Kuwait National Petroleum signs $407m contract with Maire Tecnimont
Kuwait National Petroleum has announced the signing of a KD117m ($407m) contract with Italy's Maire Tecnimont for an acid gas removal project at the Mina Al- Ahmadi refinery, Bloomberg has reported. Mina Al-Ahmadi is the biggest of Kuwait's three refineries and has a capacity of 460,000 barrels a day. The contract is for three years. [AMEInfo.com]
Saudi Arabia raises October crude oil prices
Saudi Aramco has raised official October selling prices for all crude grades for customers in Asia, the US, Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, Bloomberg has reported. The price of Arab Super Light crude increased by 75 cents a barrel to a premium of $1 above the benchmark Dubai price assessment published by Platts, a person familiar with the rates said. Among US shipments, Aramco increased Extra Light and Arab Heavy prices by 5 cents a barrel each to a premium of $1.20 a barrel above the Argus Sour Crude Index and to a discount of $3.3 a barrel below the benchmark for the denser grade. [AMEInfo.com]
Re: Goldman Sachs Said to Shut Principal Strategies Unit
Thanks Gerry, That's been pretty much my assumption without wading through the intimate details. Too bad Volcker's original proposals were watered down so
WattBusters Slashes Prices
Good news people. We've cut the price of many products on our website. Due to volume purchasing, WattBusters can now offer the same great products at lower prices and pass the savings on to you.
As products come to market, we are able to work with manufacturers to acquire
larger lots of new and current items. With an eye toward cutting energy usage and the resulting reduction of pollutants in the air and water, we're excited by the positive impact each item brings to the environment. Changing a light bulb seems like such a small thing but when you add up all the energy-saving light bulbs being installed all over the country, we're making BIG changes.
Hot Tips in a Cold Bathroom
The one room that many homeowners overlook when winterizing their house is the bathroom, which -- in the winter -- can often feel like the coldest room in the house.
Bare feet on tile in January in Michigan really do wake you up in the morning. There are a number of ways to take the chill from your bathroom, ranging from fixes requiring a contractor, to easy-do-it-yourself ideas. Whatever your budget, here are some of the solutions that may work for you.
London Financial Times letter 9-1-2010
Sir, Your article 'Questions hang over the future of Big Oil' (August 27) raises quite validly the issue of Big Oil as 'a busted model as long as the market
9th Windintegration Workshop 2010 Quebec City, Canada
Windintegrationworkshop Québec City, Canada, October 18 - 19, 2010 Energynautics GmbH CEO: Dr. Thomas
Technology and Safer Chimneys
(ARA) - While new hearth products have made fireplace ownership much more convenient, maintenance requirements have remained steady.
Many American homeowners assume that their chimneys only need to be cleaned and inspected if they burn wood in their fireplaces or wood stoves. But almost all heating appliances, whether fueled by gas, oil, wood or coal, rely on chimneys and vents to safely carry toxic gases, like carbon monoxide (CO), out of the home.
