Charles Kennedy

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• Canada to Refurbish and Expand Argentinean Nuclear Power Plant

  Published 27 August 2011 | viewed 5,553 times

  Argentina has signed a $444 million contract with Canada’s SNC-Lavalin Group to renovate its Embalse Río Tercero nuclear plant. The SNC-Lavalin Group is Canada's top…

• SK Global Chemical Co. Building Petrochemical Plant in Singapore

  Published 27 August 2011 | viewed 8,345 times

  South Korean chemicals maker SK Global Chemical Co. is to begin construction of a $2.4 billion petrochemical plant on Singapore's Jurong Island. The new facility…

• Mongolia's Energy Sector Booming

  Published 25 August 2011 | viewed 5,594 times

  Mongolia’s rising mineral and fuel production is transforming the nation’s economy. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) predicted last month that the economy…

• South Korea Investing in Kazakhstan Energy Projects

  Published 25 August 2011 | viewed 6,048 times

  South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is currently visiting Kazakhstan. In one result of Lee’s visit, South Korea and Kazakhstan have signed agreements for two $4…

• Azeri Economy, More Dependent on Oil Exports than Ever

  Published 25 August 2011 | viewed 7,218 times

  Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee reported that during the period January-June 2011, crude oil made up 86.23 percent of Azerbaijan’s exports and oil products, 5.57 percent.…

• Iran’s Kish International Oil Bourse Completes First Oil Transaction

  Published 24 August 2011 | viewed 13,965 times

  Iran’s Kish Island International Oil Bourse (IOB), which opened last month, has completed its first oil transaction after its official opening earlier this month. The…

• North Korea Exploring for Lucrative Rare Earth Elements

  Published 24 August 2011 | viewed 8,780 times

  Buoyed by record world prices for rare earth elements (RREs), North Korea has begun seeking deposits on its territory to help with its chronic international…

• Biofuels USA Opens Biodiesel Gas Station on Interstate-70

  Published 24 August 2011 | viewed 7,677 times

  Biofuels USA has opened its new biodiesel station at exit 175 in New Florence, Missouri. The new facility offers prospective drivers a variety of homegrown…

• South Korean and Indian Firms Team up to Build Power Plants

  Published 23 August 2011 | viewed 4,910 times

  State-run Korea Electric Power Corp. subsidiary Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd. has signed an agreement with Sahara India Power Corp. Ltd. to collaborate in constructing…

• Ghana's Gas Industry Nationalization Affecting LPG Supply

  Published 23 August 2011 | viewed 8,117 times

  According to Ghana’s Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), monopoly and nationalization in the country’s natural gas industry are responsible for the persistent shortages of liquefied…

• Chile Approves Controversial Massive Coal Mining Project

  Published 18 August 2011 | viewed 5,087 times

  A Chilean high-level government commission has given final approval to the first of five mines, Mina Invierno, at Isla Riesco in the extreme south of…

• Vietnamese Five-Year Plan Envisages Dynamic Growth for PetroVietnam

  Published 18 August 2011 | viewed 5,595 times

  Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a new national Five-Year Plan emphasizing PetroVietnam increased production. The new governmental dictates provide for the state-owned…

• Australia’s Proposed Coal-Seam Natural Gas Mining Controversial

  Published 17 August 2011 | viewed 4,821 times

  West Australian Premier Colin Barnett stated that the territory’s proposed coal-seam natural gas mining will be one of Australia’s biggest environmental potential threats and supported…

• Dubai Freezes Utility Prices, Business Community Pleased

  Published 17 August 2011 | viewed 4,639 times

  Dubai’s Supreme Council of Energy, the government entity setting energy policy, has announced that utility tariffs would remain at current levels for the next several…

• Beach Energy Reveals Massive Shale Gas Estimate

  Published 16 August 2011 | viewed 5,423 times

  Adelaide-based Beach Energy reported that, based on data from its first two shale gas wells in the onshore Cooper Basin, it had estimated its field…

• South Korea Seeking Rare Earth Concessions in South Africa

  Published 16 August 2011 | viewed 4,766 times

  Seeking to secure reliable supplies of rare earths for the country's growing industrial demand, South Korea is negotiating to open concessions in South African mines. South…

• Australia's Otto Energy Ltd. Buys Out Filipino Partner in Galoc Oil Field

  Published 16 August 2011 | viewed 4,797 times

  While China remains the dominant investor in acquiring Southeast Asian energy assets, Australia has begun to compete with Chinese dominance. Australia's Otto Energy Ltd. has…

• Army Interest in Renewable Fuels Growing

  Published 15 August 2011 | viewed 5,357 times

  On 10 August Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced the creation of a new Energy Initiatives Office Task Force, whose purpose is to assist…

• New Australian Green Initiative Threatens Property Values

  Published 15 August 2011 | viewed 4,946 times

  Australia’s federal government is considering introducing, possibly next year, mandatory energy star ratings for homes being sold or rented. Under the proposed system as currently…

• Angola's State Oil Company Wants to Supply Zambia and Namibia

  Published 13 August 2011 | viewed 6,327 times

  Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola, E.P., or Sonangol, is the Angolan state oil company, with the sole concession for oil and gas exploration in…