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Mesa Energy Acquires Pipeline Systems In Western New York
Mesa Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production company, has acquired two pipeline systems with the acquisition of the Java Field project in Wyoming county in western New York.
Published: 17-Mar-2010
Phoenix Coal Signs Agreement To Sell Gryphon Reserve
Phoenix Coal has entered into an agreement to sell Gryphon reserve, which is comprised of the property leases controlled through the acquisition of Pact Resources and the Petersburg sublease, and certain other associated assets to a US-based coal producer. The proceeds from the sale of the Gryphon assets are $23m in cash.
Published: 17-Mar-2010
Black Hills Power Completes PPA With City of Gillette
Black Hills Power has completed a seven-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the City of Gillette, Wyoming, which replaces a previous agreement and provides an option to purchase 23% of Wygen III, a 110MW coal-fired facility that is expected to begin commercial operations next month.
Published: 17-Mar-2010
GeoGlobal Commences Seismic Acquisition Program On KG Onshore Block
GeoGlobal Resources, an oil and gas company, has commenced 3-D seismic acquisition program on its KG-ONN-2004/1 onshore exploration block (KG onshore block) in India.
Published: 17-Mar-2010
UK’s Crown Estate Grants Ten Marine Energy Leases
The Crown Estate has unveiled the names of the successful bidders for commercial wave and tidal leasing round, for ten sites in Scotland’s Pentland Firth and Orkney waters.
Published: 17-Mar-2010
Macmahon Wins Contract To Develop, Operate Coal Mine In Queensland
Macmahon has bagged a three year contract valued at approximately $190m from Syntech Resources to develop and operate the Cameby Downs coal mine in the Surat basin of Queensland, Australia.
Published: 17-Mar-2010
EcoPlus Signs Agreement For Biofuel Facility In South Carolina
EcoPlus and South Carolina's Berkeley County have entered into an agreement for the development of a brown grease processing facility to be situated in the county. The plant will convert brown grease restaurant waste into a solid fuel product.
Published: 17-Mar-2010
Greenstone, CarbonNeutral Unveil Enterprise Carbon Accounting Service
Greenstone and CarbonNeutral have partnered across operations in Europe and the US to provide clients with access to Greenstone’s carbon accounting software Acco2unt. The software allows to measure, manage and report carbon emissions online.
Published: 17-Mar-2010
Aminex Identifies Potential Oil, Gas Bearing Intervals At Shoats Creek
Aminex, a London-based upstream oil and gas company, has reported that the Olympia Minerals-1 well (OM-1) at Shoats Creek, Louisiana has reached total measured depth (MD) of 9,508ft. Wireline logs have identified several potential oil and gas bearing intervals in Cockfield sands between 8,200ft and 9,335ft.
Published: 17-Mar-2010
Petrobras Discovers Light Oil In Piranema
Petrobras has discovered light oil in sandstone reservoirs located in the Sergipe Basin, in the post-salt layer of the Piranema area. The economically recoverable volume of oil is estimated at 15 million barrels.
Published: 17-Mar-2010
