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All Rights Reserved. 1/9/2009 6:15:53 PM 1/9/2009 6:15:53 PM 20 http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27300.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/aggrekoLogo(1).gif Restricted power capacity in northern Chile was affecting BHP Billiton’s largest copper mine Aggreko installed a 60MW power plant along with catalytic converters to reduce harmful emissions The power package has allowed BHP Billiton to continue its mining operations despite increased power shortages    Aggreko ... 1/7/2009 12:30:45 PM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27290.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/HDJ2.jpg Regional gas sector growing strongly despite global financial crisis Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East’s first and largest regional private-sector natural gas company, expects a strong year of growth in both production and operations in 2009, building on the Company’s significant achievements of 2008, when it achieved revenues of ... 1/7/2009 10:27:42 AM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27186.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of Great Britain.jpg    Tony Blair, the Former Prime Minister of Great Britain, will report on the state of the deals on climate change with the closing speech at the World Future Energy Summit 2009. “It is a huge challenge” said Blair about brokering a climate deal. His speech will be delivered to the thousands of delegates taking part in the Summit ... 1/3/2009 4:07:24 PM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27164.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/PhilipsLogo(5).jpg Switch to energy efficient lighting provides economic and ecological benefits; significant reduction of energy consumption, carbon emissions and costs, while improving the well-being of people Brussels, Belgium – Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced it welcomes the decision made by the European Union to phase-out ... 12/31/2008 11:55:54 AM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27156.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/US Solar Technology.jpg In three weeks, leading US renewable energy companies will be in Abu Dhabi at the world’s principal renewable technology trade fair, the World Future Energy Summit 2009 (WFES09). The US pavilion, consisting of 19 companies, has been co-ordinated by the US Commercial Service because the UAE represents “one of the world’s most lucrative ... 12/30/2008 4:57:45 PM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27118.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/Dana Gas Egypt operations.JPG El Basant-2 well boosts company reserves and production potential for 2009 Dana Gas, the Middle East''s first and largest regional private sector natural gas company, has announced a significant gas and condensate discovery at its El Basant-2 well in the Nile Delta Concession in Egypt.   The El Basant-2 well, located 1.4 kilometres ... 12/29/2008 3:11:02 PM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27094.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/gem-logo.gif  INDUSTRY RECOGNITION COMPLEMENTS GEM’S GROWTH Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM), the Middle East''s largest independent commercial product tanker operator was named ‘Tanker Company of the Year’ during the Lloyd’s List Middle East Shipping Awards 2008. Aside from this highly coveted award for tanker operators, GEM also ... 12/29/2008 11:50:10 AM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27076.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/dow_logo(1).gif Today, The Dow Chemical Company has been verbally informed by our partners at the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and Petrochemicals Industries Company (PIC) about a decision made by the Kuwait Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC), to reverse its prior approval of the agreement between Dow and PIC to enter into K-Dow Petrochemicals, a planned ... 12/29/2008 10:03:01 AM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27056.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/Arc Logo Blue (3).jpg Announcement Urged Call Centers and Customer Care Centrals in UAE to Switch to ARC Enterprise Solutions Plus   ARC Solutions has announced that it will provide an immediate alternative solution to enterprises and key government call centers that have been using Cisco Attendant Console (CAC) after the announcement that Cisco System will discontinue ... 12/25/2008 10:15:48 AM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27037.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/Andrew N[1]. Liveris - CEO & Chairman.jpg December 24, 2008 —The Dow Chemical Company, issued the following statement today on the current discussion and debate over the Company’s joint venture agreement with Kuwait’s Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC).   Negotiations between the Dow Chemical Company and Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) began in December ... 12/24/2008 3:49:56 PM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27030.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/WORLD-FUTURE-ENERGY-SUMMIT(2).jpg Two of Europe’s key environment ministers announced that they will speak at January’s World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. Sigmar Gabriel, German Minster of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety will represent German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. France’s No2 to President Nicolas Sarkozy, Jean-Louis Borloo, French ... 12/24/2008 2:58:15 PM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27023.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/ENOC stand at Abu Dhabi Motor Show 2008(1).jpg  Record number of 40,000 people visited ENOC stand at the one of the leading automobile events in the region ENOC Lubricants’ participation at the Abu Dhabi International Motor Show 2008 was immensely successful with over 40,000 people visiting ENOC stand at one of the most established automobile exhibitions in the region.   ENOC ... 12/24/2008 11:41:04 AM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-27004.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/Airbus A321 IV.jpg   SAS has decided to reduce fuel surcharges with 3 EUR on domestic, intrascandinavian and European flights. On intercontinental flights the surcharges will be reduced by 5 EUR between Europe and USA/Asia.   These changes have been effective from December 19 and is motivated to be a less volatile at lower oil price. At the same time the ... 12/23/2008 10:35:41 AM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-26999.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/omvlogo(5).jpg Aim is to examine and develop a pipeline link for gas supplies from the Caspian region to Turkey and Europe Ready to include qualified partners Company subject to the approval of competition authorities OMV Gas & Power GmbH, Vienna, and RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Essen, are to jointly own the “Caspian Energy Company ... 12/23/2008 10:03:52 AM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-26906.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/SENER solar tracker for solar plants.JPG Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, : Governments from all over the globe are bringing their leading technologies and ‘R+D’ specialists to Abu Dhabi to participate in the World Future Energy Summit. Combined with over two hundred exhibiting companies, the summit exhibition looks set to be the world’s leading technology trade fair in ... 12/14/2008 11:58:22 PM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-26884.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/dow.jpg Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Andrew Liveris, Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), today emphasized the Company’s commitment to the Middle East and its growing presence in the region. Over the last several years, Dow has implemented its asset light strategy and reinforced its commitment in Basic chemicals and plastics ... 12/13/2008 11:16:54 AM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-26862.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/ ·         EWS-WWF calls for concerted effort for Earth Hour in the UAE 2009 ·         74 cities in 62 countries commit to Earth Hour 2009 ·         Earth Hour aims to reach one billion people in 1,000 cities ... 12/10/2008 11:24:28 AM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-26665.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/rak_petroleum_th.gif RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE, 19th November, 2008 (ME NewsWire): The Government of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah announced today that it had concluded a concession agreement with RAK Petroleum Al Khaleej Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of RAK Petroleum PCL, granting it a 25-year petroleum concession in the Emirate. “We are pleased that a company ... 11/20/2008 5:27:05 PM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-26656.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/Gulfsands_logo_th.gif London, 19th November 2008 (ME NewsWire) :  Gulfsands Petroleum plc (“Gulfsands”, the “Group”or the “Company” - AIM: GPX), the oil and gas production, exploration and development company with activities in Syria, Iraq and the U.S.A., is pleased to announce an oil discovery at the Yousefieh-1 well in the Gulfsands’ ... 11/19/2008 5:51:55 PM http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-26630.htm http://www.eyeofdubai.com/en/images/ The photovoltaics (PV) industry is going through a transition phase: global subsidy programmes are being trimmed back, the polysilicon shortage is easing and the market share of thin-film modules is growing significantly, thanks to cost advantages. The solar industry''s overriding goal of generating energy at competitive prices – without any ... 11/17/2008 11:23:40 AM