August 31, 2011 McMaster receives $2.2-million for oil sands research votes) Researchers at McMaster University have received nearly $2.2-million to examine important environmental processes in Alberta's oil sands, which could help speed up the land reclamation process for one of…
August 31, 2011 North American Energy Partners announces $127 million oil sands contract CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 30, 2011) - North American Energy Partners Inc. ("NAEP" or "the Company") (TSX:NOA) (NYSE:NOA) today announced it has been awarded a $127 million heavy civil construction…
August 31, 2011 Macarthur Coal bows to sweetened Peabody, Arcelor bid Peabody Energy and ArcelorMittal have won over Macarthur Coal with a sweetened $5.2bn (£3.18bn) takeover offer, after a rival bidder failed to emerge for the Australian coal miner. The higher…
August 31, 2011 GE-Hitachi wins Exelon outage contract GE -Hitachi has been awarded a $150 million integrated outage contract to help service Exelon's fleet of 12 boiling water reactors. Effective immediately, the agreement will run through to the…
August 31, 2011 Daryl Hannah arrested Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested Tuesday during a sit-in in front of the White House protesting a pipeline expansion project that would significantly increase the amount of oil the United…
August 31, 2011 Silvercorp Metals in share buyback Silvercorp Metals Inc., a Vancouver-based mining company, said Wednesday it purchased 2,027,167 of its common shares at an average price of $8.112 (Canadian).
August 31, 2011 Dissing coal—and the future of West Virginia West Virginia state leaders were in an uproar last week over a remark about coal made by Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, elder statesman and one of the longest-serving members…
August 31, 2011 Mining giant backs new Australian International Arbitration Rules SYDNEY, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Vice President of Litigation BHP Billiton, Mr Damian Lovellhas today welcomed the introduction of the new ACICA Arbitration Rules designed to speed up the…
August 31, 2011 Rolling stoppages at BHP mines all week (AAP) Strike action involving 4000 BHP employees has nothing to do with money, a union boss says. Workers employed at seven BHP mines in Queensland will walk off the job this…
August 31, 2011 Coal Shortages Force China’s Hand and Motivate It Speed up on Clean Energy Every booming economy could be handicapped by one vita resource – cheap energy. It’s no different for China whose economic juggernaut is entailing a high cost in terms of energy.…
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
