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FEI and Maersk Oil Successfully Complete Field Testing of QEMSCAN WellSite Solution

FEI Company’s (NASDAQ: FEIC) Natural Resources Business Unit announced today the successful completion of QEMSCAN® WellSite™ field tests with Maersk Oil, in cooperation with Qatar Petroleum.

1 Nov 2011

Bering Exploration Expands Leasehold at Singer Prospect

Bering Exploration has announced that it has acquired an additional leasehold on its prospect located in Singer, Louisiana bringing the total leasehold to 320 acres.

10 Oct 2011

Thermal Imaging Cameras Help Oil and Gas Producers Reduce Downtime

FLIR ATS thermal imaging cameras are widely used throughout the oil and gas industry as preventative maintenance tools that help spot leaks in tanks, pipelines and facilities thereby improving safety, profitability and minimizing emissions with less risk of business interruption due to actions from regulatory agencies.

20 Sep 2011

Report Finds Australian Miners Already Paying Over 40% Tax

A new report that was commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia says that miners will pay close to $23.4 billion in tax to federal and state governments in 2010-11 financial year. Deloitte Access Economics said in the report that the mining industry has paid an average tax of 41.5% from the financial years between 2007-8 to 2009-10.

5 Sep 2011

Lundin Norway Completes Sidetrack Well at Avaldsnes Discovery

Lundin Norway, a subsidiary of Lundin Petroleum, has completed 16/3-4A, the sidetrack well of the preliminary appraisal well 16/3-4 at the Avaldsnes discovery in PL501, which is located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). A sampling program and complete data acquisition has been obtained from the sidetrack well.

19 Jul 2011

Western Australia a Shining Light in the Australian Economy

As per the latest quarterly report from the CommSec State of the States, Western Australia (WA) is the leading economy in Australia. WA is leading the country with strong economic growth in the mining and engineering sectors helping to raise the commercial construction and exports.

18 Jul 2011

UNESCO Warns Tanzania on Mining Selous Game Reserve

The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has warned the Tanzanian government against mining for uranium and conducting oil exploration in the region known as the Selous Game Reserve. This came in response to Natural Resources and Tourism minister Ezekiel Maige announcing that about 34,532 hectares of land was to be used for a $400 million uranium mine.

18 Jul 2011