In this Issue

Lucrative Energy Deals Await, But Will Chinese Bureaucracy Hinder Such Deals?

Gunson Resources - Australian sands

South Boulder Mines - Eritrean potash play
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BP considers offer for Russian JV stake
IRJ - June 1 - BP will be pursuing a potential sale of its shareholding in TNK-BP after receiving unsolicited ... Read More -
Ecuadorian coalition hits Chevron with $18bn lawsuit in Canada
IRJ - May 31 - An Ecuadorian group filed a lawsuit in Canada seeking to enforce Chevron’s compliance with an ... Read More -
Kuwait to invest $500M in UK North Sea oil field
IRJ - May 30 - Enquest will farm out a 35 per cent interest in its Alma and Galia oil ... Read More - More Resource News

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The lion’s share
Hanan Abdel Moneim has built up substantial experience in the Egyptian petroleum sector, having worked at Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO), Middle East Oil ... Full article
Gold Fields
Just as the South African economy is continuing to grow and modernise, so too is this Johannesburg-based gold producer branching out while staying ... Full article
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African Minerals
African Minerals’ development of its flagship Tonkolili iron ore project continues to progress and impress even as its production forecasts get scrutinised.African Minerals ... Full article
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Blackwood Corporation
In a tough capital raising climate, Blackwood Corp has attracted a new cornerstone investor to advance the explorer’s Queensland coal projects Blackwood holds ... Full article
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The Resource Channel
Australian resource sector employers not only face a major challenge in attracting and sourcing candidates in a time of significant growth, but also ... Full article
Gunson Resources
Developments at Gunson’s Coburn Zircon Project look promising enough to survive the challenging capital markets Though named after its copper project at Mount Gunson ... Full article
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Drilling down the figures
The UK may be 'open for business' but the reality is that business – or at least that contingent which contributes the equivalent of ... Full article
Onsite with Women in Mining U.K.
Tracking the trends in 2012, led by Debbie Thomas, Head of Deloitte’s U.K. Metals and Mining Group.It’s time to talk about the most pressing ... Full article
ADX Energy
By ensuring it adds value to all of its projects, ASX-listed exploration firm ADX Energy has been setting high standards in the Strait of Sicily, ... Full article
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Research notes from the Kingdom
Despite being the home of massive reserves, Saudi Arabia’s economy is oil dependent because of high exports. According to Aramco's Annual Review, in 2011 Saudi ... Full article
Etqan Mining and Contracting
The laws of natural resource haven Saudi Arabia allow both local and international private investors to operate within the Kingdom’s growing mining sector, ... Full article
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Syrah Resources
It was no surprise to discover recently that Paul Kehoe, managing director of graphite-vanadium-heavy mineral sands East African-focused explorer Syrah Resources (ASX: SYR) ... Full article
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The Canadian Oil & Gas Industry
Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver Discusses…The State of Canada’s Oil & Gas Industry, Oil Sands, Regulatory Change and Asia As a country ... Full article
Environment, Safety and Technology Key Factors to Sustained Economic Growth
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers takes on the formidable task of separating myth from truth about what is sometimes called “a dirty ... Full article
Lucrative Energy Deals Await, But Will Chinese Bureaucracy Hinder Such Deals?
Even before the Keystone XL deal was sidelined by the current US administration, it was abundantly clear that Canada’s federal government, ... Full article
Eagle Star Minerals
The United Nations projects a rapid continuous increase in population to more than 9 billion by 2050, having tripled in the past 70 years. ... Full article
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Pinestar Gold Inc.
Pinestar Gold Inc., the exploration company that has garnered a great deal of attention from its peers for its mineral properties in Chile ... Full article
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IRJ interview: The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)
Hugh Williams, chief executive of The International Marine Contractors Association (“IMCA”), talks asset threatening events, IMCA’s imminent safety seminar in Brazil, and fostering international industry-wide ... Full article















