chile on Saturday, but damage was limited. The tsunami lost much of its energy as it moved thousands of miles (km) across the Pacific Ocean, although governments took no chances and ordered...
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global LNG Market Trends, Outlook and Business Prospects to 2015 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0366585/Global-LNG-Market-Trends-Outlook-and-Business-Prospects-to-2015.html Report Description Global LNG industry is in a state of flux. The industry is poised to...
Resource Group International, Inc. announced that the Company has signed an agreement to develop several wind energy projects in South America beginning with Chile. Resource Group is partnering with ANPL G.P., through its Chilean subsidiary ANPL Latin America Limited, and has signed a “beneficial” agreement to construct several wind farms...
Argus, the international energy price reporting agency, has launched daily price assessments for Vityaz and Sokol crude oil from Russia’s Sakhalin island. Argus is the first price reporting service to offer daily assessments of Vityaz, whose output is expected to be around 90,000 b/d this year, rising to an expected plateau of 150,000 b/d from...
The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc announced that Peter Voser will succeed Jeroen van der Veer as Chief Executive, effective 1 July 2009. Voser (50) is Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Board since October 2004. “I am delighted to announce Peter Voser as the next Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell,” said RDS plc Chairman Jorma...
GDF SUEZ Energy International completes the acquisition of Econergy International for roughly 39 million GBP (approximately EUR 50 million). Econergy, a US company listed in the UK, is focused on renewable energy projects in Latin America (mainly) and North America. In addition to developing sustainable energy projects, the company is also actively...
South Korean-based SK Engineering and Construction (SKEC) is using Quadrem solutions to manage sourcing and procurement communications with an international community of 5,000 suppliers. Approximately 300 to 400 tenders are expected to be issued by SKEC to support a gas train project it’s undertaking in the Middle East for a national petroleum...
South Korean-based SK Engineering and Construction (SKEC) is using Quadrem solutions to manage sourcing and procurement communications with an international community of 5,000 suppliers. Approximately 300 to 400 tenders are expected to be issued by SKEC to support a gas train project it’s undertaking in the Middle East for a national petroleum...
Carbon Jungle, Inc. announces its acquisition of the Waste-to-Fuel Company “Cobal USA Alternative Fuels, LLC” as a wholly owned subsidiary. Petr Lisa, President and CEO of Cobal USA Alternative Fuels, LLC stated, “This is a great day for Cobal-USA joining the Carbon Jungle team. We are now one step closer to eliminating our dependency on foreign...