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Australia offshore rig leak pluggedSydney (UPI) Jan 14, 2009 PTTEP Australasia, the company behind an August oil spill considered one of Australia's worst environmental disasters, has plugged and secured the leaking well at its offshore Montara rig. "There are many steps to be undertaken before we can make full assessments of the status of the platform and development work can be resumed in 2010 to safely bring the Montara field into production," PTTEP's Australia Director Jose Martins said Wednesday, Upstream Online reports. The spill began Aug. 21 ... read more |
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Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Jan 14, 2009 Brazil is poised to capitalize on its experience with deepwater drilling for oil and gas and increase overseas operations of the state-managed Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Two new Petrobras deals agreed in Portugal and Turkey emphasize the oil giant's expertise in drilling through the seabed to reach hydrocarbon deposits considered difficult by most prospecting companies. Brazil's ... more  
Washington (AFP) Jan 14, 2010Eastman Kodak Co. announced Thursday that it has filed lawsuits against Apple and Blackberry maker Research In Motion alleging they infringed Kodak digital imaging technology. The photography company said it had filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission claiming that camera-enabled iPhones and Blackberrys infringe a Kodak patent related to an image previewing method. ... more 
Quito (AFP) Jan 14, 2010A plan to leave major oil reserves in Ecuador's Amazon basin untouched in return for a major international donation was in jeopardy Thursday after Foreign Minister Fander Falconi resigned. Falconi spearheaded the 3.5-billion-dollar initiative until President Rafael Correa on Saturday called the payment conditions he was negotiating with the United Nations "outrageous." Correa even threat ... more |
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Long Beach CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2010Boeing has announced that the U.S. government has received a Letter of Request from India's Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Indian Air Force regarding the potential acquisition of 10 C-17 Globemaster III advanced airlifters. "Boeing is very pleased that the Indian government has expressed interest in acquiring the C-17 to modernize its airlift capabilities, and we look forward to working ... more 
Fort-De-France, Martinique (UPI) Jan 13, 2009 France has retained control of its strategic security interests in the Caribbean after a tumultuous year that plunged parts of its overseas territories into a rebellion against central rule from Paris and threatened to spark a movement for secession. A referendum in Martinique and French Guiana secured for Paris a "no" vote against greater autonomy that could have opened the way to dema ... more  
Washington (AFP) Jan 13, 2010The United States launched a sweeping military and civilian operation on Wednesday to aid Haiti, as President Barack Obama vowed a swift and aggressive effort to save lives in the devastated capital, Port-au-Prince. Teams of civilian and military experts began landing in Haiti as US aircraft searched for survivors and tried to assess the damage from the massive 7.0 magnitude quake. ... more |
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