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This combined acquisition and farmin has been entered into with Midnight Oil Exploration Ltd. ("MOX") and provides a very significant increase to Daylight's Cadomin and uphole Cretaceous natural gas prospect inventory within the Trust's West Central, Elmworth and Peace River Arch land base. ADVERTISEMENT. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Guarding Against The Stealing Of Ghana's Oil Oct 20, 2008
Accra, Oct. 18, GNA - On June 18 2007 the Ghana News Agency reported: Kosmos Energy; Anadarko Petroleum and Tullow Ghana Limited, consortium engaged in oil exploration, on Monday simultaneously announced the discovery of oil in commercial quantities west of Cape Three Points, offshore Republic of Ghana ... Mr James C. Mussleman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kosmos Energy, an American Oil Exploration Company, told President John Agyekum Kufuor at the Castle, Osu: "We are pleased... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Lien relying on debates to help win House seat Oct 20, 2008
"But the fact of the matter is, Stephanie has proven herself to be a moderate in the United States Congress. As a member of the Blue Dog Coalition -- a group of self-professed fiscally conservative House members from both major parties -- Herseth Sandlin is accustomed to setting party politics aside for legislation that is beneficial to South Dakota, Levsen said."She is proud of her record as South Dakota's independent voice in Congress and looks forward to talking to voters about that record... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
More oil means more rocks for state Oct 19, 2008
"We would never know about these fossils if it wasn't for oil exploration.". More oil means more rocks for state. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
McNerney, Andal in close race in 11th District Oct 18, 2008
-- Domestic drilling: Andal wants to open up U.S. land to more drilling and opposes the 50-mile restriction on drilling offshore; McNerney said oil companies should take advantage of the leases they already have for oil exploration on 68 million acres of U.S. land before new areas are opened to drilling. -- Immigration: McNerney backs a seasonal worker program for agricultural workers and wants to find a "humane" way to handle undocumented immigrants who already live here; Andal endorses a... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices Oct 17, 2008
Following is a summary of the changes: SINDEX - October 21, 2008 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC GICS SECTOR SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED The NASDAQ OMX Group Financials Specialized Finance DELETED Dillard's Consumer Discretionary Department Stores SAP 400 INDEX - October 21, 2008 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC GICS SECTOR SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Comstock Resources Energy Oil Exploration Production DELETED Entercom Consumer Communications Discretionary Broadcasting SLCAP 600 INDEX - October 21, 2008 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC GICS... (PR Newswire)
Porter, Titus Tangle Over Economy in KLAS-TV Debate Oct 16, 2008
Titus responded that Porter had prioritized oil exploration and oil companies at the expense of renewable energy development. "I think that's a pot-and-kettle case congressman. It's not just a flip-flop, it's a real flop when you do not invest in renewable energy," she said. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
African Leaders Not Sincere - Rawlings Oct 15, 2008
His words: "Oil exploration has been going on in Ghana for several decades. There has been modest find from time to time. Over the years I have heard a number of Ghanaians say that they pray that if commercial quantities were found, it should just be enough for Ghana's own energy needs. "If you ask them why they say so, they will reply that, 'we don't want the things that happened in Nigeria to happen here,'" Rawlings said. He explained the concern of Ghanaians on poor management of oil... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Married too young Oct 14, 2008
And, again according to McClatchy, Jorge Pinon, an energy fellow with the Center for Hemispheric Policy at the University of Miami and an expert in oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, said, "China is not drilling in Cuba's Gulf of Mexico waters, period." Page 1 of 2. Article Tools. (Daily Iowan, IA)
How to attain peace in N'Delta, by Rawlings Oct 14, 2008
Rawlings went on: "Oil exploration has been going on in Ghana for several decades. There has been modest find from time to time. Over the years, I have heard a number of Ghanaians say that they pray that if commercial quantities are found, it should just be enough for Ghana's own energy needs. If you ask them why they say this, they will reply that, 'we don't want the things which happened in Nigeria to happen here.' "The commercial quantity which was found in the mid-90's is due to come on... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Two aid workers appeal for release in Somalia Oct 13, 2008
Ethiopian forces have stepped up their operations after the rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front attacked a Chinese-run oil exploration field in April 2007, killing 74 people. Drought and the rebellion have combined to create severe food shortages in the region. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Researchers to study impact Oct 13, 2008
POCATELLO -- How gas and oil exploration off of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands could affect the subsistence activities of Alaska Native communities is the topic of a 339,793 contract awarded to Idaho State University Department of Anthropology faculty member Kate Reedy-Maschner. The U.S. Department of Interior Minerals Management Service awarded the three-year study contract. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
* Peruvian Cabinet resigns en masse over oil scandal Oct 11, 2008
The kickback scandal has been roiling since last Sunday when nine audio tapes were leaked to news media covering backroom negotiations between government officials, a former congressman and a top oil baron, in a bid-rigging scheme to have Norways Discover Petroleum win five oil exploration concessions last month. The outrage over the alleged kickback scheme fueled a media and opposition campaign to drive Garcias government out of office, with former presidential candidate Lourdes Flores... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mexico Lawmakers' Draft Oil Bills Leave Major Industry Overhaul in Doubt Oct 11, 2008
Another initiative would create a five-person board to review Pemex's oil exploration and reserve replacement projects and work with other government agencies. The board wouldn't have control over refining, transporting or storage, issues that lawmakers are still negotiating. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Candidates drill into the oil industry issue Oct 11, 2008
McCain's energy policy, titled "The Lexington Project," supports the expansion of domestic oil exploration and production. According to the McCain Web site, "We should keep more of our dollars here in the U.S., lessen foreign dependency, increase our domestic supplies, and reduce our trade deficit -41 percent of which is due to oil imports.". (The University Echo, TN)
Syria reaches out for growth Oct 10, 2008
In a move that may improve output, Chinese oil giant Sinopec has bought out a Canadian firm's oil exploration interests in Syria for $2 billion. "The center of globalization has been shifting east and the latest events are likely to compound this," Dardari said. (Asia Times Online)
Retain NPP in appreciation of its achievement Oct 10, 2008
Mr Asamoah-Boateng said the government had not abandoned off-shore oil exploration at Saltpond and that it would be done hand in hand with that of the Cape Three Points in the Western Region. Mr. Robert Quainoo-Arthur, Mfantseman Municipal Chief Executive, urged people in the municipality to be grateful to the government for solving their perennial water problem by upgrading the Baifikrom waterworks. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Oil contract scandal shakes Peru Oct 8, 2008
Discover was subsequently granted several contracts for oil exploration in collaboration with the state oil company, Petroperu. Approval ratings. (BBC News -- Americas)
Senate moves against gas flaring, desertification Oct 8, 2008
" Uchedu also disclosed that the caucus had visited the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) office as part of the efforts to make oil-producing areas benefit from oil exploration, hinting that he has proposed amendment to the PTDF Act, which would address the plight of oil-bearing communities. He said the caucus discovered that the PTDF had no management board, which had impeded its functions. Also at the resumed plenary yesterday, members read for the second time a bill seeking to... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Is the Green Movement Hurting Poor Blacks? Oct 8, 2008 * Taiwan, China agree terms of direct flights: official Oct 7, 2008 Where to find jobs Oct 7, 2008 "Uncontacted" Tribes Fled Peru Logging, Arrows Suggest Oct 7, 2008 Even dividend can get returns Oct 6, 2008 Africa: Investors' Club - Uganda Seeking Nigerian Advice On Oil Wealth Oct 6, 2008 LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 5, 2008 Oct 6, 2008 Euphoria does it hard against reality Oct 6, 2008 Uganda threatens Congo over raids Oct 6, 2008 Eritrea: Eritrea Signs Agreements With Defba Oil Share Company On Exploration of Oil Resource Oct 5, 2008 Two Chapters of Society of Petroleum Engineers inaugurated in Accra Oct 5, 2008 Beaked whales Oct 4, 2008 A candidate recaptures her image Oct 4, 2008 Myanmar plans offshore oil exploration with Vietnam Oct 4, 2008 Palin, Biden clash on Iraq, economy Oct 3, 2008 Stable long-term oil supply predicted Oct 3, 2008 Montana companies cashing in on sands: Equipment to go north; crude comes south Oct 3, 2008 On Your Mind Oct 3, 2008 Analysis: Candidates hold their own Oct 3, 2008 Allow domestic oil exploration Oct 3, 2008 Ghana needs new law on marine pollution Sep 25, 2008 TPAO, Exxon near Black Sea oil search deal-sources Sep 25, 2008 Biden: 'No coal plants here in America'... Sep 24, 2008 BPCL to invest Rs 1,500 cr Sep 23, 2008 Gran Tierra Energy Announces Conceptual Development Plan for Costayaco Field, Colombia Sep 23, 2008 RIL: Commercial Gas Production From KG Basin Begins By January Sep 23, 2008 Military not at war with MEND, says Defence officials Sep 23, 2008 Whalers campaign for mayor, future of Arctic Sep 22, 2008 Pale shade of green Sep 21, 2008 * Rebels claim destruction of Nigerian oil pipeline Sep 21, 2008 TWO VIEWS: Unlocking energy reserves can ensure prosperity Sep 21, 2008 Videocon, BPCL JV buys Brazil firm Sep 20, 2008 Garware Offshore to tap African oil exploration market Sep 20, 2008 * Taiwan News Quick Take Sep 20, 2008 Congressional GOP revival? Sep 20, 2008 Veep asks South Korea to double aid to Ghana Sep 19, 2008 Vice President interacts with Japanese business delegation Sep 18, 2008 County sees a drop in seat belt use in annual survey Sep 18, 2008 North Pole ever closer to having no ice Sep 17, 2008 Gran Tierra Energy Announces Oil Discovery With 2,324 BOPD Test Rate in Argentina Sep 17, 2008 Lawmakers vote to end 26-year ban on offshore drilling... Sep 17, 2008 House passes bill allowing offshore drilling Sep 17, 2008 AG wants review of plan for Huasna Valley Sep 17, 2008 Democrats Join the 'Drill, Baby, Drill!' Chorus Sep 17, 2008 The Candidates Play the Market Meltdown Sep 17, 2008 Oceans are 'too noisy' for whales Sep 16, 2008 Global Shortages Of Radio Isotopes For Cancer Diagnosis May Be A Thing Of The Past Sep 16, 2008 Australia Funds Research to Encourage Exploration Drilling for Oil and Gas Sep 15, 2008 Rangeland ropes heritage designation Sep 15, 2008 How To Entertain Like an Oil Company Sep 13, 2008 Palin defends her pet project requests Sep 13, 2008 REP. JOHN E. PETERSON: Unlocking our energy reserves can ensure prosperity Sep 12, 2008 Casualties of the battle over Arctic oil Sep 12, 2008 House to vote next week on offshore drilling Sep 12, 2008 California Says No To Offshore Oil Drilling Sep 12, 2008 S Africa row over 'missing' funds Sep 11, 2008 New guidance given on autism care Sep 11, 2008 Copyright pirates face crackdown Sep 11, 2008 US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Sep 11, 2008 Police evict Tamils from Colombo Sep 11, 2008 IBM Hopes To Spark Cell Sales By Targeting Medical, Graphics Sep 11, 2008 House Democrats unveil bill to end drilling ban Sep 11, 2008 Uganda threatens Congo over raids Sep 11, 2008 Peru auctions off 17 new oil exploration contracts Sep 11, 2008 Tsatsu Deserves National Award -Mills Sep 10, 2008
They are against oil exploration in Alaska and off our coasts. They took a hit last month when Congress voted to end a moratorium on offshore drilling, ending a 26-year ban on new leases. (Slate)
2006 brought large tax increase Oct 8, 2008
Also, Congress' resistance to domestic oil exploration resulted in the doubling of the cost of gasoline. Many Americans thought things could not get worse until the recent financial crisis hit, which decimated savings and retirement accounts. (Florida Times-Union)
In their planned new round of talks, SEF and ARATS negotiators are expected to focus discussions on the opening of direct cross-strait cargo chartered flights and shipping links, the establishment of new passenger chartered flight routes, joint oil exploration in the Taiwan Strait and cross-strait crime-fighting. Of these topics, the establishment of new passenger chartered flight routes will address the opening of the shortest-possible cross-strait routes, Civil Aeronautics Administration... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Three key factors: the U.S. government's goal to reduce dependence on foreign oil, new drilling techniques and technologies, and the prospect of opening federal lands to oil exploration. Professional and business services. (CNN)
Peruvian President Alan Garcia suggested last year that such indigenous groups might be an invention by those who were opposed to oil exploration. Conservationists, scholars, and Brazilian government agencies that do recognize the isolated tribes have struggled to determine how best to protect them, an effort that has spurred calls for Peru to stop the illegal logging and development that is displacing the indigenous people. (National Geographic)
Hence , investing in this stock purely from a dividend perspective is much better than investing in an FD. Varun Shippings business is largely insulated from the slowdown in the day rates of crude tankers and dry bulk carriers as the company is in the LPG segment and provides vessels to support offshore oil exploration. Also, its profit is expected to surge as the company is increasing its fleet size of high-margin offshore supply vessels. (India Times)
"Optimistic reports continue to be received from the oil companies prospecting in the Lake Albert and Edward basins about the extent of the proven oil deposits. Less encouraging are the reports that the government has asked the Nigerians for assistance in developing the Uganda oil industry."Given the Nigerian track record of mismanagement and graft in their own industry, and the failure of successive Nigerian governments to use the proceeds of their oil output for the benefit of the Nigerian... (allAfrica.com)
After 26 years of no oil exploration in United States, the Democrats continue to prohibit it on behalf of their environmental lobby. The United States is spending 700 billion annually buying oil from countries that don't like us. (North County Times)
The backer of its Angolan offshore oil exploration hunt cannot proceed, prompting CityView to refocus on its mineral exploration portfolio - as you would when there is nothing else to do. Having said all that, we subscribe to the Warren Buffett school of optimism, in that it should be a cause for celebration that all of the specs are a hell of a lot cheaper. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
A British citizen working on an oil exploration barge in Ugandan territory was killed. Not interested. (Yahoo News -- DR Congo)
The Government of Eritrea today signed two agreements with Defba Oil Share Company on oil exploration and development. Accordingly, the company would undertake oil exploration activities in two blocks of the Eritrean northern territorial waters. (allAfrica.com)
Accra, Oct. 4, GNA - Mr Ernest Johnson, a US-based Aero-Space Engineer has called on Local Petroleum Engineers to develop their expertise to compete with their foreign counterparts in the country's emerging oil exploration. He said Government must take a firm decision through internal agreements to secure employment for the local people for Ghana to get the best out of the oil resource. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Around Trinidad and Tobago, the water would probably be too shallow for them and they might also be put off by noise from oil exploration. On the hunting side, Norway and the UK used to hunt the northern bottlenose whale, and currently Japan has a hunt of Baird's beaked whale, the largest of the species, which does not fall under the jurisdiction of the International Whaling Commission. (BBC News)
She didn't answer questions directly, but she spoke out with self-assurance and even cockiness, correcting Biden when he tried to repeat the Republicans' slogan about oil exploration in Alaska. "The chant is 'drill, baby, drill,' " she said. (International Herald Tribune)
Saturday October 4, 3:09 PM. YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar's state oil company is to explore offshore oil and gas in a joint venture with two Vietnam companies, state media reported Saturday. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Palin blamed Obama for voting for the 2005 energy bill, which included large tax breaks for oil exploration. Palin, who was a member of Alaskas oil and energy regulatory board at the time, complained that she had to deal with the fallout. (MSNBC -- Race)
Zhu Jianjun, research division director of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China's largest oil producer, said that there is potential for more oil to be discovered, despite the increasing difficulty in oil exploration ... Many potential resources are spread across geologically-complicated regions such as deserts, loess plateaus and offshore in deep water, and will need more advanced oil exploration technology to extract, he said. (Xinhuanet, China -- Business)
Regional oil producers may feel another effect of Canadian developments, he said, because there might be a lack of skilled workers, which could dampen oil exploration and development. It is also possible that Montana businesses will be able to cash in on helping build Canadian infrastructure. (Missoulian, MT)
Gabrielle Giffords and her fellow Democrats voted for a bill to drill offshore oil, but with a Catch-22, giving states the option to allow drilling only between 50 and 100 miles offshore and open oil exploration over 100 miles. But it turns out that the obtainable offshore oil lies just inside the 50 mile off-limit area. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Thursday, she again appeared most comfortable discussing her work in Alaska state government and her support for more oil exploration -- both topics she has emphasized on the campaign trail. But Palin also carefully ticked off the leaders of Iran, North Korea and Cuba, mentioned a recent discussion with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and spoke directly into the camera as she endorsed a two-state solution to settle the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. (Longview Daily News, WA)
When it comes to energy, the United States, sadly, will never know that freedom if Congress does not allow for domestic oil exploration and allow the current energy ban to expire ... The rational solution is to allow the energy ban to expire and open up domestic oil exploration immediately. (Florida Times-Union)
The workshop, organised by Ghana Maritime Authority, has a target audience from the legislature, maritime industry, Environmental Protection Agency, the oil exploration and marketing companies, ministries, departments and agencies and academia. Mr. Buabeng noted that under the old law, a ship posing a threat to the marine environment while exercising its right of innocent passage through the territorial sea of Ghana could not be dealt with under the regime unless the law was reviewed. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ankara is also holding talks with Germany's RWE AG and U.S. Chevron on conducting oil exploration in the region and a source from TPAO, who declined to named, said those talks were progressing positively. The talks with Exxon Mobil on oil exploration are on the verge of being completed with an agreement, a source at TPAO told Reuters, although the source declined to say when an accord might be signed ... Mehmet Uysal, general director of TPAO, has said that $500 million has so far been invested... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
They also are against nuclear energy and oil exploration. Wind and solar cannot meet the demand, so what is their plan. (The Drudge Report)
MUMBAI: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd plans to invest around Rs 1,500 crore over the next 2 to 3 years for its 24 oil exploration blocks in India and overseas. This PSU company, along with Videocon, recently entered into an agreement to buy the entire stake of Encaca Brasil for 10 oil exploration blocks in Brazil. (India Times)
The successful testing of oil from this well should add to the total reserve potential of the Costayaco field, which has already grown significantly in size as delineation drilling has shown in the first half of 2008. With new reservoir information and additional reserve additions being identified, Gran Tierra Energy is making significant progress in developing a full field development plan and defining associated infrastructure requirements. (Canada Newswire)
It has 54 blocks of oil exploration in eight countries. . (TopNews)
The national president of the association, Dr. Owhondah Golden lamented in the statement that oil exploration in the region had brought several diseases to the people. Tools. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Itta's administration is concerned that oil exploration in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas could drive off bowhead whales ... Worried that noise from oil exploration and, ultimately, drilling will drive off the bowhead whales hunted by the Inupiat Eskimos of the North Slope, Itta's administration, in concert with several environmental groups, sued the Minerals Management Service. (Anchorage Daily News)
That's hardly a surprise in Alaska, where no politician runs for statewide office in opposition to oil exploration and development on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Again, she'll have to reconcile her view with that of presidential candidate John McCain, whose will to drill reaches offshore but not yet as far as ANWR.. (Anchorage Daily News)
Oil exploration has brought only pain to them by way of environmental damage [farmlands, fishing and wild life sanctuaries], harassment from the military and rape of under-aged girls by soldiers, extra-judicial killings of young men and development and wealth to other parts of the country at their detriment, Gbomo said. This story has been viewed 300 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Just like cell phones and computers, oil exploration and drilling technology has evolved safely over the years as well. The U.S. Department of the Interior conservatively estimates that the Outer Continental Shelf contains 86 billion barrels of oil and 420 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
MUMBAI: Videocon Industries, in consortium with state-run refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd, has acquired a Brazilian oil exploration firm for $283 million (over Rs 1,309 crore). A 50:50 joint venture of Bharat PetroResources Ltd (a BPCL subsidiary) and Videocon Industries has completed the acquisition of the entire stake of EnCana Brasil Petroleo Limitada (EBPL) from Canadian gas producers EnCana Corp and Alberta Ltd, Videocon on Friday said in a filing to the BSE. The acquisition has been... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Mumbai, Sept. 19 Offshore service provider Garware Offshore, for the first time, will be dipping into the African oil exploration market. The company s new anchor handling tug and supply vessel, which is scheduled for delivery by 2008-end, has been contracted by an African oil exploration company for a three-year deployment in South Africa. (Hindu Business Line)
Taiwanese Ambassador to Belize Joseph Shih (w) said yesterday that CPC Corp, Taiwan (xWo) would sign an oil exploration agreement with the Central American country on Sept. 29, further strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries ... Taiwan and Belize will sign the oil exploration agreement as soon as both sides agree on the final wording, and the details will be made public after the agreement is signed, Shih said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Just a few possible influences: * Congress took a recess, Republicans stayed to push for oil exploration within US territories. Sarah Palin was nominated and accepted the VP slot. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
He also called for more investments from the Asian nation in areas like oil exploration and the boosting of technical co-operation. Alhaji Mahama made the request when he interacted with Mr. Wi Keyei-Chul, out-going South Korean Ambassador at the Osu Castle, who has completed a two-year duty tour in Ghana. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The delegation led by Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs, focussed the day's visit on trade, Information, Communication and Telecommunication, oil exploration, minerals, investment, tourism and agriculture. The delegation had already visited Nigeria and would leave Ghana for Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire and Cameroon. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
"We've seen an increase in traffic due to the oil exploration, so it's encouraging to see more people are buckling up in that area," he said. Figures weren't available for Divide, Burke and McKenzie counties because they weren't among the 16 counties surveyed. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
The Alaska governor filed a lawsuit against Endangered Species Act protections for polar bears, is urging expanded oil exploration in the ecologically sensitive Arctic climes and has expressed doubts over the role of people in causing climate change. These latest developments make even more important the role of scientists who are unraveling the causes behind what's chipping away at the ice floes in the summer and stifling its regrowth in the winter. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
x-1 test results should prove to be a substantial reserves and production addition to our Argentine business unit. This success adds near-term production and cash flow to our Argentina business unit, in addition to increasing the prospectivity of identified leads in the Surubi Block and in the adjoining Chivil and Palmar Largo Blocks, where Gran Tierra Energy has a 100% and 14% working interest respectively. (Canada Newswire)
As they reversed their long-held opposition to more offshore oil exploration, Democrats said the increased taxes on oil companies in the bill and the collection of royalty payments from the drilling would yield billions of dollars to help finance the development of cleaner, renewable energy sources. "We're not trying to give incentives to drill, we're giving incentives to invest in renewables and natural gas that will take us where we need to go," House Speaker (Calif. (The Drudge Report)
Areas more than 100 miles from the coast would be completely open to oil exploration and drilling. The House voted 236 to 189 in favor of the package. (Scientific American)
Excelaron LLC, a subsidiary of Australian Oil Co., is requesting a conditional-use permit from the county to allow for oil exploration and production on the 5,000-acre Mankins Ranch in Huasna. The company wants to drill up to three new wells on the property, along with a steam injection well, and if oil is found, commence production immediately. (Santa Maria Times)
segued away from prepared remarks on the uncomfortable matter of the Wall Street collapse (which he sometimes admits is the result of years of lax Republican oversight in Washington) and added comments on a much more rewarding topic: oil exploration. As he started on the subject, someone in the audience yelled "Drill, baby, drill." To which McCain responded, "Right, drill, baby, drill." To which the crowd responded, chanting: "DRILL, BABY, DRILL!". (Time.com)
But while Obama tried to seize the moment Monday, McCain rebounded to hold his own, playing up unrelated issues like oil exploration and casting himself in the unlikely role of defender of the working class. Related. (Time.com)
Noise from oil exploration is implicated in the plight of gray whales near Sakhalin. Levels of noise in the world's oceans are causing serious problems for whales, dolphins and other marine mammals, a report warns. (BBC News -- Science)
15, 2008) Thanks to a newly-developed technology at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, global shortages of radio isotopes for cancer diagnosis could be a thing of the past. This is the message from Prof. (Science Daily)
Australia Funds Research to Encourage Oil Exploration Drilling. By Angela Macdonald-Smith. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
The new designation, in co-operation with the federal government, the Southern Alberta Land Trust Society and the Nature Conservancy of Canada, will protect the area from development and keep vehicles and oil exploration off the land. Premier Ed Stelmach, who was on hand to thank Seaman and the countless others who have fought for the designation, highlighted the history and heritage that surrounds the OH Ranch -- one of the few fully-functional, family-owned ranches left in the province. (Calgary Herald)
"[Former Shell Trading Company trader Alan] Raymond said he viewed RIK as 'just another oil exploration company,' and, therefore, providing RIK employees with gifts and entertainment was 'relationship building.' He claimed that his superiors at Shell Trading Company had approved of providing gifts and entertainment to RIK employees" (Page 15). "Industry expense reports and other documentation indicate that [a RIK program employee] accepted gifts valued at approximately $2,887 from Chevron,... (Slate)
He had opposed lifting the ban on additional offshore oil exploration but now calls for drilling off the U.S. coast. He had been against mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions but now favors them. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
What's more, the Minerals Management Service's assessment is based on 30-year-old technology - the equivalent of watching a 1970s black-and-white TV compared to today's high-definition flat-panel TV. Just like cell phones and computers, oil exploration and drilling technology has evolved safely over the years as well. While there is no silver bullet for solving today's frustrating energy crisis, expanded domestic production of fossil fuels, increased investment in alternative fuels and... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Pressure is growing to open up new areas of Alaska for oil exploration to increase the World's reserves of oil, gas and petrol. David Shukman reports. (BBC News -- Science)
Areas further than 100 miles from the coast would be completely open to oil exploration. Democrats previously had opposed drilling on the outer continental shelf. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
"Any notion that we are going to benefit from offshore oil exploration is really foolhardy.". The California Assembly has passed a resolution urging Congress not to cave in to demands for more offshore oil drilling. (NBC 11, CA)
"I wish to place it on record that I've never received the alleged 500,000 rand from any person, as is alleged. "This is part of a concerted smear campaign primarily directed at discrediting the image and reputation of the SACP and tarnishing my image and integrity," he said. 'Bordering on hypocrisy' Mr Madisha has been publicly criticised by the SACP - of which he is also a member of the central committee - for implicating Mr Nzimande. He didn't come to the structures in his own party but went... (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
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Meyerson expects the chip will be used in medical, oil exploration and graphics products. "In the first pass, we based computers on the Cell itself," Meyerson said. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Areas further than 100 miles from the coast would be completely open oil exploration ... Any oil exploration would have to protect the coastal environment ... The House energy package offers much more of the Outer Continental Shelf for oil exploration, than a proposed bipartisan bill energy bill in the Senate. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
A British citizen working on an oil exploration barge in Ugandan territory was killed. Not interested. (Yahoo News -- DR Congo)
Web search enhanced by. Thursday September 11, 2008. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Mills said he had known Tsatsu for 40 years, and that the he was an honest man, who dedicated himself to the cause of oil exploration in the country. Currently, Tsatsu Tsikata is serving a five-year jail sentence, for wilfully causing financial loss to the state. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
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