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10:57:16 PM Experts say other oil disasters just waiting to happen
CNN (blog)

Geologist, CEO under fire, trying to stop a colossal #oilspill. http://on.cnn.com/90Ulhd RT @christineromans @christineromans: Tony Hayward -- geologist, ... [more]

10:55:04 PM Geometallurgy is a rapidly growing discipline
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly - Garden View,South Africa

Geometallurgy is a comparatively young analytical field that aims to bridge the gap between geology and metallurgy, says University of Johannesburg research ... [more]

7:33:16 PM Secretary of State for Geology and Mining works in Namibe
AngolaPress - Luanda,Angola

Namibe – The secretary of state for Geology and Mining, Mankenda Ambroise, is paying a work visit to some economic infrastructures in south-western Namibe ... [more]

7:32:14 PM Petroleum 'prefect' outlines plans for sector
Business Daily Africa

Martin Heya, a petroleum geologist and the new head of the unit, has been tasked with developing pricing and price monitoring mechanisms. ... [more]

4:43:21 PM Eagle Star Petroleum Corp. Receives Approval for Acquisition of Iron Ore ...
MarketWatch - USA

We now look forward to the conclusion of stage 1 of the exploration program on the property which will allow us to better understand its geology and more ... [more]

4:16:25 PM Cannon Exploration Announces Completion of Geological Survey; Starts Next
MarketWatch - USA

MarketWatch (press release) The program consisted of a consulting geologist conducting exploration work on the property by locating, prospecting, and mapping, geologically, ... [more]

12:23:02 PM Poudre crests, recedes, could crest yet again
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA

The Poudre reached a peak of just above 8 feet and nearly 4000 cfs on Tuesday morning, according to US Geological Survey data. "I think it's done," Poudre ... [more]

12:11:43 PM Ghana: Tullow 'sights' more oil
Joy Online - Accra,Ghana

Tullow has completed the appraisal of the South East Jubilee area and geologists will interpret the data gleaned during the exploration and pursue ... [more]

11:54:42 AM Not all dip slopes sensitive or dangerous: expert
Focus Taiwan News Channel

Taipei, June 10 (CNA) A geology expert said Thursday that people who live on the so-called dip slopes in Taiwan need not worry too much about their safety ... [more]

8:38:40 AM Shaky situation: Bureau testing Hyrum dam for earthquake readiness
The Herald Journal

For up to 10 days, the agency will be engaging in a "geotechnical exploration program," which an on-site geologist told The Herald Journal on Wednesday was ... [more]

8:34:35 AM Earthquake hits border region of China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
CNN International - Atlanta,GA,USA

.... (CNN) -- A moderate earthquake rattled far-western China on Thursday, near its border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the US Geological Survey reported. ... [more]

7:23:33 AM Senior geologist talks of potential "Pacific Norway"
guide2.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand

Wellington, June 10 NZPA - As big multinational energy explorers focus on New Zealand's offshore petroleum basins, the chief petroleum geologist for Crown ... [more]

4:59:19 AM Monroe County earth science group flourishes in third year
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg,PA,USA

Michael Kessler, who teaches physical and historical geology at Penn State University, showed pictures of various minerals, fossils and ancient animals. ... [more]

4:50:43 AM Exploring the life of Robert Logan Jack
ABC Online - Australia

By Nathalie Fernbach Robert Logan Jack was Government Geologist of Queensland for 22 years, and spent most of that time based in Townsville. .... [more]

4:20:24 AM Guatemala City hit by second sinkhole
Water World

University of Leeds engineering geology course director Bill Murphy - who has worked in Central America - said that atypical geology, such as the presence ... [more]

2:28:24 AM Bridging the Divide in Siberia
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

Yet just under the surface, Russian geologists say, lies enough iron ore to build hundreds of millions of cars. That is why Chinese government officials and ... [more]

1:09:01 AM Chevron's Geologist, Ex-militant Nabbed Over Attempt To Kidnap
Nigeria Daily Independent

One Omotayo Mobolaji Johnson, a geologist and a staff of Chevron Plc, whose wife works in one of the companies owned by the father of the target victim, ... [more]

12:16:58 AM New estimate of oil spill flow rate expected soon
The Associated Press

It was assembled by the Coast Guard and is run by the director of the US Geological Survey. The spill came after a rig explosion April 20 and has become the ... [more]



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