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Operator of crippled Japan nuclear plant says tank leaked contaminated water Monday, Aug 19, 2013 09:13 PM PDT | Top |
Oil-by-rail pioneer U.S. Development Group cashing up, not out Monday, Aug 19, 2013 09:07 PM PDT By Jonathan Leff NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a major $500 million deal late last year, Texas-based oil-by-rail pioneer Dan Borgen might be forgiven for packing it in. The sale of five crude oil terminals to Plains All American Pipeline was a landmark for U.S. Development Group, the Pasadena, Texas-company Borgen helped found two decades ago, initially to invest in the rail industry. It came just months before a dramatic collapse in the spread between U.S. inland crude and global benchmarks this year, a shift that has slowed the burgeoning trend of shipping oil by rail. ... Full Story | Top |
Mexico left-leaning party proposes limited energy reform Monday, Aug 19, 2013 06:59 PM PDT | Top |
China probe is latest legal headache for JPMorgan Monday, Aug 19, 2013 03:54 PM PDT | Top |
Mexico opposition party, PRD, proposes limited energy reform Monday, Aug 19, 2013 02:28 PM PDT | Top |
In Australia, manufacturing's not dead, just changing Monday, Aug 19, 2013 02:21 PM PDT | Top |
Police detain protesters at anti-fracking demo Monday, Aug 19, 2013 12:45 PM PDT | Top |
British police detain protesters at anti-fracking demo Monday, Aug 19, 2013 12:41 PM PDT | Top |
Nigerian army says Boko Haram leader may be dead Monday, Aug 19, 2013 12:18 PM PDT By Ibrahim Mshelizza MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - The leader of militant Islamist sect Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, may have died of gunshot wounds some weeks after a clash with soldiers, the Nigerian military said on Monday. Past reports of Shekau's death have proved false and there was no independent confirmation of the army account. In a statement, the army said that Shekau, blamed for a campaign of deadly attacks on security targets and churches across Africa's biggest oil-producing country, was hit during a gunbattle near one of his camps in the northeast on June 30. ... Full Story | Top |
Nigerian navy says kills 12 pirates in gun battle Monday, Aug 19, 2013 09:23 AM PDT YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The Nigerian navy killed 12 pirates in a gun battle as they tried to flee from a fuel tanker they hijacked off the coast of the Gulf of Guinea last week, the navy said on Monday. Pirates took control of the St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged MT Notre on August 15, but an emergency signal was sent to the navy and several gunships were deployed to recover the vessel, Navy Flag Officer Rear Admiral Sidi-Ali Hassan told reporters. ... Full Story | Top |
British police arrest Green MP, protesters at anti-fracking demo Monday, Aug 19, 2013 08:15 AM PDT BALCOMBE, England (Reuters) - Police at an anti-fracking camp in rural England arrested at least a dozen protesters on Monday, including Green Party lawmaker Caroline Lucas, according to a Reuters reporter. The arrests were made as a long-running standoff at an oil exploration site turned violent with several protesters seen being carried by police into vans in the village of Balcombe in West Sussex about 35 miles (55 km) south of London. Opponents of the drilling process known as 'fracking' have already forced privately owned Cuadrilla Resources to suspend oil drilling at the site. ... Full Story | Top |
Total reports Gabon offshore gas discovery Monday, Aug 19, 2013 07:09 AM PDT | Top |
Statoil funds growth, OMV seals output with $2.65 billion North Sea deal Monday, Aug 19, 2013 05:43 AM PDT | Top |
Seychelles, Mauritius plan joint offshore oil, gas exploration Monday, Aug 19, 2013 05:04 AM PDT By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) - Seychelles and Mauritius plan to jointly explore for petroleum in an area in the Indian Ocean that they both own. East Africa has become a focal point for exploration after oil discoveries in Uganda and Kenya and natural gas deposits in Tanzania and Mozambique. "An Authority will be established to deal with the Licensing and to oversee the activities in the Joint management Area. All revenues will be split 50:50," Eddy Belle, chief executive officer of Seychelles upstream regulator PetroSeychelles said in an emailed response to questions from Reuters. ... Full Story | Top |
Mexico to open new and mature oil, gas fields to private firms Monday, Aug 19, 2013 04:58 AM PDT | Top |
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