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28 May 2014, 3:37 am by Broc Romanek
The Directives would compel companies in the extraction industry to disclose payments totaling more than €100,000 that they have made to governments on a per-country and per-project basis, which resembles the requirements under Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act that companies engaged in the commercial development of oil, natural gas or other minerals disclose the type and total amount of payments made, if over $100,000, to a foreign government or the U.S. federal… [read post]
21 May 2014, 8:30 pm by The Book Review Editor
True, over “half of the world’s annual merchant fleet tonnage” and “a third of all maritime traffic” pass through there, and it “has proven oil reserves of seven billion barrels, and an estimated 900 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. [read post]
23 Apr 2014, 6:27 am by Victoria Sweet
Proposals for the twinning and expansion of pipelines for the transportation of crude oil across the continent have been moving forward in the presence of oil spills in Alberta and British Columbia and the Lac-Mégantic explosion in Québec. [read post]
16 Apr 2014, 3:28 pm by Anthony Cole
The Government of Canada recently issued a Consultation Paper regarding proposed mandatory reporting standards (the proposed standards) for payments by extractive industry companies to governments, both domestic and foreign, and including Aboriginal entities. [1] The proposed standards are Canada’s implementation of a commitment made at the 2013 G8 Summit [2] and reflect similar initiatives in several other countries, including the US through the Dodd Frank Act and the European Union (EU)… [read post]
19 Mar 2014, 9:00 am
According to police, an employee cut open a furnace exhaust pipe and then left the project incomplete. [read post]
18 Mar 2014, 4:01 am by David DePaolo
North Dakota’s premium rate was 53% of the median state rate.Some might attribute this to the fact that North Dakota remains one of the few states left where the state is not only the insuring entity but also the claim administration entity, controlling the entire process of insuring and managing work place injuries from start to finish.The state has been growing exponentially due to the new oil and gas boom, recently passing Alaska to become number two in oil and… [read post]
12 Mar 2014, 8:57 am
The Council has initiated a study of companies in the oil and gas sector that are operating in countries presenting a particularly high risk of corruption. [read post]
9 Mar 2014, 2:16 pm
Up to 10 percent of the capital can be invested in accounts receivable, which by appointment shall have priority after the remaining claimants (subordinated loan). [read post]
5 Mar 2014, 8:41 am by WIMS
Climate changes are projected to affect infrastructure. . . [read post]
27 Feb 2014, 8:25 am by WIMS
<> Senators Question OIG Investigation into EPA's Failed Attempt to Shutdown Hydraulic Fracturing in Texas - The letter outlines the Senators' concerns with the quality and integrity of the OIG report, which investigated the EPA Region VI's issuance and withdrawal of an emergency order aimed at Range Resources, an oil and gas company operating in Parker County, Texas. [read post]
10 Feb 2014, 3:15 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
China’s oil consumption growth accounted for one-third of the world’s oil consumption growth in 2013, and EIA projects the same share in 2014. [read post]
7 Feb 2014, 8:29 am by WIMS
CEQ Website<> Wyden, Cantwell Request Analysis of How Oil Exports Would Affect U.S. [read post]
5 Feb 2014, 11:52 am
For instance, the balance of Nigeria Excess Crude Account (ECA) decreased from USD 20 billion in 2008 to less than USD 3 billion in 2010 while Sudan almost wiped out its Oil Revenue Stabilization Fund (ORSF) (Medani, 2010). [read post]
3 Feb 2014, 6:44 pm
Dr Amin stated: "While the projects funded from oil and gas revenues may have long-term economic prospects in project communities, the short-term social and economic impacts during the construction phase have been severely limited, as contractors mostly bring workers, food and materials from non-project communities." [read post]
22 Jan 2014, 8:02 pm
The Korean companies Daewoo International Corporation (Daewoo) and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), along with the Indian companies Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. [read post]
10 Jan 2014, 1:00 pm by WIMS
The draft plan proposes more than $625 million in new early restoration projects across theGulf states <> DeFazio, Holt, Pallone, and Garcia Express Concern Over Impacts of Offshore Oil Exploration - For Immediate Release: January 9, 2014 Contact: Jen Gilbreath (Resources),  DeFAZIO EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER IMPACTS OF OFFSHORE OIL EXPLORATION Washington, D.C. [read post]
10 Jan 2014, 9:06 am by Paul E. Freehling
Summary of the case An oil and gas developer owned a working interest in and non-exclusive drilling rights for a natural gas reservoir. [read post]
6 Jan 2014, 8:30 pm
In 2006 I posited that traditional business governance and emerging internationalist business and human rights frameworks were ships passing in the night. [read post]