Let it snow... Music City
Friday, November 28, 2008 | Labels: music city, newfoundland, st. john's, videos | 0 comments »
Alien-like Squid With "Elbows" Filmed at Drilling Site
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Police dash cam of Meteor over Edmonton
Monday, November 24, 2008 | Labels: edmonton, meteor, videos | 0 comments »
Saudi super-tanker taken to Somali pirate lair A.K.A THE GREATEST HEADLINE EVER
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 | Labels: links, pirates | 0 comments »
MOGADISHU (AFP) — A hijacked Saudi super-tanker, carrying 100 million dollars of oil, anchored Tuesday off a notorious Somali pirate port as sea gangs struck again and seized a Hong Kong cargo ship.
The biggest act of piracy yet by the marauding Somali bandits has stunned the international community. The Saudi Arabian foreign minister called piracy a growing "disease" and experts said few ships are now safe in the Indian Ocean.
Bile Mohamoud Qabowsade, an advisor to the president of Somalia's breakaway state of Puntland, said the Sirius Star was now at the pirate lair of Harardhere, some 300 kilometres (180 miles) north of Mogadishu.
"We have been receiving some information and we now know that the ship is anchored near Harardhere," Qabowsade told AFP.
The super-tanker with its crew of 25 -- 19 from the Philippines, two from Britain, two from Poland, one Croatian and one Saudi -- and loaded to capacity with two million barrels of oil was seized on Saturday, according to the US Navy.
The biggest act of piracy yet by the marauding Somali bandits has stunned the international community. The Saudi Arabian foreign minister called piracy a growing "disease" and experts said few ships are now safe in the Indian Ocean.
Bile Mohamoud Qabowsade, an advisor to the president of Somalia's breakaway state of Puntland, said the Sirius Star was now at the pirate lair of Harardhere, some 300 kilometres (180 miles) north of Mogadishu.
"We have been receiving some information and we now know that the ship is anchored near Harardhere," Qabowsade told AFP.
The super-tanker with its crew of 25 -- 19 from the Philippines, two from Britain, two from Poland, one Croatian and one Saudi -- and loaded to capacity with two million barrels of oil was seized on Saturday, according to the US Navy.
Harvest delays Newfoundland refinery expansion
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CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Harvest Energy Trust (HTE_u.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Thursday it has decided to defer a C$2 billion ($1.6 billion) expansion of its Come By Chance refinery in the Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador until financial conditions improve.
Instead of the 75,000 barrel per day capacity expansion, which would have boosted output to 190,000 barrels per day, the trust will begin working on C$300 million of de-bottlenecking projects at the site, with work beginning next year.
"In light of current market conditions we've elected to defer this (expansion) project to when financial markets are more supportive," John Zahary, Harvest's chief executive, said on a conference call.
The expansion of the 115,000 bpd facility would have seen Harvest add new equipment to allow the plant to process heavier and more sour grades of crude.
Harvest, an integrated oil producer and refiner, has run Canada's easternmost refinery for nearly two years. Zahary said last month that the expansion project was only an option, not a requirement for the company, which had been searching for a partner to pay for the expansion.
Instead of the 75,000 barrel per day capacity expansion, which would have boosted output to 190,000 barrels per day, the trust will begin working on C$300 million of de-bottlenecking projects at the site, with work beginning next year.
"In light of current market conditions we've elected to defer this (expansion) project to when financial markets are more supportive," John Zahary, Harvest's chief executive, said on a conference call.
The expansion of the 115,000 bpd facility would have seen Harvest add new equipment to allow the plant to process heavier and more sour grades of crude.
Harvest, an integrated oil producer and refiner, has run Canada's easternmost refinery for nearly two years. Zahary said last month that the expansion project was only an option, not a requirement for the company, which had been searching for a partner to pay for the expansion.
$130M pegged for new oil exploration off Newfoundland
Monday, November 17, 2008 | Labels: exploration, huskey, labrador, newfoundland, oil | 0 comments »
Four oil companies have pledged to spend almost $130 million to look for new sources of oil off Newfoundland's east coast.
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board announced successful bids on five separate areas.
By far, the most significant bid is a partnership between Petro-Canada and Statoil Hydro Canada Ltd., which has pledged to spend $81.9 million over the next five years on a 19,430-hectare parcel, west of the existing White Rose oilfield.
That bid concerns an area in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin, the site of all three fields currently in production off Newfoundland.
An additional bid — involving Husky Oil and partner Repsol Exploracion SA, and worth almost $9.5 million — is also based in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin.
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board announced successful bids on five separate areas.
By far, the most significant bid is a partnership between Petro-Canada and Statoil Hydro Canada Ltd., which has pledged to spend $81.9 million over the next five years on a 19,430-hectare parcel, west of the existing White Rose oilfield.
That bid concerns an area in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin, the site of all three fields currently in production off Newfoundland.
An additional bid — involving Husky Oil and partner Repsol Exploracion SA, and worth almost $9.5 million — is also based in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin.
And I think to myself, what a beautiful world... Brown clouds over Asia pose new threat to planet: UN
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A brown haze of soot, particles and chemicals that hangs over parts of Asia is darkening cities, melting glaciers in the Himalayas and making weather systems more extreme, the United Nations said Thursday.
Scientists who have studied the thick brown clouds, which they estimate to be more than three kilometres thick, said the haze stretches from the Arabian Peninsula to China and the Western Pacific Ocean. It is officially known as atmospheric brown clouds.
The scientists, who come from China, India, Europe and the U.S., said in a new report commissioned by the UN Environment Program that the brown clouds are aggravating the impact of climate change caused by greenhouse gases in some regions.
They said they are issuing the warning now about the brown haze because it is a "serious and significant" environmental challenge facing the planet that poses a threat to human health and food production.
"Imagine for a moment a three-kilometer-thick band of soot, particles, a cocktail of chemicals that stretches from the Arabic Peninsula to Asia," Achim Steiner, UN undersecretary general and executive director of the program, said during a news conference on the findings.
Scientists who have studied the thick brown clouds, which they estimate to be more than three kilometres thick, said the haze stretches from the Arabian Peninsula to China and the Western Pacific Ocean. It is officially known as atmospheric brown clouds.
The scientists, who come from China, India, Europe and the U.S., said in a new report commissioned by the UN Environment Program that the brown clouds are aggravating the impact of climate change caused by greenhouse gases in some regions.
They said they are issuing the warning now about the brown haze because it is a "serious and significant" environmental challenge facing the planet that poses a threat to human health and food production.
"Imagine for a moment a three-kilometer-thick band of soot, particles, a cocktail of chemicals that stretches from the Arabic Peninsula to Asia," Achim Steiner, UN undersecretary general and executive director of the program, said during a news conference on the findings.
Economist predicts megaproject for Labrador
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | Labels: labrador, links, megaproject, newfoundland | 1 comments »
A well-known economist says there's a megaproject on the horizon for Labrador and he predicts that will help the province get financing for the Lower Churchill hydroelectric megaproject.
Memorial University economist Wade Locke wouldn't provide details about the potential project when he spoke to CBC News Friday at a meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council in St. John's, where predictions were made about the province's economic future.
The council said oil projects like Hebron, White Rose and soon Hibernia South as well as continued oil exploration will keep the province's economy humming despite financial turmoil across the world. However, the fishery, forestry and tourism sectors are not looking so bright.
It also said projects like the Lower Churchill will be delayed because of the worldwide financial crisis.
Locke disagreed, telling CBC News a new megaproject for Labrador will be announced soon.
Memorial University economist Wade Locke wouldn't provide details about the potential project when he spoke to CBC News Friday at a meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council in St. John's, where predictions were made about the province's economic future.
The council said oil projects like Hebron, White Rose and soon Hibernia South as well as continued oil exploration will keep the province's economy humming despite financial turmoil across the world. However, the fishery, forestry and tourism sectors are not looking so bright.
It also said projects like the Lower Churchill will be delayed because of the worldwide financial crisis.
Locke disagreed, telling CBC News a new megaproject for Labrador will be announced soon.
$2B hydromet plant to be built in Long Harbour
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ale Inco will build a cutting-edge plant at Long Harbour in southern Newfoundland to process nickel extracted from Labrador's gigantic Voisey's Bay mine, the provincial government said Wednesday.
In a statement, the government said Inco planned to use water-based hydromet technology at the plant.
Inco had tested the hydromet technology, which had never been used on the type of ore present at Voisey's Bay, at a demonstration plant that closed earlier in 2008.
Inco had committed to building a traditional smelter if it found the hydromet technology would not work.
"This is tremendous news for Long Harbour and surrounding communities, and we look forward to ground being broken in 2009 and the well-paying jobs it will bring to the area over the next two decades," Natural Resources Minister Kathy Dunderdale said in a statement.
In a statement, the government said Inco planned to use water-based hydromet technology at the plant.
Inco had tested the hydromet technology, which had never been used on the type of ore present at Voisey's Bay, at a demonstration plant that closed earlier in 2008.
Inco had committed to building a traditional smelter if it found the hydromet technology would not work.
"This is tremendous news for Long Harbour and surrounding communities, and we look forward to ground being broken in 2009 and the well-paying jobs it will bring to the area over the next two decades," Natural Resources Minister Kathy Dunderdale said in a statement.
Bob Dylan turns up at Neil Young's childhood home for a tour
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When you live in the house where a world-famous musician grew up, it's expected to be a bit of a draw.
But John Kiernan, who occupies Neil Young’s former Winnipeg home on Grosvenor Avenue, never imagined another famous musician would show up at his door.
Kiernan told CBC News on Monday that he was looking out the window a week ago Sunday and saw his wife talking with two strangers on the front lawn.
“And I'm looking around, and I realize, this guy having a tuque on has really great boots on, these sort of cowboy, motorcycle boots. And he was wearing really nice leather pants. And I realize I'm staring face-to-face with Bob Dylan.
But John Kiernan, who occupies Neil Young’s former Winnipeg home on Grosvenor Avenue, never imagined another famous musician would show up at his door.
Kiernan told CBC News on Monday that he was looking out the window a week ago Sunday and saw his wife talking with two strangers on the front lawn.
“And I'm looking around, and I realize, this guy having a tuque on has really great boots on, these sort of cowboy, motorcycle boots. And he was wearing really nice leather pants. And I realize I'm staring face-to-face with Bob Dylan.
Newfoundland no longer a punchline
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 | Labels: equalization, have not, links, newfoundland | 0 comments »
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