Abraxas Petroleum has closed on the sale of certain non-core assets located in South Texas for a total consideration of $12 million, subject to closing adjustments. The effective date of the sale was August 1, 2006. The non-core assets were located in the Three Rivers (Edwards) Field of Live Oak...
CONSOL Energy Inc. said it would supply more than 128 million tons of high-BTU coal to FirstEnergy Corp. over 20 years, starting in 2009. Under the new agreement, which replaces one that began in 2003, CONSOL will increase coal shipments by 2 million tons per year to provide coal for...
Some residents of the Lã¼deritz district have embarked on a project to test the feasibility of wind energy at the coastal town. The scheme, called the Lã¼deritz Wind Energy Demonstration Project, is one of last week’s 12 grant recipients of the United Nations Development Fund/Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme...
New Frontier Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: NFEI), a natural resource exploration and production company, engaged in the exploration, acquisition and development of oil and gas properties in the United States, today announced that it acquired 15% working interest in approximately 15,000 acres in Route County Colorado. The acreage includes all...
The Greens say the findings of a prime ministerial task force on nuclear energy are bad news for the nuclear industry. Prime Minister John Howard released the final report of the review into nuclear energy, uranium mining and processing this morning. Greens Senator Christine Milne says the report shows uranium will...
House passage on Thursday of the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act (DOER), legislation that will increase exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), is an important step toward securing more domestic supplies of natural gas and oil and aiding in decreasing...
The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy says SA needs to invest more in power, water, roads, rail and ports to take advantage of the mining boom. A summit in Adelaide today will bring together delegates from the mining industry, Government and education and training to put together an...
The Archaeological Survey of India has expressed concern over illegal mining activities in the Braj region of Rajasthan causing serious environmental pollution and damage to heritage structures. In a letter to Rajasthan Chief Secretary Anil Vaish, ASI Director General C Babu Rajeev requested him to issue appropriate instructions to halt...
The Region 3 office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has recommended to Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes the cancellation of four small-scale mining permits issued by Bulacan Gov. Josefina de la Cruz in Doã±a Remedios Trinidad town. This, as MGB-Region 3 engineers discovered that the areas...
Thursday, August 24th 2006 A young man has suffered serious facial burns while working at a coal mine in south-western Sydney. The 21-year-old was working on the surface of the Douglas Park mine when an oxygen bottle caught fire and badly burnt his face. The NRMA Careflight helicopter airlifted the Queensland man...
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