Overview Ultrapetrol serves the shipping markets for grain, vegetable oils, minerals, crude oil, petroleum and refined petroleum products, as well as the offshore oil platform supply market. It operates three segments: a river...
By IsraelNationalNews.com Iranian Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Cultural Affairs and Defense Publicity Brigadier, Massoud Jazayeri, said that Israel and the United States are in "no position to launch a military...
Oman's crude oil and condensate output in recent weeks has been averaging about 901,500 b/d. This is close to the average in 2009 which was up 7% from 2008, having fallen to 700,000...
Petroleum Development Oman: PDO is owned 60% by the Omani government, 34% by Shell which is the technical manager, 4% by Total and 2% by Partex. The Shell-led foreign partners in PDO in...
Iraq's crude oil output in 2012 is set to average 3.4m b/d, including 175,000 b/d from Kurdistan. With oil accounting for almost all Iraqi state income, Baghdad is preparing to become the world's...
CenterPoint Energy's programs include rebates for efficient space and water heating, free energy saving showerheads and incentives for efficient boilers, boiler components and food service equipment. In addition, commercial customers can receive custom...
Approximately 80% of Canada's oil sands can be produced using in-situ technology, which involves the injection of steam to enable bitumen to be extracted through drilling versus surface mining. The ExxonMobil -patented technology...
M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Australian carrier the Qantas Group on Thursday released details on its response to the European Union (EU) and Australian carbon pricing schemed and increased fuel costs. Higher jet...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Australian carrier the Qantas Group on Thursday released details on its response to the European Union (EU) and Australian carbon pricing schemed and increased fuel costs. Higher jet...
Candidate forums can be quite instructive to a prospective voter. For example, I was privileged to see the candidates for Santa Fe City Council District 4 recently and learn how they work and...
The use of rare earth minerals may become a logistical bottleneck plaguing the deployment of wind turbines, photovoltaic cells, and electric vehicles, according to a report recently updated by the U.S. Department of...
Puma Energy said it plans to open 80 new service stations in an attempt to consolidate themselves as the second largest in the Guatemalan market, reports Sigloxxi.com (Jan. 4, 2012). During the course...
The volatility that marked energy markets over the past year is almost guaranteed to continue in 2012. Geopolitical factors, such as Europe's financial crisis and conflicts with Iran and other regions, make long-range...
The spark spread represents the theoretical margin of electric power producers. Its understanding can reveal several speculative opportunities that traders can use to expand their market activity. There are several fundamental methods of...
In mid-December 2011, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) surprised the energy markets by deciding to increase oil production with a new output target of 30 million barrels a day. Bloomberg reported...
HEADNOTE According to participants in the Chicago Fed's annual Economic Outlook Symposium, the U.S. economy is forecasted to grow at a pace below its historical average in 2012, following a year with an...
The Donnybrook Energy Bigstone Hz 15-32-60-22 W5M well (25% working interest to Pennant) encountered 2744 m of high quality Montney reservoir with strong gas shows and excellent penetration rates. The reservoir encountered is...
According to the company, the Central / Western Lochend Cardium trend continues to see considerable industry drilling activity and significant Cardium results by TriOil and industry, with 19 wells to date achieving IP30...
The power and water desalination complexes in Oman are the biggest users of energy, mainly natural gas. Consumption by the expanding utilities sector is to rise rapidly, estimated at the rate of 9%...
Muscat is spending over $6.7bn to 2016/17 to raise power generation capacity from about 4,200 to over 5,500MW in 2012 and 6,400MW by 2017. The head of the General Electricity & Water Authority...