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Pressure on oil companies grows to end gas flaring in Nigeria
For three minutes, on the day last May when Royal Dutch Shell released its first quarter earnings figures, a flame shot high into the air in front of the company’s head office in The Hague, scorching a human chain of about 40 protesters that circled it, a few meters away, to block police efforts to [...]
African Oil Exploration : Ghana enters oil age with wary eye on neighbours
Ghana enters oil age with wary eye on neighbours Find could bring wealth, but some fear petrodollars may hinder economic recovery.
For years the question has puzzled Ghanaians: surely, in a region awash with oil, their country had some black gold of its own? Last month they got their answer. Ghana does have oil, and lots [...]
Newmont CEO Murdy advocates environmentally and socially responsible gold mining
Newmont Chairman and CEO Wayne Murdy stresses that the duties of today’s mining CEOs emphasize environmental protection and social responsibilities as well as shareholder return and mining gold.
Nevertheless, the former Chair of the International Council on Mining and Metals also believes that mining gets blamed for problems and issues that realistically fall into the purview [...]
Tullow Oil: Record 2006 Interim Results
Tullow Oil plc (”Tullow”) (LSE: TLW), the independent oil and gas, exploration and production Group, announces its interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2006. These results have been prepared in accordance with the Group’s policies under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Tullow had a strong first half of 2006. Trading and production reached [...]
