Apollo Drilling becomes Southwest Hydrocarbons

idua · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:45 am **Posts:** 1959

PBF Energy closes deal for Chalmette refinery, logistics assets

PBF Holding Co. LLC, a subsidiary of PBF Energy Inc., Parsippany, NJ, has completed its deal with ExxonMobil Corp. and Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) to become 100% owner of Chalmette Refining LLC, the former ExxonMobil-PDVSA joint venture that operates a 189,000-b/d refinery in Chalmette, La., outside of New Orleans.

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idua · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:45 am **Posts:** 1959

Gross inputs to US refineries exceeded 17 million b/d in each of the past 4 weeks, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Thats a level not previously reached since EIA began publishing weekly data in 1990.

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idua · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:45 am **Posts:** 1959

Despite a tangible sense of excitement at a Tehran conference during which Iranian officials presented exploration and development projects that might become available for international investment, questions remain about new terms of participation, reports Niazi Kabalan of the London law firm Pinsent Masons.

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nce · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:48 pm **Posts:** 1543

Legislative vote due on new plan for St. Croix refining complex

Senators of the 31st Legislature of the US Virgin Islands will vote by the end of December on a proposed operating agreement between the government and Limetree Bay Terminals LLC (LBT), subsidiary of ArcLight Capital Partners LLC, Boston, that could direct to the restart of terminal assets connected to Hovensa LLCs idled refinery at Limetree Bay, on the island of St. Croix.

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yy_gexejefoha_yy · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:45 pm **Posts:** 1434

Limetree Bay Terminals finalizes deal for St. Croix refining complex

Limetree Bay Terminals LLC (LB Terminals), an 80-20 joint venture of ArcLight Capital Partners LLC, Boston, and partner Freepoint Commodities LLC, Stamford, Conn., has finalized agreements with Hovensa LLC and the US Virgin Islands for the purchase and planned restart of idled storage terminals, refining units, and marine systems at Hovensas idled refinery at Limetree Bay, St. Croix.

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idua · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:45 am **Posts:** 1959

E&P startup agrees to buy WPXs Piceance unit for $910 million

Houston-based exploration and production startup Terra Energy Partners LLC has agreed to acquire WPX Energy Rocky Mountain LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of WPX Energy Inc., Tulsa, for $910 million. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.

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idua · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:45 am **Posts:** 1959

"Dark Side of the Universe" --Kip Thornes Amazing Caltech Gravitational-Wave-LIGO Graphic

In June 2009, Thorne resigned his Feynman Professorship (becoming the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus) in order to ramp up a new career in writing, movies, and continued scientific research. His most recent major movie project was Interstellar. Thorne was the films science advisor and an executive producer. His principal current research is an exploration of the nonlinear dynamical behaviors of curved spacetime, using computer simulations and analytical calculations.

Thornes research has focused on gravitation physics and astrophysics, with emphasis on relativistic stars, black holes and gravitational waves. In the late 1960s and early 70s he laid the foundations for the theory of pulsations of relativistic stars and the gravitational waves they emit. During the 70s and 80s he developed mathematical formalism by which astrophysicists analyze the generation of gravitational waves and worked closely with Vladimir Braginsky, Ronald Drever and Rainer Weiss on developing new technical ideas and plans for gravitational wave detection.

Thorne is a co-founder (with Weiss and Drever) of the LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) Project and he chaired the steering committee that led LIGO in its earliest years (1984--87). In the 1980s, 90s and 2000s he and his research group have provided theoretical support for LIGO, including identifying gravitational wave sources that LIGO should target, laying foundations for data analysis techniques by which their waves are being sought, designing the baffles to control scattered light in the LIGO beam tubes, and --- in collaboration with Vladimir Braginskys (Moscow Russia) research group --- inventing quantum-nondemolition designs for advanced gravity-wave detectors.

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idua · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:45 am **Posts:** 1959

Stephen W. Green has been named president of Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration & Production. Green, whos position is effective Apr. 1, succeeds Melody B. Meyer, who is retiring.

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nce · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:48 pm **Posts:** 1543

From space madness to crash landings, heres how well beat the 13 most difficult challenges to space exploration.

The post The 12 Greatest Challenges for Space Exploration appeared first on WIRED.

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udavaxci · **Joined:** Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:26 am **Posts:** 1678

Indias Union Cabinet has approved a multifaceted Hydrocarbon Exploration & Licensing Policy (HELP) to spur investment and enhance production, according to the governments Press Information Bureau (PIB).

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