SAO PAULO, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), which unites airlines and technology providers in a joint drive to accelerate the development of new, sustainable aviation fuels [...]
ScienceDaily (June 15, 2009) — In the future, will wind power tapped by high-flying kites light up New York? A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution and California State University identifies New York as a prime location for exploiting high-altitude winds, which globally contain enough energy to meet world demand 100 times over. [...]
by John Kolodziejski Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday, November 18, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones Newswires), November 18, 2008
Brazilian state oil company Petrobras has postponed construction tenders for 28 deep-sea drilling rigs to 2009, the Estado News Agency reported Tuesday.
The rigs were to be [...]
By Joe Carroll
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the investor darling among the world’s largest oil companies in the first half of the year, has become the biggest loser.
Petrobras, as Brazil’s state-controlled oil producer is known, is the worst performer among the top 10 publicly traded oil companies since May. The stock dropped 53 [...]
By Li Yanping and Chia-Peck Wong
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — China, the biggest contributor to world growth, unveiled a 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) plan to sustain its economy, spurring gains in stocks, metals and oil.
China’s cabinet pledged “fast and heavy-handed investment” in housing and infrastructure through 2010 and a “relatively loose” monetary policy, according to [...]
SAO PAULO, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras (PETR4.SA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)(PBR.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said Monday it shipped crude oil at a record rate of 574,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October, totaling 17.8 million barrels.
Almost two thirds of the oil was shipped to the United [...]
