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2009-11-27 15:28
Flooding Update From County Clare
There have been no evacuations in South East Clare or elsewhere in Clare overnight.
Water levels along the Lower River Shannon, at O'Briensbridge, Clonlara, Westbury and Shannon Banks, rose by approximately 2 inches overnight and this morning. The Office of Public Works (OPW) is constructing a ma ..
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2009-11-27 14:03
FIND mapping portal and consultancy services launch to the environmental sector
FINDmaps.co.uk has launched to the environmental sector as a result of overwhelming success in the property world. FIND is the UK's most advanced online mapping tool for businesses, and works for free on any internet browser - they use a ‘software as a service’ business model where you only pay ..
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2009-11-26 16:40
3.20PM Flood Update From County Limerick
14 families have been evacuated from the Castleconnell, Montpelier and Mountshannon Road (Annacotty) areas of the County. The Council anticipates that up to a dozen more families will be evacuated in the coming hours.
All customers in flood prone areas along the Lower River Shannon downstream fro ..
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2009-11-26 16:31
2.50PM Flood Update From County Clare
The army remain deployed in Ennis and South East Clare to assist agencies in the flooding response. The Coast Guard is on standby to assist with operations.
NORTH CLARE:
The County Clare Interagency Response Team, comprising Clare Local Authorities, Clare County Fire and Rescue, the ESB, the Arm ..
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2009-11-26 13:18
County Clare Flooding Update
The Clare Crisis Management Centre is preparing for the next period of heavy rainfall and high tides over the weekend and early next week. Contact has been made with Nowcastingweather and arrangements are being made to install a computer package with high resolution to enable an accurate weather for ..
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2009-11-26 12:59
THUR 11.15am - Flooding Update From County Limerick
The Council said that record flooding along the River Shannon had again necessitated an increase in the amount of water being released at Parteen Weir by the ESB this morning. Communities in flood prone areas along the Lower River Shannon, particularly Montpelier and Castleconnell, have been issued ..
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2009-11-26 09:11
Global Downstream Sector Slump: Will It Drive Out The Big Integrated Oil Companies From The
Uncertain product demand due to the global economic downturn, decreasing refinery margins and a surplus refining capacity are having a combined negative effect on the profitability of refining operations. Due to this, major integrated oil companies with significant refining operations have seen a de ..
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2009-11-26 09:10
China’s Economic Stimuli: The Impact on the Energy Economy and Related Industries
The US financial crisis followed by the recession had a considerable impact on the world economies thereby leading to reduced GDP growth. Chinese GDP growth in 2008 was 9% which was below the double digit growth rates of the previous years. , even though it is high compared to the world average. In ..
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2009-11-26 09:01
The EU Needs to Adopt a Common Energy Policy to Secure its Future Oil and
Crude oil imports will increase by 23.7% and natural gas imports will increase by 68% in 2005. In the long term, the entire EU will face the problem of increasing dependence on foreign energy resources. EU can effectively deal with this common challenge only with a strong, consolidated common Europe ..
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2009-11-26 08:58
Oil Storage Companies Witness an Unprecedented Capacity Demand without a Proportional Rise in Profits
Yet, they don’t seem to be making the cut as far as profits from their services are concerned. The record demand seems to be a case of oil companies simply storing their output in anticipation of suitable, upward revisions in the prices of crude oil and petroleum products. The prices, in turn, dep ..
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2009-11-26 08:48
China’s Strategic Petroleum Reserves Will Enable it to Survive Supply Disruptions
With over 175 million tonnes of crude oil imports in 2008, China's strategic oil reserves are relatively low. To secure its future energy needs, the nation has produced a three-phase blueprint to build national petroleum reserve and has started setting up a national oil reserve bases since 2003. Str ..
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2009-11-26 07:52
What’s Driving New Oil & Gas Investments in 2009
The current financial crisis has put immense pressure on cash flows of companies by lowering commodity prices and making external finance difficult and expensive for these companies to access. The diminishing expected rate of return on projects due to volatility in crude oil price, coupled with lack ..
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2009-11-26 07:50
Growth in LNG Imports Will Hinder The Development of the US Gas Shale Sector
Various clean energy policy initiatives have been making the US more dependent on natural gas. While LNG as an industry has been growing since the late 1960s, the gas shale sector has also gained significance since the late 1990s due to increasing gas demand in the US and technological developments ..
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2009-11-26 07:48
China’s Transition to a Clean Energy Economy Will Fortify its LNG Industry Growth
To secure its future energy demand, China’s national oil and gas companies have invested in overseas oil and gas assets across all regions worldwide. Although, a major chunk of the country’s primary energy need is met by coal, China plans to shift its focus towards cleaner fuels to control green ..
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2009-11-25 18:17
Fodder Aid Scheme For Flood Hit Farmers Is Announced
The announcement is in addition to a wider humanitarian aid scheme, to which the Government has allocated 10 million euro.
Welcoming the announcement, Minister of State Killeen said: “The fodder scheme reflects an assessment undertaken by the Department’s Inspectorate, which indicates substan ..
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2009-11-25 17:12
New Research Report: Smart Metering in the Australian Landscape (Strategic Focus)
This report looks at the state of the smart metering market within the Australian utilities industry. It covers the underlying structure of the industry, the emergence and evolution of smart metering technology, the impact such technology will have on businesses and consumers, and recommendations fo ..
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2009-11-25 17:09
New Market Research on Green Energy in the US
US electrical production capacity and generation has had historically an energy mix consisting primarily of fossil fuels including gas, coal and oil, backed up with a volume of nuclear and hydro power. With the new presidency have come new decisions. The US department of energy announced massive inv ..
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2009-11-25 15:23
Busch Contributes To Canadian Hunger Foundation (CHF)
Busch Systems has recently taken a stand toward the reduction of poverty in Ethiopia. The company has teamed up with CHF, founded as Canadian Hunger Foundation, to donate over $9,500 toward the pursuit for sustainable living in impoverished countries.
Busch Systems, the North American leader o ..
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2009-11-25 13:02
Limerick County Council Warns Of Increased Water Flow In Lower River Shannon
Householders are in flood prone areas are reminded to remain alert to flooding risks and to have a “Family Flood Plan” in case of deterioration in conditions.
The Council wishes to remind people to avoid contact with flood waters and to check on any elderly or infirm neighbours. Parents are ..
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2009-11-25 08:25
The Future of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
“The Future of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry to 2020”. The study, which is an offering from the company’s Energy Research Group, provides an in-depth analysis of the offshore oil and gas industry, highlighting the various concerns, shifting trends and emerging regions in the global offshor ..
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