Archive for July, 2010
BP to sell German petrol station unit Aral: report
BERLIN (AFP) – Cash-strapped British oil giant BP is looking to sell its German fuel station unit Aral for at least two billion euros (2.6 billion dollars), a German magazine reported on Saturday.
‘Reliance, Universal in talks for Indian theme park’
NEW DELHI (AFP) – Indian tycoon Anil Ambani has begun talks with Universal Studios on building a 1.
Greece struggles to restock fuel as strike continues
ATHENS (AFP) – Greek authorities struggled to restore fuel supplies on Saturday after failing to break a six-day trucker strike that has disrupted travel at the peak of the busy tourism season.
Fuel stalemate in Greece as truckers refuse to end strike
ATHENS (AFP) – Greeks and foreign visitors alike faced a fuel stalemate on Saturday from a six-day trucker strike that has severely disrupted gasoline supplies at the peak of the busy tourist season.
China invests & #36;40 bln in Iran oil, gas: minister
TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran’s main economic partner China has invested around 40 billion dollars in the Islamic republic’s oil and gas sector, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday.
SEC vs. the media, round two
The Securities and Exchange Commission was not seeking a blanket exemption from public information laws, when it asked Congress to include a little known provision in the Wall Street reform law, the agency said in a letter to lawmakers Friday.
Unflued heaters put school maintenance funds at risk
The New South Wales Teachers Federation is concerned school maintenance will suffer if funds are diverted to replacing unflued gas heaters.
Beef industry wants tougher laws on meat labelling
The Australian Beef Association says the New South Wales Government has bowed to pressure from supermarkets about new meat labelling laws.
House energy star ratings ‘unreliable’
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has discredited the energy star rating system used to assess new houses.
Union warns of train danger after near miss
The Electrical Trades Union says the emergency communications system on Melbourne’s rail network is dangerously inadequate.
