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Offshore Banking

Offshore Finance required for Largest Accommodation barge in the World, Expected to work offshore West Africa and in deepwater Offshore Brazil.

RP international reserves up, now amounts to$45.7B Inquirer

China to expand yuan trade settlement trial-report The Guardian

2 Big U.S. Carmakers Turn to Local Banks for Thai Factories The New York Times

Oil

The value of geochemistry in heavy oil development HeavyOilinfo

Dispute Over Falklands Drilling Exposes Argentina's Lack of Oil Exploration The New York Times

Argentina appeals to UN over Falklands oil drilling The Guardian

Gas

Exxon Mobil's Qatar natural gas project under way The Examiner

UK Oil and gas reserves higher than thought BBC News

The Long Road to an Alternative-Energy Future Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Government must take back control of North Sea oil and gas production

Photo of North Sea oil platform as seen from ms Oosterdam

Professor Peter Odell, adviser to OPEC, says state authority would ensure oil companies work in the national interest...

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Abermed warns of the risks of an increasingly overweight workforce

- Global occupational health specialist Abermed is offering advice to workers on controlling their weight, as the Scottish Government warns of an "obesity time bomb" that could see 40 per cent of the population classed as obese by 2030. Obesity currently costs Scotland more than £457 million...

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Britain´s Conservative opposition leader David Cameron arrives at a refuse depot during a local election tour of Brentwood, England, Tuesday April 18, 2006. Britain has local council elections in May, and it will be the first test of Cameron´

New blow for Tories as lead slips in marginals The Independent2010-03-05

The Conservative lead is crumbling in the crucial marginal seats that David Cameron is relying on to deliver general election victory for the party, a poll last night disclosed. The result was a fresh...

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff addresses the media during a press availability Cairo, Egypt on Feb. 14, 2010. Mullen is on a weeklong tour of the region visiting with key partners and allies.

Mullen Visits Haiti, Talks to American Troops The New York Times2010-02-26

Filed at 1:54 p.m. ET PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen met Friday with Haitian President Rene Preval and Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive in Mullen's first trip to the...

2 Va. firms seek to establish offshore wind farms The Examiner2010-02-25

Comments RICHMOND, Va. (Map, News) - Federal regulators have received leasing proposals from two Virginia companies seeking to develop offshore wind farms capable of supplying clean energy to hundreds...

We have the technology . . . now we may have the jobs The Times2010-02-25

Logica is to double the number of European graduates it takes on this year as it prepares for a boom in public sector outsourcing work. The IT services company hired 500 graduates in Europe last year...

Egypt´s new technology campus known as the Smart Village, near Cairo in Egypt, is seen Sunday, March 18, 2007. In Egypt, the creation of small and medium-size companies is considered a key factor for economic growth (gaed1)

Egypt Strengthens Position as a Top Global Offshoring Destination PR Newswire2010-02-12

Multilingual workforce, business analytics and testing abilities reinforce Cairo's position as world's 7th most established outsourcing destination while Alexandria breaks into top 50 for the...

Offshore Wind taking off - some background on installation issues Newsvine2010-03-09

The OilDrum: "Recent statistics have been published showing that Europe has now installed over 2,000MW of...

Rosneft secures license to develop offshore shelf RBC News2010-03-09

RBC, 09.03.2010, Moscow 16:15:33.The Russian government has...

New rule for offshore firms in Dubai Gulf News2010-03-09

Property...

European Offshore Wind Power Market Grew 54% in 2009 PR Newswire2010-03-09

BRUSSELS, January 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2009, a total of eight new wind farms consisting of 199 offshore wind turbines, with a combined power generating capacity of 577 MW, were connected to the grid in Europe. This represents a growth rate of 54% compared to the 373 MW installed during 2008. For...

Report predicts increased deepwater expenditure Offshore Shipping Online2010-03-09

- Worldwide expenditure in the deepwater sector will total US$167 billion between 2010 and 2014 equating to a 37 per cent increase on the five preceding years. These and other insights are unveiled in new research by energy business analysts, Douglas-Westwood. The World...

HOS Mystique available for charter Offshore Shipping Online2010-03-09

- The US Flagged HOS Mystique, a 250 ft Class II DP ROV support vessel, is currently mobilized in Fouchon, Louisiana and available for immediate work. The...