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Mining firm getting closer to acquiring Plains E&P
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and Plains Exploration & Production Co. said a majority of Plains shareholders have approved Freeport-McMoRan’s pending acquisition of Plains during a special May 20 meeting.
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Data mining is key strategy for next cycle of North American exploration
… in a methodology termed "petroleum data mining ." The objective of this subdiscipline of data mining is to take advantage of the vast amounts ..... statistics. One of the attractive aspects of " mining " the legacy data is the low cost compared …
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Peru mining executive becomes new energy and mines minister
… corporate attorney, Flury is vice-president of the National Mining , Petroleum, and Energy Society. He is a former president ..... of state companies. Although he has been more active in the mining industry than oil and gas, Flury has identified backing the …
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Mining firm agrees to pay up to $9.6 billion for Cairn India
Vendata Resources PLC, London, has entered a conditional agreement with Cairn Energy under which it will pay as much as $9.6 billion in cash for up to 60% of Cairn’s Indian subsidiary.
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Mining firm agrees to pay up to $9.6 billion for Cairn India
Vendata Resources PLC, London, has entered a conditional agreement with Cairn Energy under which it will pay as much as $9.6 billion in cash for up to 60% of Cairn's Indian subsidiary.
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Imperial commissioning Kearl oil sands mine
Imperial Oil has begun commissioning its initial Kearl oil sands mining development in the northern Athabasca region of Alberta and expects production of diluted bitumen from the first froth-treatment …
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Bill to establish CSG committee passes Australia's lower house
… funded independent coal seam gas and coal mining expert committee has passed the lower ..... scientific assessment of CSG and large coal mining proposals. Federal Environment Minister ..... concern about the impact of CSG and coal mining developments. An interim committee was …
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Shell venture sheds another Nigeria stake
… Development Co. of Nigeria Ltd. (SPDC) continued its refocusing of onshore holdings in Nigeria by assigning a 30% interest in Oil Mining Lease 34 in the Niger Delta to ND Western Ltd. Cash proceeds to Shell are $400 million. The deal is SPDC’s seventh onshore …
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Shell group sells another Nigerian stake
… of Nigeria (SPDC) has completed its eighth sale of onshore interests in Nigeria with the transfer of a 30% stake in Oil Mining Lease 30 in the Niger Delta to Shoreline Natural Resources Ltd. ( OGJ Online, Sept. 7, 2012 ). Total cash proceeds to Shell …
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Study notes tailing-pond technology paths
… government’s research organization has created a framework for developing technologies related to tailing ponds in oil sands mining operations. The ponds, which hold fluids and solids left over from the initial processing of oil sands, cover large areas …
