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Kenya: KPC Floats Tender for 325-Kilometer Pipeline

19.05.2008 22:37    allafrica.com
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has floated international tenders for the construction of a parallel pipeline from Nairobi to Eldoret to raise the pumping capacity of refined fuel.


European ETS commentary: Oil hauls energy prices higher

19.05.2008 22:02    pointcarbon.com
A late rally in crude oil on Friday fed through to gas prices on Monday, underpinning demand for carbon.EU allowances for delivery in 2008 ended the day at €25.23, €0.38 higher than Friday's close, although €0.22 lower than the day's

EU, Latin American leaders further cooperation on climate change

19.05.2008 22:02    pointcarbon.com
European and Latin American heads of state and ministers launched a programme to support regional cooperation on climate change at a summit in Lima on Friday.

Quietly, wind farms spread footprint in U.S

19.05.2008 21:57    enn.com
ROCK PORT, Missouri (Reuters) - At 265 feet tall, four gleaming white wind turbines tower over the tiny farm town of Rock Port, Missouri, like a landing of alien intruders.But despite their imposing presence and the stark contrast with the


Energy Efficiency: Overlooked and Misunderstood

19.05.2008 21:56    enn.com
U.S. energy consumption at the end of 2008 is expected to total half of the energy consumed in 1970, according to a new report.Yet the success in energy efficiency during the last 30-plus years has been paid little homage, and

Exxon facing shareholder revolt over approach to climate change

19.05.2008 21:56    enn.com
A shareholder revolt at ExxonMobil led by the billionaire Rockefeller family has won the support of four significant British institutional investors who will call on Monday for a shakeup in the governance of the world's biggest oil company.

Wind energy: a capital idea

19.05.2008 19:06    yellowzeppelin.info
Boone Pickens is buying hundreds of wind turbines from GE, in hopes of eventually covering 400,000 acres and providing power for 1.3 million homes."We are making Pampa the wind capital of the world," Pickens said in an interview. ...

Hardcore Energize Bullet Teams Up with Cramsey Motorsports to Provide Alternative Energy Fuel

19.05.2008 19:06    yellowzeppelin.info
Some call it Liquid Speed. Others, energy in a test tube. But whatever you want to call the All New Hardcore Energize Bullet, you'll see this new "alternative fuel" big and bold this weekend at Bandimere Speedway racetrack in Morrison,

British Energy Rises on Takeover Proposals for Nuclear Producer

19.05.2008 19:06    yellowzeppelin.info
May 16 (Bloomberg) -- British Energy Group Plc, the U.K.'s biggest nuclear power producer, rose the most in a month in London trading after it got takeover proposals pricing the company at more than 10.9 billion pounds ($21.4 billion).British Energy

Uganda: ERA Discuss Pole Pricing in West Nile

19.05.2008 17:45    allafrica.com
NEGOTIATIONS over the high prices of electric poles in the West Nile region have started, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has said.

South Africa: Eskom to Build R2.9bln New Power Station

19.05.2008 17:45    allafrica.com
Eskom has announced that it has awarded a R2.9 billion contract to a consortium of South African companies to construct the main civil works at Lephalale in Limpopo.

Nigeria: Emir Laments Loss of Lives, Relics to Flood

19.05.2008 17:45    allafrica.com
Emir of Borgu, Alhaji Halilu Dantoro has lamented the hazards people of the emirate are subjected to yearly as a result of the existence of two of the country's hydro electric dams in the area.

South Africa: Investment Council Endorses Electricity Strategy

19.05.2008 17:45    allafrica.com
The 13th International Investment Council (IIC) endorsed government's emergency strategies to deal with the current electricity shortage at the weekend.

Ghana: Standard Board Approves Deadly Gas Cylinders

19.05.2008 17:45    allafrica.com
The newest type of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders on the Ghanaian market, called 'Complet Gas Cylinder', which is made of plastic, has been found to be substandard and not fit for use in Ghana.

Zimbabwe: Zambia Power Line Fault Hits Country

19.05.2008 17:45    allafrica.com
ZIMBABWE is headed for serious power shortages since its northern neighbour, Zambia failed to reconnect a 330 kilovolt power line that had developed a technical fault.

Nigeria: Mobil to Invest $35bn in Akwa Ibom

19.05.2008 17:45    allafrica.com
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has said that a $35 billion gas to gasoline plant initiated by Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited is to be sited in his state.

Nigeria: Bayelsa AG Gov Tasks SPDC On Social Responsibility

19.05.2008 17:45    allafrica.com
Acting governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Werinipre Seibarugu, has urged oil companies operating in the state to show more commitment towards its social responsibility in their host communities.

Nigeria: Power Probe - IBB Expresses Confidence in Reps

19.05.2008 17:45    allafrica.com
Former military president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has expressed confidence in the House of Representatives to find a lasting solution to the problem of power generation in the country.

Nigeria: Yar'Adua Calls for Upgrade of PTI Projects

19.05.2008 17:45    allafrica.com
PRESIDENT Yar'Adua has called on the project consultants and the PTDF to re-double their efforts at ensuring that the upgrading programme of the Petroleum Training Institute, PTI, Effurun, Delta State, is completed on schedule even as he challenged the school

Nigeria: States Sue Govt Over Federation Account

19.05.2008 17:45    allafrica.com
Should proceeds from "signature bonus" paid by bidders for oil blocks, dividends paid by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (NLNG) in respect of shares of the Federal Government, and incomes from the sale of landed properties held by

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