Japan tsunami grazes Americas but impact light

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... 

BPZ Energy Announces $50 Million 2011 Capital Expenditures Plan

BPZ Resources, Inc. announces the 2011 capital expenditures plan, approximating $50 million, for continued development of the Company’s assets in northwest Peru. The majority of the capital budget is expected to be spent on offshore Block Z-1, primarily for the design and construction of an additional production platform for the Corvina oil field;... 

Reportlinker Adds Global LNG Market Trends, Outlook and Business Prospects to 2015

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... 

B&W Subsidiary Awarded Boiler Refurbishment Contract at Indonesia Power Plant

McDermott International, Inc. announced that a subsidiary of The Babcock & Wilcox Company, has been awarded a contract to refurbish two B&W Radiant Tower-type boilers at the Suralaya Steam Power Plant on Java Island, Indonesia. B&W will redesign and supply superheater and reheater surface, low NOx combustion systems, pulverizer performance... 

Stratos Renewables Secures Land Agreements in Peru to Produce Up to 90 Million Gallons of Sugarcane Ethanol Per Year

Stratos Renewables Corporation, an emerging agro-energy company developing a South American sugarcane ethanol operation, today announced that the company has secured enough land in the northern coastal region of Peru required for the production of up to 90 million gallons per year of sugarcane-based ethanol. Stratos intends to use this land for extensive... 

Major Public Transit Agencies in San Diego, Las Vegas and Phoenix Significantly Expand Bus Fleets Powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

Public transit agencies in San Diego, CA, Las Vegas, NV and Phoenix, AZ have undertaken major expansions of their compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered bus fleets. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) currently contracts for CNG fueling services with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, the Phoenix Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA)... 

Clean Energy Secures Ownership of Existing Las Vegas Network of Retail CNG Stations from Southern Nevada Regional Transportation Commission (RTC)

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) has agreed to transfer ownership of five existing Las Vegas compressed natural gas (CNG) public access fueling stations to Clean Energy Fuels Corp., pending Clean Energy entering into lease agreements with the landowners at the sites of the five stations. In addition to station ownership,... 

4th Annual World Usability Day Launches the Global Transport Challenge

On November 13, 2008, towns and cities around the world will focus on a common global concern — transportation usability and its impact on our environment. World Usability Day 2008 will launch the Global Transport Challenge at www.worldusabilityday.org to help individuals measure their everyday travel usage; monitor their carbon travel footprint... 

Quadrem to Provide eTendering Technology and Services for SKEC’s USD $2 Billion Gas Train Project

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... 

Quadrem to Provide eTendering Technology and Services for SKEC’s USD $2 Billion Gas Train Project

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...