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Berkwood Acquires Lac Gueret East Graphite Property In Quebec

Berkwood Resources Ltd. ) announces that it has signed a Mineral Property Option Agreement (the "Option Agreement") with a group of three prospectors (the "Vendors") pursuant to which Berkwood has been granted an option (the "Option") to earn a 100%-interest in the Lac Gueret East Graphite Property located in Quebec.

23 May 2012

Bauxite Mining Market In Asia-Pacific To 2020 - Increased Regional Demand For Aluminum To Boost Bauxite Production

GBI Research's new report, 'Bauxite Mining Market in Asia-Pacific to 2020 - Increased Regional Demand for Aluminum to Boost Bauxite Production' provides key information and analysis for the Asia-Pacific bauxi...

23 May 2012

Energy Investments To Sky-Rocket To More Than $20 Billion In Bahrain

Bahrain 's energy sector is posed for significant growth over the next several years, the country's Energy Minister Dr. Abdulhussain Mirza said.

23 May 2012

Independence Energy Announces Arrival of Drill Rig at Shields-MEI #105H Horizontal Well

Independence Energy has confirmed the arrival of contracted drill rig at the proposed well location in Texas, in order to drill the Shields-MEI #105H horizontal well.

23 May 2012

Technical Divers Explore Japanese WWII Gold Shipwreck

A team of bold technical divers with the help of rebreathers carried out 16 amazing trimix dives to a depth of 300 ft during May first week, 2012 in order to retrieve stolen gold believed to have been lost in the Kuda Maru shipwreck.

22 May 2012

Natural Resource Partners Buys Mineral Acreage in Mississippian Lime Oil Play

Natural Resource Partners (NRP), headquartered in Houston of Texas, has announced that the company has currently purchased around 19,200 net mineral acres of land present in the Mississippian Lime oil play.

22 May 2012

Platts Report: China's Oil Demand Gains Slightly In April

China's apparent oil demand* in April edged up just 0.3% year on year to 38.32 million metric tons (mt), or an average 9.36 million barrels per day (b/d), a just-released Platts analysis of recent Chinese government data showed.

22 May 2012

Refining Industry Outlook In The US, 2012 - Capacity Analysis, Forecasts And Details Of All Operating And Planned Refineries To 2016

GlobalData's energy offering, "Refining Industry Outlook in the US, 2012 - Capacity Analysis, Forecasts and Details of All Operating and Planned Refineries to 2016" is the essential source for industry data and information relating to the refining industry in US. It provides asset level information relating to active and planned refineries in US. The details of major companies operating in the refining industry in US are included in the report. The latest news and deals relating to the sector are also provided and analyzed.

22 May 2012

Renewable Energy In The Mining Industry

The international mining industry is a complex mix of diverse companies using several basic approaches of extracting and processing natural resources to supply both the energy and raw material needs of the modern world. These are critical times for the mining industry, with ever-increasing pressure from governments, customers, and other stakeholders to operate in a sustainable manner.

22 May 2012

MDU Resources Subsidiary Purchases Interest In Bakken Oil And Natural Gas Midstream Assets

MDU Resources Group, Inc. , through its wholly owned subsidiary, Bitter Creek Pipelines, LLC, announced an agreement purchasing a 50 percent undivided interest in Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation's natural gas and oil midstream assets near Belfield, N.D. in the Bakken area.

22 May 2012