Industry News
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The Queensland government has withdrawn its support for a 9 billion Australian dollar (US$8.86 billion) coal port expansion in the northern part of the state, in a sign the country's resources boom is losing steam. |
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Iraq said Saturday that six international companies have submitted bids to build a 1,500-megawatt power plant in the central Iraqi province of Anbar. |
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Colombia will increase natural gas shipments to Venezuela by some 50% later this year, Colombian Energy Minister Mauricio Cardenas said Friday. |
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Oilfield services company FTS International said Friday it has agreed to establish its first international joint venture with a Saudi Arabian company to provide services in that country and Oman. |
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TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) confirmed today the in-service date of the Bruce A Unit 2 reactor at the Bruce Power nuclear power facility in Ontario will be delayed. |
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The chairman of Mexican precious metals producer Fresnillo PLC said Friday that it remains committed to investing in exploration and new projects despite uncertainty regarding gold and silver price forecasts for the remainder of the year. |
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Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) has unveiled its latest iron ore mine development plans to start the construction next year of its Turee Syncline project in Western Australia, according to referral documents posted Friday on the Australian government's environmental website. |
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Russia's London-listed Nord Gold N.V, the gold producing company, said Friday its first-quarter net profit was down 30% on a year due to lower output, but it expects a strong second half. |
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The premier of South Australia state is confident the US$30 billion expansion of BHP Billiton Ltd.'s Olympic Dam mine will go ahead despite the mining company's pledge to reassess its spending plans, the Australian Financial Review reported Friday. |
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Cairn Energy PLC said Thursday it has teamed up with Houston-based Marathon Oil Corp. to jointly bid for oil and gas exploration rights in Cyprus, where huge offshore discoveries of natural gas have reignited international tensions over the divided island. |
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Iraq may be forced to cut its ambitious oil production targets by as much as 40%, despite recently boosting output to pre-Gulf War levels, a senior Royal Dutch Shell PLC executive said Thursday. |
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KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that KBR Building Group has been awarded a contract by CTL Packaging, USA, to construct a new manufacturing facility in Dallas, N.C. This represents CTL’s first manufacturing facility in the United States. |
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AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a three-year framework agreement by Government Procurement Service to provide environmental and sustainability advice, support and delivery services across the UK public sector. |
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JP Kenny Norway has signed a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract with Norske Shell for the high temperature, high pressure Linnorm project in Norway. Valued at approximately US$9 million (NOK 55 million), this contract forms part of a global Enterprise Frame Agreement awarded to Wood Group Kenny earlier this year by Shell Global Solutions International BV. |
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John Holland has signed a memorandum of understanding with Isaac Plains Coal Management to negotiate final contract terms on a one-year mining services contract extension, and begin negotiations on an additional three year agreement. |
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The need to develop unconventional sources of gas, such as coal seam gas, is increasingly important to meet the rising demand from Asia and an expected surge in gas-fired power stations over the coming decades, an executive at U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil Corp. said Thursday. |
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Enbridge Inc. said Wednesday it's moving ahead with C$3.2 billion (US$3.2 billion) in pipeline expansions, mostly to send more crude oil from Canada and North Dakota to the Midwest and eastern Canada. |
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A consortium including GE (NYSE: GE) and Spanish energy services company Tamoin Energías Renovables signed the largest single GE wind turbine maintenance agreement in Europe with Iberdrola Renovables S.A. of Madrid. The contract with Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest wind energy companies, covers servicing 310 GE wind turbines installed in Spain. |
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Boulting Group Ltd, of Warrington, has had its approach to the prevention of accidents and ill health recognised in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2012. |
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The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) today announced it has signed a new contract with Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation to provide maintenance and other support services to its nuclear power plant northeast of Burlington, Kan. The Wolf Creek Generating Station provides energy for approximately 800,000 residences in Kansas and Missouri. |