<?phpxml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" 
xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
>
<channel>
<title>Killa Joules | Published News</title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com</link>
<description>Your Source for Energy Sector News and Networking</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:45 UTC</pubDate>
<language>en</language>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Baker Hughes Announces January 2010 Rig Counts]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=baker-hughes-announces-january-2010-rig-counts</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=baker-hughes-announces-january-2010-rig-counts</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:45 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=baker-hughes-announces-january-2010-rig-counts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Baker Hughes Announces January 2010 Rig Counts<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Ensco International Schedules Fourth Quarter and Year-end 2009 Earnings 
 Release and Conference Call]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=ensco-international-schedules-fourth-quarter-and-year-end-2009-earnings---release-and-conference-call</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=ensco-international-schedules-fourth-quarter-and-year-end-2009-earnings---release-and-conference-call</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:44 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=ensco-international-schedules-fourth-quarter-and-year-end-2009-earnings---release-and-conference-call</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LONDON, Jan 27, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ensco International plc (NYSE: ESV) reported that its fourth quarter and       year-end 2009 earnings conference call will be held at 10:00 a.m. CST       (11:00 a.m. EST and 16:00 GMT) on Thursday, 25 February 2010. The       earnings release will be issued before the New York Stock Exchange opens       that morning. The conference call will be webcast liv<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Schlumberger Appoints Chief Operating Officer]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=schlumberger-appoints-chief-operating-officer</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=schlumberger-appoints-chief-operating-officer</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:44 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=schlumberger-appoints-chief-operating-officer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[MSi’s engineering simulator and operator training system installed for Shell Perdido project]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=msirsquos-engineering-simulator-and-operator-training-system-installed-for-shell-perdido-project</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=msirsquos-engineering-simulator-and-operator-training-system-installed-for-shell-perdido-project</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:43 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=msirsquos-engineering-simulator-and-operator-training-system-installed-for-shell-perdido-project</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON, February 9, 2010 - Wood Group's Multiphase  Solutions Inc. (MSi) has completed integration and deployment of its subsea  simulation system, which is being used by Shell engineers to model operation of  the Perdido project in the Gulf of Mexico.  MSi, a Wood Group technical consulting services and software systems  business, developed the Transient Engineering Simulator (TES) system, a  s<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[On working meeting between Alexey Miller and Masaharu Kono]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=on%A0working-meeting-between-alexey-miller-and-masaharu-kono</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=on%A0working-meeting-between-alexey-miller-and-masaharu-kono</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:42 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Coal</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=on%A0working-meeting-between-alexey-miller-and-masaharu-kono</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Gazprom Headquarters hosted today a working meetingbetween Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company's Management Committee andMasaharu Kono, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Russian Federation.The meeting paid special attention to the prospects for theRussian-Japanese interaction within the Eastern Gas Program. In particular, theparties stressed the progress in the j<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[OriginOil Turns Corner to Commercialization, Unveils In-House Pilot System]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=originoil-turns-corner-to-commercialization-unveils-in-house-pilot-system</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=originoil-turns-corner-to-commercialization-unveils-in-house-pilot-system</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:42 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Coal</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=originoil-turns-corner-to-commercialization-unveils-in-house-pilot-system</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Suite of breakthrough technologies now combined for end-to-end algae-to-oil productionLos Angeles, CA February 1, 2010 - OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, unveiled a comprehensive pilot system for algae growth and harvesting at an exclusive event [...]<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[BP, MIT and the University of Manchester Link up to Research Engineering Materials and Corrosion]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=bp-mit-and-the-university-of-manchester-link-up-to-research-engineering-materials-and-corrosion</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=bp-mit-and-the-university-of-manchester-link-up-to-research-engineering-materials-and-corrosion</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:40 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=bp-mit-and-the-university-of-manchester-link-up-to-research-engineering-materials-and-corrosion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[7059662<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Chevron Awarded Rights to Develop New Venezuelan Energy Project]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-awarded-rights-to-develop-new-venezuelan-energy-project</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-awarded-rights-to-develop-new-venezuelan-energy-project</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:30 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-awarded-rights-to-develop-new-venezuelan-energy-project</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Chevron-Led Consortium to Acquire 40 Percent Interest in Orinoco Belt Heavy Oil ProjectSAN RAMON, Calif., Feb 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today announced that a consortium led by its Venezuelan subsidiary has been selected to negotiate its participation in a project composed of three blocks in the Orinoco Oil Belt (Faja) of eastern Venezuela. "We look forward to bei<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Fourth quarter and full year 2009 results and interim dividend announcement]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2009-results-and-interim-dividend-announcement</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2009-results-and-interim-dividend-announcement</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:29 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2009-results-and-interim-dividend-announcement</guid>
<description><![CDATA[At 07.00 GMT (08.00 CET and 02.00 EST) on Thursday 4 February, 2010 Royal Dutch Shell plc released its fourth quarter and full year results and fourth quarter interim dividend announcement for 2009.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[BlueFire and B&P Process Equipment Complete Decrystalyzer Testing With Better than Expected Results]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=bluefire-and-bp-process-equipment-complete-decrystalyzer-testing-with-better-than-expected-results</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=bluefire-and-bp-process-equipment-complete-decrystalyzer-testing-with-better-than-expected-results</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:20 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Biofuels &amp; Biomass</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=bluefire-and-bp-process-equipment-complete-decrystalyzer-testing-with-better-than-expected-results</guid>
<description><![CDATA[IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlueFireEthanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC: BFRE.OB - News) this week completed acrucial step in the construction of its first cellulosic ethanolplant in the U.S. by completing vendor testing of the key pieces ofequipment to convert a variety of biomass materials -- from woodchips to municipal waste -- into the simple sugars used in BlueFireEthanol's production process.The <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Schlumberger Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Results]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=schlumberger-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2009-results</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=schlumberger-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2009-results</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:40 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=schlumberger-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2009-results</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Alliance Engineering and Statoil USA E&P Inc sign Gulf of Mexico frame agreement]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=alliance-engineering-and-statoil-usa-ep-inc-sign-gulf-of-mexico-frame-agreement</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=alliance-engineering-and-statoil-usa-ep-inc-sign-gulf-of-mexico-frame-agreement</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:39 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=alliance-engineering-and-statoil-usa-ep-inc-sign-gulf-of-mexico-frame-agreement</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON, January 21,  2010 - Wood Group's Alliance Engineering has signed a framing  agreement with Statoil USA E&amp;P Inc to provide engineering and design  services for Statoil's upcoming Gulf of Mexico prospects. The frame agreement  includes topsides engineering, design, and project management services for  production facilities and field development studies.    "For more than a decade, Alli<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[OriginOil CEO to Address Algae Fuels Conference at World Biofuels Markets]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=originoil-ceo-to-address-algae-fuels-conference-at-world-biofuels-markets</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=originoil-ceo-to-address-algae-fuels-conference-at-world-biofuels-markets</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:38 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Coal</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=originoil-ceo-to-address-algae-fuels-conference-at-world-biofuels-markets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Riggs Eckelberry to focus on scalability of algae production at the harvesting stageLos Angeles, CA December 30, 2009 &#8211; OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, announced that the company's Chief Executive Officer, Riggs Eckelberry, will address [...]<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Maxim Barsky Selected to Become Next TNK-BP CEO]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=maxim-barsky-selected-to-become-next-tnk-bp-ceo</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=maxim-barsky-selected-to-become-next-tnk-bp-ceo</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:37 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=maxim-barsky-selected-to-become-next-tnk-bp-ceo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[7058024<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[On meeting dedicated to Russian natural gas supplies to Republic of Korea]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=on%A0meeting-dedicated-to%A0russian-natural-gas-supplies-to%A0republic-of%A0korea</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=on%A0meeting-dedicated-to%A0russian-natural-gas-supplies-to%A0republic-of%A0korea</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:37 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Coal</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=on%A0meeting-dedicated-to%A0russian-natural-gas-supplies-to%A0republic-of%A0korea</guid>
<description><![CDATA[   AlexanderAnanenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, held at theCompany's Headquarters a meeting dedicated to arranging Russian natural gassupplies to the Republic of Korea. Participatingin the meeting were representatives of the Company's specialized subdivisionsand subsidiaries. Theparticipants reviewed the progress with the studies currently performed byGazprom and Kogas<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Chevron Fourth Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-fourth-quarter-2009-earnings-conference-call</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-fourth-quarter-2009-earnings-conference-call</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:23 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-fourth-quarter-2009-earnings-conference-call</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SAN RAMON, Calif., Jan 06, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), one of the world's leading energy companies, will hold its quarterly earnings conference call on Friday, January 29, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. EST (8:00 a.m. PST). Conference Call Information:Date: Friday, January 29, 2010 Time: 11:00 a.m. EST / 8:00 a.m. PST Dial-in # (Listen-only mode): 703-639-1116 / 866-219-5256 Confe<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Royal Dutch Shell plc welcomes Iraq Majnoon contract award]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=royal-dutch-shell-plc-welcomes-iraq-majnoon-contract-award</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=royal-dutch-shell-plc-welcomes-iraq-majnoon-contract-award</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:18 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=royal-dutch-shell-plc-welcomes-iraq-majnoon-contract-award</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Iraqi Ministry of Oil today awarded Shell and Petronas Carigali a contract for technical assistance in developing the Majnoon field, subject to ratification by the Iraqi authorities.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Security of Electricity Supply: UCTE issues System Adequacy Retrospect 2006(Media Releases)]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=security-of-electricity-supply-ucte-issues-system-adequacy-retrospect-2006media-releases</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=security-of-electricity-supply-ucte-issues-system-adequacy-retrospect-2006media-releases</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:17 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Grid</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=security-of-electricity-supply-ucte-issues-system-adequacy-retrospect-2006media-releases</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Energy consumption in UCTE system reached 2524.9 TWh in 2006 with a growth rate of +1.4%; total generation reached 2584.1 TWh with a growth rate of +1.8%. The energy import/export balance in UCTE was almost balanced in 2006. The security of supply has not been at risk in 2006 as far as generation adequacy is concerned. New generation developments, partly in renewable energy sources generation cap<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Biofuels technology leader Qteros names industry veteran  John McCarthy President and Chief Executive Officer]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=biofuels-technology-leader-qteros-names-industry-veteran--john-mccarthy-president-and-chief-executive-officer</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=biofuels-technology-leader-qteros-names-industry-veteran--john-mccarthy-president-and-chief-executive-officer</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:13 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Biofuels &amp; Biomass</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=biofuels-technology-leader-qteros-names-industry-veteran--john-mccarthy-president-and-chief-executive-officer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Qteros, Inc., a leading developer of second-generation technology solutions for the biofuels industry based on its unique Q Microbe ™ platform, announced today that John McCarthy has joined the company as President and Chief Executive Officer  to accelerate the company's technology and commercial initiatives in the worldwide cellulosic ethanol marketplace.Mr. McCarthy's 18-year experience include<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[The Leader – November 12, 2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=the-leader-ndash-november-12-2009</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=the-leader-ndash-november-12-2009</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:04 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Hydroelectricity</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=the-leader-ndash-november-12-2009</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Leader, &#8220;Underwater windmills in the Passaic?&#8221; by Susan C. Moeller; November 12, 2009<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Baker Hughes Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=baker-hughes-declares-regular-quarterly-dividend</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=baker-hughes-declares-regular-quarterly-dividend</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:39:08 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=baker-hughes-declares-regular-quarterly-dividend</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Baker Hughes Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[WesternGeco Commences New Wide-Azimuth Q-Marine Survey in the Central Gulf of Mexico]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=westerngeco-commences-new-wide-azimuth-q-marine-survey-in-the-central-gulf-of-mexico</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=westerngeco-commences-new-wide-azimuth-q-marine-survey-in-the-central-gulf-of-mexico</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:39:07 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=westerngeco-commences-new-wide-azimuth-q-marine-survey-in-the-central-gulf-of-mexico</guid>
<description><![CDATA[E-Octopus VII Multiclient Survey Provides Further Expansion to Library<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Cielo Wind Power teams with Wood Group GTS for wind turbine services]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=cielo-wind-power-teams-with-wood-group-gts-for-wind-turbine-services</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=cielo-wind-power-teams-with-wood-group-gts-for-wind-turbine-services</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:39:06 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=cielo-wind-power-teams-with-wood-group-gts-for-wind-turbine-services</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON, January 18, 2010-Wood Group GTS has been awarded multiple 10-year contracts for operations, maintenance and management services for three wind power generation projects developed and owned by subsidiaries of Cielo Wind Power, LP, of Austin, Texas. Wood Group GTS will provide wind turbine services for the Texico Wind Ranch®, Lubbock Wind Ranch and an additional project in the final stages<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Ensco International Takes Delivery of New ENSCO 8502 Ultra-Deepwater  Semisubmersible]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=ensco-international-takes-delivery-of-new-ensco-8502-ultra-deepwater--semisubmersible</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=ensco-international-takes-delivery-of-new-ensco-8502-ultra-deepwater--semisubmersible</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:39:06 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=ensco-international-takes-delivery-of-new-ensco-8502-ultra-deepwater--semisubmersible</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fourth Ultra-Deepwater Semisubmersible in Fleet and the Third of the ENSCO 8500 Series(R)LONDON, Jan 19, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ensco International plc (NYSE: ESV) announced today that a subsidiary of the Company has taken delivery of ENSCO 8502, the third of the Company's seven ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rigs being constructed by Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore. After mobilizing to the U.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[OriginOil Discovers Algae’s Daily Harvest Constant]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=originoil-discovers-algaersquos-daily-harvest-constant</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=originoil-discovers-algaersquos-daily-harvest-constant</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:39:05 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Coal</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=originoil-discovers-algaersquos-daily-harvest-constant</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers discover an important metric for designing efficient industrial algae production systemsLos Angeles, CA January 12, 2010 &#8211; OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, announced that ongoing industrial algae experiments have uncovered a constant daily rate [<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Regular meeting of Gazprom Board of Directors to take place January 26]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=regular-meeting-of%A0gazprom-board-of%A0directors-to%A0take-place-january-26</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=regular-meeting-of%A0gazprom-board-of%A0directors-to%A0take-place-january-26</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:39:04 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Coal</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=regular-meeting-of%A0gazprom-board-of%A0directors-to%A0take-place-january-26</guid>
<description><![CDATA[   Aregular meeting of the Gazprom Board of Directors will take place on January26, at 15:00pm Moscowtime. The issues to be raised at the discussion are as follows: OnGazprom's marketing policy amid the global financial and economic crisis.Onthe work aimed at bringing gas supply (purchase and sale) contracts between subsidiaryand affiliated companies of Gazprom and Russian consumers in line with <br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Mandelson Welcomes World Class Advanced Biofuel Centre]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=mandelson-welcomes-world-class-advanced-biofuel-centre</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=mandelson-welcomes-world-class-advanced-biofuel-centre</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:39:03 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=mandelson-welcomes-world-class-advanced-biofuel-centre</guid>
<description><![CDATA[7058143<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Chevron Issues Interim Update for Fourth Quarter 2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-issues-interim-update-for-fourth-quarter-2009</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-issues-interim-update-for-fourth-quarter-2009</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:38:51 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-issues-interim-update-for-fourth-quarter-2009</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SAN RAMON, Calif., Jan 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today reported in its interim update that       earnings for the fourth quarter 2009 are expected to be lower than in       the third quarter 2009. Upstream earnings are projected to be in line       with third quarter results as the benefit of higher commodity prices is       offset by the absence of gains recogniz<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[UCTE welcomes the proposal of the 3rd Energy Package(Media Releases)]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=ucte-welcomes-the-proposal-of-the-3rd-energy-packagemedia-releases</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=ucte-welcomes-the-proposal-of-the-3rd-energy-packagemedia-releases</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:38:49 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Grid</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=ucte-welcomes-the-proposal-of-the-3rd-energy-packagemedia-releases</guid>
<description><![CDATA[UCTE welcomes the proposal of the 3rd Energy Package and supports the Commission's intentions to further develop the Internal Electricity Market. UCTE will continue to actively contribute to the debate about the evolution of the sector...<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[New biofuel CEO stepping on the gas]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=new-biofuel-ceo-stepping-on-the-gas</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=new-biofuel-ceo-stepping-on-the-gas</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:38:46 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Biofuels &amp; Biomass</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=new-biofuel-ceo-stepping-on-the-gas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[By Christine McConvilleJohn A. McCarthy Jr., the new chief executive officer of biofuel firm Qteros, sees endless possibilities for the company."It's a great business with great investors," McCarthy said just days after the Marlboro-based company brought him in to replace Bill Frey. "And my mandate is to move things along as rapidly as we can."Qteros [...]<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Water use continues to fall at POET plants (1/20/2010)]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=water-use-continues-to-fall-at-poet-plants-1202010</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=water-use-continues-to-fall-at-poet-plants-1202010</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:38:44 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Biofuels &amp; Biomass</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=water-use-continues-to-fall-at-poet-plants-1202010</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Plant News & AnnouncementsPOET Biorefining  Preston has cut its water use by 13 percent thanks to a recently installed water recovery system.The new system allows the plant to recycle an additional 19 million gallons of waste water per year from the filtering system at the plant, bringing its total water use per gallon of ethanol down to 2.6 gallons. POET plants on average use about 3 gallons of<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[BlueFire to Present at POWER-GEN Conference February 19-21, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=bluefire-to-present-at-power-gen-conference-february-19-21-2008</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=bluefire-to-present-at-power-gen-conference-february-19-21-2008</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:38:43 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Biofuels &amp; Biomass</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=bluefire-to-present-at-power-gen-conference-february-19-21-2008</guid>
<description><![CDATA[IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Feb 14, 2008 --BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News), the leader incellulosic ethanol technology, will present at the POWER-GENRenewable Energy &amp; Fuels conference, to be held February 19-21,2008 at the Rio Casino &amp; Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.BlueFire CEO Arnold Klann will give BlueFire's presentation onWednesday, February 20, at 9:30 a.m. in the <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Feds recommend approval of 2 Rockies gas lines | Energy |  Chron.com - Houston Chronicle]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=feds-recommend-approval-of-2-rockies-gas-lines--energy---chron-com---houston-chronicle</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=feds-recommend-approval-of-2-rockies-gas-lines--energy---chron-com---houston-chronicle</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:55:41 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Pipelines</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=feds-recommend-approval-of-2-rockies-gas-lines--energy---chron-com---houston-chronicle</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BILLINGS, Mont. - Federal regulators are recommending approval of two natural gas pipelines that could sharply increase fuel shipments from the Rockies to population centers in the Midwest and on the West Coast.<br /><br />Combined, the proposed pipelines would move almost 2 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day - enough to fuel about 9 million homes. It would amount to a roughly 25 percent increase ov<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Baker Hughes Announces December 2009 Rig Counts]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=baker-hughes-announces-december-2009-rig-counts</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=baker-hughes-announces-december-2009-rig-counts</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:26:21 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Upstream</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=baker-hughes-announces-december-2009-rig-counts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) announced today that the international rig count for December 2009 was 1,024, down 1 from the 1,025 counted in November 2009, and down 54 from the 1,078 counted in December 2008. The international offshore rig count for December 2009 was 281, down 3 from the 284 counted in November 2009 and down 10 from the 291 counted in December 2008. <br /><br />The US rig count f<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Montreal East Refinery to Convert to a Terminal - Canada]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=montreal-east-refinery-to-convert-to-a-terminal---canada</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=montreal-east-refinery-to-convert-to-a-terminal---canada</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:50:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Refining</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=montreal-east-refinery-to-convert-to-a-terminal---canada</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Shell Canada Products (Shell) announced today that a decision was made to undertake steps towards the conversion of its 130,000 barrels per day Montreal East Refinery to a terminal to receive gasoline, diesel and aviation fuels, which will continue to be distributed via Shell's nearby Montreal terminal. <br /><br />Calgary, Alberta - Shell Canada Products (Shell) announced today that a decision was made <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[AFP: Iraq approves oil deals with foreign firms]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=afp-iraq-approves-oil-deals-with-foreign-firms</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=afp-iraq-approves-oil-deals-with-foreign-firms</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:13:30 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Upstream</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=afp-iraq-approves-oil-deals-with-foreign-firms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Iraq has approved all pending deals with foreign energy firms over oil fields auctioned last year, paving the way for more than 100 billion dollars in investment, the oil ministry said on Wednesday.<br /><br />The nine contracts, which will be officially signed soon, will dramatically ramp up Iraq's oil output in the coming seven years and could make it one of the world's biggest crude producers, provi<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Chevron and Nippon Oil Corporation Sign Gorgon Natural Gas Agreement]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-and-nippon-oil-corporation-sign-gorgon-natural-gas-agreement</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-and-nippon-oil-corporation-sign-gorgon-natural-gas-agreement</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:42:03 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>LNG</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=chevron-and-nippon-oil-corporation-sign-gorgon-natural-gas-agreement</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today announced that its Australian subsidiaries and Nippon Oil Corporation have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the delivery of 0.3 million metric tons per year (MTPY) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 15 years from the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project in Western Australia. <br />Jim Blackwell, president, Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production, welcomed <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[TNK-BP Will Increase Oil Production in Uvat by 37% in 2010 Up to 4 Mln Tons]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=tnk-bp-will-increase-oil-production-in-uvat-by-37-in-2010-up-to-4-mln-tons</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=tnk-bp-will-increase-oil-production-in-uvat-by-37-in-2010-up-to-4-mln-tons</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:04:34 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Upstream</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=tnk-bp-will-increase-oil-production-in-uvat-by-37-in-2010-up-to-4-mln-tons</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Russian-British company TNK-BP is going to increase its oil production in the framework of the Uvat project in 2010 by 37%, compared to 2008, up to 4 mln tons, the press service of the company quoted the words of Andrei Rublev, General Director of TNK-Uvat. Mr. Rublev said that commercial development of two new fields of the Uvat group - the Urnenskoe and Ust-Tegusskoe fields was started in e<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[South Korea wins landmark Gulf nuclear power deal| Reuters]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=south-korea-wins-landmark-gulf-nuclear-power-deal-reuters</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=south-korea-wins-landmark-gulf-nuclear-power-deal-reuters</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:36:44 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Nuclear</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=south-korea-wins-landmark-gulf-nuclear-power-deal-reuters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A South Korean group won a landmark deal to build and operate four nuclear reactors for the United Arab Emirates, beating more favored U.S. and French rivals to one of the Middle East's biggest ever energy contracts.<br /><br />Under the $40 billion deal announced on Sunday, which Seoul said it hoped would kick-start an export drive for its nuclear technology, the first nuclear plant in the Gulf Arab re<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Macarthur Coal Said to Make Takeover Offer for Gloucester Coal]]></title>
<link>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=macarthur-coal-said-to-make-takeover-offer-for-gloucester-coal</link>
<comments>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=macarthur-coal-said-to-make-takeover-offer-for-gloucester-coal</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:36:44 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
<category>Coal Mining</category>
<guid>http://www.killajoules.com/story.php?title=macarthur-coal-said-to-make-takeover-offer-for-gloucester-coal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Macarthur Coal Ltd., the world's biggest exporter of pulverized coal, offered to buy Gloucester Coal Ltd. to add mines in Australia as prices are forecast to rise, according to two people familiar with the deal. <br /><br />Brisbane-based Macarthur will announce the offer today, the people said, declining to be identified because the details are yet to be made public. Macarthur will sell a 25 percent st<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>
