Oil & Energy

Atwood Oceanics Announces Contract for the Atwood Aurora – Yahoo Finance

The day rate for work offshore Cameroon will be approximately $134,000 , with contract … in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells.  The company currently owns ten mobile offshore drilling units located …

India to step up oil, gas imports from Africa (Second Lead) – Webindia 123

“To meet the growing demand for crude oil and gas in India, Africa will play a major role in … Angola, Algeria, Egypt, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Sudan,” he said. He said India’s refining capacity is set to increase to … Continue reading

Cameroon taxi drivers threaten strikes over fuel – Deepika Global

YAOUNDE, Dec 8 (Reuters) A union for Cameroon taxi drivers warned today its members would strike indefinitely if the government of the oil-producing state follows through on a plan to cut fuel subsidies. Rising food and fuel prices in the … Continue reading

Football tragedies demonstrate need for care with Jets defender’s heart problem – Newcastle Herald

Foé was a Cameroon international who played for West Ham and Manchester … at which point a life-saving electric shock is delivered. After the remarkable incident, which can be seen on YouTube, the club doctor said: ‘‘There was a moment … Continue reading

Cameroon taxi drivers threaten strikes over fuel – Reuters

YAOUNDE Dec 8 (Reuters) – A union for Cameroon taxi drivers warned on Thursday its members would strike indefinitely if the government of the oil-producing state follows through on a plan to cut fuel subsidies. Rising food and fuel prices … Continue reading

Oil slips to near $101 amid mixed US demand signs – msnbc.com

“European leaders are also tussling with a decision to embargo Iranian oil imports,” Cameron Hanover said. “It would hurt Europe as much as it would hurt Iran, and that makes it an especially difficult decision to make right now.” An … Continue reading

Cameron insiders sell off $13M shares – The Business Journal

a director of the Houston oil and gas drilling equipment provider, who unloaded 200,000 shares at $53.57, worth $10.7 million. Among all the latest insiders making trades, Erickson still holds the most Cameron shares, about 1.46 million …

David Cameron takes wrong message to European summit – The Guardian

Cameron is not the only occupant of Downing Street to single … only this time without the cushioning effect of North Sea oil and gas production. Wednesday’s data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the fields are rapidly … Continue reading

FACTBOX-Large sub-Saharan Africa CDM projects – Reuters

For a related story click on CAMEROON * Douala landfill gas recovery and flaring project. 63,363. * Angkor Bio Cogen Rice Husk power. 51,620. COTE D’IVOIRE * Abidjan Municipal solid waste-to-energy project. 71,760. * Akouedo landfill gas …

Depo Danger – Seattle Weekly

Two things about her new home stuck out: the primitiveness—no paved roads, no running water, no electricity—and the fear that … when hunters in Cameroon butchered the animals for “bush meat.” The virus then came to the United States …