
Mine explosion kills 25 miners in West Virginia
In the worst mining disaster in over 25 years, an explosion at an underground coal mine in West Virginia has killed at least 25 miners.
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In the worst mining disaster in over 25 years, an explosion at an underground coal mine in West Virginia has killed at least 25 miners.

Construction of the long-anticipated Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany via the Baltic officially got underway on 9th April.

Adrok Group Ltd has developed revolutionary technology known as the atomic dielectric resonance (ADR) scanner, which has the ability to identify and image any substance down to molecular or atomic level.

Shell has produced its first oil and natural gas from the Perdido development, the world’s deepest offshore drilling and production facility.

BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, will create a joint venture with PT Adaro Energy, a leading Indonesian miner, to develop its Indonesian Coal Project in East and Central Kalimantan. Adaro will acquire a 25% interest in the project, with BHP retaining the remaining 75%.

JP Morgan and Cheniere Energy have entered into a two-year partnership involving the Sabine Pass terminal.

SSE has secured an additional loan from the European Investment Bank to invest in renewable projects.

A contract made between GDF Suez and Pakistan’s Petroleum Ministry has become mired in scandal after it was revealed a lower bid was ignored.

April 2010: Kay Sever outlines how how awareness can be a double-edged sword in improvement.

The much maligned tobacco plant could get a new lease of life being used to produce biofuels.

Siemens will build a huge wind turbine production facility and create hundreds of jobs in a new government sponsored scheme.

India and America clear another hurdle to implementing the civil nuclear co-operation bill, and agree procedures for reprocessing spent fuel.