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    When pirate radio put the 'arr!' in rock  Nov 20, 2009
    The renegade stations, operating out of ships anchored in the North Sea, just out of the reach of British jurisdiction, gave millions of Britons the music they wanted. Curtis' floating station is called Radio Rock, based on the real Radio Caroline, and it's all about the high jinks of the station's staffers, including Philip Seymour Hoffman and Rhys Darby (the comically inept manager of "Flight of the Conchords") as disc jockeys, and Bill Nighy as the station's foppish owner. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Oil prices up in Asian trade  Nov 20, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for January rose 23 cents to 77. 87 dollars, after dipping 1. (India Times)

    Stratic Energy Corporation - West Don Reserves and Operations Update  Nov 19, 2009
    CALGARY and LONDON, Nov. 19 /CNW/ - Stratic Energy Corporation (TSX Venture: 'SE', AIM 'SE.') ('Stratic' or the 'Company') provides an update on reserves and operating performance of its West Don field in the North Sea. In view of th" /> | | | | November 19, 2009 Quick Search by Organization HOT TOPICS NEWS & INFORMATION: FREE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES: TOOLS FOR: RESOURCES: > > > STRATIC ENERGY CORPORATION Stratic Energy Corporation - West Don Reserves and Operations Update CALGARY and LONDON, Nov.... (Canada Newswire)

    When oils ain't oils  Nov 18, 2009
    North Sea fields have a marginal cost of about US$60 while the new deepwater discoveries off the Brazilian coast are expected to cost US$70 per barrel. Deepwater production from Angola and Nigeria, considered (along with offshore Brazil) to be exciting new frontiers, operate with marginal costs of about US$90 per barrel. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Nexen Sees Golden Eagle Output in North Sea of Up to 45,000 Barrels a Day  Nov 18, 2009
    Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- , the Canadian energy company that operates in Albertas oil sands, Europe and Africa, expects its Golden Eagle discovery in the North Sea to produce 25,000 to 45,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day. The estimate for Golden Eagle, which will probably be sanctioned in 2010, is net to Calgary-based Nexen, Chief Executive Officer said today in a presentation to analysts and investors at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Energy Conference in New York. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Green.view: The rise of slime  Nov 18, 2009
    Dr Danovaro says that recent studies have suggested similar globs could be forming in the North Sea and off the coast of Australia. The rise of slime, though, is not attributable just to climate change. (The Economist)

    Cadbury 'would turn in his grave'  Nov 18, 2009
    Page last updated at 13:33 GMT, Thursday, 12 November 2009. Cadbury 'would turn in his grave. (BBC News -- Business)

    BCE, Loblaw Companies, Talisman, Nexen Inc., Rogers: Canada Equity Preview  Nov 17, 2009
    (NXY CN): Management from the oil company that operates in the North Sea and Yemen will speak at a Bank of America Merrill Lynch Energy conference. (RCI/B CN): Regulators will continue hearings on television broadcast fees designed to support local broadcasters. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    OPEC head: $75 to $80 a barrel a 'good price'  Nov 17, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for January delivery gained 55 cents to 76. 86 dollars. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    Military Milestones from the King of Battle to Second Fallujah  Nov 17, 2009
    -- the following year during the famous battle of the North Sea between the Continental Navy frigate Bonhomme Richard and the British frigate HMS Serapis. Nov. 16, 2004: Nine days after launching Operation Phantom Fury -- the Second Battle of Fallujah (Iraq) -- U.S. Marines and soldiers (as well as a few British and Iraqi troops) begin the mopping-up phase of what has since been described as the most intense urban combat since the bloody battle for the Vietnamese city of Hu; in 1968. (Human Events Online)

    `2012' Debuts as Top U.S., Canada Weekend Movie With $65 Million in Sales  Nov 16, 2009
    In the movie, set in the 1960s, plays the leader of a group of DJs who illegally broadcast rock music from a boat in the North Sea when radio play for the music was limited in Britain. Sales for the top 12 films fell 5. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    OPEC head says US$75-80 a barrel a 'good price'  Nov 16, 2009
    com - OPEC head says US#dollar;75-80 a barrel a 'good price. OPEC head says US 75-80 a barrel a 'good price' Posted: 16 November 2009 1630 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)

    Conservatives on holiday? Spare me  Nov 15, 2009
    My uncle was a navigator in a B-17 bomber, and went down over the North Sea in August 1944. Neither he nor his crew were ever found. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)

    Canadian Stocks Rise as Gold, Energy Producers Advance; Insurers Decline  Nov 14, 2009
    Nexen, which operates in the North Sea and Yemen, advanced 2. 2 percent to C$25. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Tullow builds capacity on offshore disaster preparedness  Nov 14, 2009
    Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd. An explosion and the resulting fire destroyed it on July 6, 1988, killing 167 men with only 59 survivors. To date it is the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of lives lost and impact to industry. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    'Pirate Radio'  Nov 13, 2009
    Curtis filters and fictionalizes the times with Radio Rock, home of the coolest and craziest disc jockeys who call an old tanker in the North Sea home. It's as if they're living in a floating frat house, with nicknames, beer, board games, storytelling, sexual exploits and rivalries. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Storm Exploration Inc. Is Pleased to Announce Its Financial and Operating Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009  Nov 13, 2009
    SVI is primarily focused on advancing three major development projects, including the Vulcan project in the North Sea, with potentially 320 to 360 Bcf of original gas in place, the Remada Sud light oil discovery in Tunisia, with Stock Tank Original Oil in Place ("STOOIP") independently estimated at 170 million barrels in the Ordovician formation, and the Cosmos fallow discovery offshore Tunisia, with estimated STOOIP of 25 million barrels. SVI's production averaged 1,893 Boe per day in the... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    ‘Pirate Radio’ dials up the rock, ribaldry, and rowdiness  Nov 13, 2009
    Philip Seymour Hoffman plays one of the rowdy deejays broadcasting from the North Sea in Pirate Radio ... If you wanted to hear the Beatles, the Stones, the Who - let alone the galvanic sounds pouring across the Atlantic from America - you had to tune in one of the handful of illegal stations broadcasting from rusty, repurposed fishing tubs in the international waters of the North Sea. (Boston Globe)

    Marubeni Announces North Sea Oil Discovery  Nov 12, 2009
    Tokyo, Nov 5, 2009 (JCN) - Marubeni North Sea Limited has successfully completed exploration and appraisal drilling in the UK Central North Sea with its partner, Talisman Energy (UK) Limited of Canada ... The successful results from the Montrose/Arbroath area exploration campaign will provide impetus for Marubeni's future growth in the UK North Sea. (JCN Network, Japan)

    RWE Says Full-Year Sales to Be Lower Without Essent as Energy Prices Fall  Nov 12, 2009
    Unlike larger rival E.ON AG which raised its profit forecast yesterday, RWE is facing a slump in revenue at its oil and natural gas unit, which pumps fuel in the North Sea and North Africa. Gas prices fell this year in Europe, including 32 percent in the third quarter for , Norways largest producer, as the recession sapped demand. (Bloomberg -- Germany)

    Movie review: 'Pirate Radio' rolls when it should have rocked; great tunes keep flick afloat  Nov 12, 2009
    Curtis gathers these guys and others (Rhys Darby, Ralph Brown, Ike Hamilton and Katherine Parkinson among them) as deejays and support personnel aboard Radio Rock, a tanker anchored in the North Sea broadcasting pop tunes around-the-clock, defying British government efforts to shut them down. The filmmaker assigns them traits and quirks Frost's a tubby ladies man, Hamilton's the shy guy, Brown's the reclusive wee-hours record spinner introduces a newbie to the crew (Tom Sturridge as their... (FOX61, CT)

    Lesser access for babies?  Nov 12, 2009
    A speedboat passes the offshore windmills in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark. The governors of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a formal tri-state partnership for the development of offshore wind energy in the mid-Atlantic region. (Yahoo News -- Child Welfare)

    Pirate Radio just rolls when it should rock  Nov 12, 2009
    Curtis gathers these guys and others (Rhys Darby, Ralph Brown, Ike Hamilton and Katherine Parkinson among them) as deejays and support personnel aboard Radio Rock, a tanker anchored in the North Sea broadcasting pop tunes around-the-clock, defying British government efforts to shut them down. Quick facts. (MSNBC -- Movies)

    Canoe man's wife to repay money made from fake death scam  Nov 12, 2009
    The couple convinced police, a coroner, financial institutions and even their two sons that he had drowned while canoeing in the North Sea in 2002. But he had been hidden away in a flat next to his wife's home, and they later embarked on a new life in Panama. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Britain Amps Up Nukes with 10 New Sites  Nov 11, 2009
    Doom-mongers warn of power cuts and supply shocks as North Sea reserves dwindle, energy demand rises, and obsolescence and climate change regulations take a large number of power stations out of the existing fleet. Yesterday's policy statements, which will be open for public consultation until February, will inform decision-making by the newly created Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC). (BusinessWeek)

    Carbon storage? Not under my house!  Nov 11, 2009
    The gas fields are considered by some a safer choice than current experiments under the the North Sea and the Sahara Desert where a water-bearing rock layer, or aquifer, is being used. It's only a trial; Shell says the Netherlands might need to store 30 million tons a year by 2025 and the entire country could potentially store 1 billion tons. (MSNBC -- International)

    Friday TV: Hardcore Profits  Nov 11, 2009
    It's hard to be anything but real when piloting a 15-metre trawler through a force 8 gale in the North Sea. The program follows the fortunes of a group of Scottish fishermen as they battle the weather, their own fatigue and the vagaries of the fish market to bring home a decent catch. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Bailout fund plan hits hurdles  Nov 10, 2009
    Saturday's meetings took place at the Fairmont Hotel in St. Andrews, near the famous golf course and overlooking the North Sea. Saturday's agenda focused on three main areas: structural reform of economies, stimulus and exit strategies for the current downturn and financing of climate change. (CNN -- International)

    Director Richard Curtis' pirate's life  Nov 9, 2009
    There was much laughter during a local screening of "Pirate Radio," a British comedy about a band of renegade disc jockeys who, in the 1960s, broadcast rock 'n' roll from a dilapidated tanker anchored in the middle of the North Sea. The station's location enabled it to circumvent a British law restricting the playing of pop music icons like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Who. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Suncor to Sell Up to $3.7 Billion in Assets, Tighten Focus on Oil Sands  Nov 7, 2009
    Gas fields in western Canada and the U.S. Rocky Mountains, North Sea assets and properties in Trinidad and Tobago may be sold, Suncor said in a statement. Asset sales are the right strategy, but the timing is going to be very tough because of the pricing environment and competition of other properties, said , who helps manage C$220 million at Lawrence Asset Management in Toronto. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Oil prices drop as US jobless spikes  Nov 7, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for December delivery shed 2. 12 to settle at 75. (India Times)

    Peak oil? Don't worry -- Obama's on the job  Nov 6, 2009
    Given the IEO's new projections, this would represent an extraordinary addition to global energy supplies just when key sources of conventional oil in places like Mexico and the North Sea are expected to suffer severe declines. The extraction of oil sands, however, could prove a pollution disaster of the first order. (Salon)

    This Driller Stacks Up Nicely  Nov 6, 2009
    Whenever the market turns (recent increased bidding activity for premium jackups in the UK North Sea is a good start), you'll benefit handsomely. In the meantime, it's nice to see that Rowan can do better than just tread water. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Canadian Natural Resources Profit Falls on Lower Prices for Oil and Gas  Nov 6, 2009
    Oil production before royalties rose 17 percent to 359,269 barrels a day on higher volumes from Horizon and African fields, partly offset by planned maintenance in the North Sea and a temporary curtailment of the Primrose East field in Canada. Gas output slipped 13 percent to 1. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Give us all a future  Nov 5, 2009
    In Norway's case, the boom was the result of being loaded with North Sea oil ... They did it because they knew North Sea oil was not going to last ... Its experience with North Sea oil in the 1960s gave rise to the term ''Dutch Disease. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Trico Reports Third Quarter Results -- Strength Continues in Subsea Services Businesses as Company Dramatically Improves Balance Sheet  Nov 5, 2009
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph S. Compofelice, commented, "The strength of our third quarter results reflects the strong performance by our subsea services divisions, DeepOcean and CTC Marine. These divisions have positioned us for future growth in emerging subsea markets with 45% of their revenues earned in Latin America, the Middle East/Mediterranean, China and other areas of Southeast Asia, substantially offsetting the weakness in the North Sea." ... For the Towing and Supply... (Primezone Releases)

    Oil prices rise before US energy report  Nov 4, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for December delivery climbed 39 cents to $78. 50 in London trade. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Offshore Wind Could Surge  Nov 4, 2009
    Twelve turbines in the North Sea are expected to generate 60 megawatts. While key offshore wind projects in the U.S. have gone through a regulatory quagmire, the thinking is that they may get off the ground now the Obama administration is prepared to back them. (Energy Pulse, CO)

    Stock Indexes Gain on Commodity Prices, Auto Sales; Bank Shares Decline  Nov 4, 2009
    2 percent to 454 yen after the trading company said it and a partner discovered oil in the North Sea. Gold, Oil Advance. (Bloomberg -- Japan)

    Talisman Quarterly Profit Tumbles 98 Percent on Lower Prices for Oil, Gas  Nov 4, 2009
    Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- , the Canadian oil explorer with reserves in North America, the North Sea and southeast Asia, said third-quarter profit slumped 98 percent as commodities prices tumbled. Net income slid to C$30 million ($27. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Red Back Mining, Talisman, West Fraser Timber Co.: Canadian Equity Preview  Nov 3, 2009
    (TLM CN): The oil and gas producer with operations on four continents and the North Sea is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before the market opens. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News estimate the company will report profit of 9 cents a share, on average. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Oil above $80 a barrel on US growth  Oct 30, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for December was up 10 cents to $78. 14. (India Times)

    Energy Economics and Some Energy Myths for the 21st Century  Oct 30, 2009
    If you encounter him some fine day, tell him that the output of the U.S. has peaked, as has the oil in the UK and Norwegian North Sea. Given the opportunity you should also mention that what was the second largest field in the world just a few years ago -- the Cantarell field in Mexico -- is declining at a startling rate. (Energy Pulse, CO)

    Paul Bloom, lawyer fought overpricing by oil firms; at 70  Oct 29, 2009
    Asked by the National Journal in 1980 whether he was letting companies off the hook, he said, I don t think I have to apologize to anybody, if I can get them to spend that money here instead of Nigeria or the North Sea. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)

    ConocoPhillips May Sell Stakes in Canada's Syncrude Oil-Sands Projects  Oct 29, 2009
    Pipelines, fuel terminals and southern North Sea gas properties also may go on the block, he said, and the companys 20 percent stake in Russias OAO Lukoil probably wont be sold. I still have difficulty understanding how you get to $10 billion with Lukoil off the table in terms of transactions that would be what I would consider to be accretive in the environment were currently in, said , an analyst at the Benchmark Co. in New York who has a hold rating on ConocoPhillips... (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    The plight of the bluefin  Oct 29, 2009
    The North Sea fishery collapsed in 1963, and a Brazilian fishery appeared in the early '60s only to vanish by 1967 ... They kept saying "there's no shortage of fish, but at the same time, they were selling parrot fish (filleted to disguise), because they completely overfished the reefs with massive numbers of fishpots. About 15 years ago a fishpot ban was introduced in Bermuda and parts of the reef system were set aside as breeding grounds. The fishermen were furious, but the law stood. Its... (BBC News -- Science)

    Indigo Books, Nexen Inc., Sherritt International: Canadian Equity Preview  Oct 28, 2009
    (NXY CN): The oil producer with operations in Canada, Nigeria and the North Sea reports third-quarter earnings at 7 a.m. in Calgary. On average, analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect the company to earn 22 cents a share, excluding certain items, compared with $1. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Cosmic Blast Rattles Indonesia  Oct 28, 2009
    The object was widely observed from the Netherlands and Germany, also caused thunder in the North of the Netherlands, and any leftovers probably dropped into the North Sea. There were even a couple of spectacular photos taken, like this http://twitgoo. (SkyAndTelescope.com)

    Oil price up ahead of inventory data  Oct 28, 2009
    London's Brent North Sea crude for December rose 66 cents to settle at 77. 92 dollars. (Business Report, South Africa)

    GulfMark Offshore Reports Operating Results for the Third Quarter of 2009  Oct 28, 2009
    50 per diluted share, reflecting weaker margins in the Americas and the North Sea, increased dry dock activity ahead of the previously identified plan, higher than normal professional fees and a higher revised tax rate ... The decrease was due to lower operating performance in the Americas, where operating margins decreased to 4% from 33% in the prior year, and to lower operating performance in the North Sea, where operating margins reduced to 28 ... 8 million, and utilization in the North Sea... (Primezone Releases)

    Physicists Are Discovering Ways To Build Rogue Waves Out Of Light  Oct 28, 2009
    Rogue waves were thought to be a sailor's tall tale until an 85-foot wave broke over an oil platform in the North Sea in 1995. Since then, scientists have tried to understand how such outsized waves arise from the erratic interactions of smaller waves on a choppy sea, with an eye toward creating them on purpose in the form of light traveling in an optical fiber. (Science Daily)

    * Oil prices hit one-year high, while metals rally  Oct 25, 2009
    On Londons InterContinental Exchange (ICE), Brent North Sea crude for December delivery climbed to US$78. 91 from US$75. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    Denmark O.K.'s Nord Stream Baltic Gas Pipe  Oct 23, 2009
    "This is not about dependency on Russia, but on not being dependent on only one source. We are currently 100 percent dependent on North Sea gas. We are thinking about the security of supply to Denmark and Sweden, both of whom currently get all their supplies from Denmark," said DONG Spokesman Ulrik Frohlke. Sweden is also currently deciding whether to approve Nord Stream, which has caused a major debate in Stockholm. (BusinessWeek)

    Mass extinctions: I am become Death, destroyer of worlds  Oct 23, 2009
    Other, smaller craters in the North Sea and Ukraine have been prayed in aid of this theory. Recent research suggests that there was, in fact, no impact in the North Sea at all, but the Ukrainian site does appear to be the result of a genuine collision that took place at the time of the dinosaur extinction and could therefore be connected with Shiva. (The Economist)

    Travel and Adventure Series offers five 'stops'  Oct 23, 2009
    Viewers journey from Solway Firth on the Irish Sea in Scotland, where the ruins of Sweetheart Abbey lie, to the North Sea coast of Yorkshire, England, across the Channel to France to the Provencal villages and Lamanoun caves and cliffs on the Mediterranean Sea. Inside Ireland, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)

    Oil prices head back towards $US82  Oct 23, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for December delivery advanced 25 US cents to $US79. 76 a barrel in early London trading. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Trico Marine Services, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call Information  Oct 23, 2009
    Trico Marine is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas and has a global presence with operations in the North Sea, West Africa, Mexico, Brazil and Southeast Asia as well as the Gulf of Mexico. For more information about Trico Marine Services, Inc. visit us on the web at. (Primezone Releases)

    Nexen Looks for Acquisitions, Will Be Selective About Offers, Romanow Says  Oct 22, 2009
    Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- which operates in Albertas oil sands, the North Sea and Nigeria, said it will be selective in its hunt for acquisitions because it sees many of them as uneconomical and poor fits ... Nexen has been through all of the data rooms on packages in the North Sea because it wants to add fields with a long life in that area ... 1 billion purchase of North Sea fields from EnCana Corp. in 2004, according to Bloomberg data. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Shark Teeth Provide Key To North Sea’s Climatic Past  Oct 21, 2009
    Shark Teeth Provide Key To North Sea s Climatic Past ... Shark Teeth Provide Key To North Sea s Climatic Past ... 20, 2009) A team of German and British scientists have used fossilised shark teeth to reconstruct the climate of the North Sea during the Palaeogene period, between 40 and 60 million years ago. (Science Daily)

    Oil price in New York nears US$80  Oct 20, 2009
    com - Oil price in New York nears US#dollar;80. Oil price in New York nears US 80 Posted: 20 October 2009 0453 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)

    Oil higher on weak dollar, equity gains  Oct 20, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for December delivery gained 12 cents to $77. 89. (India Times, India)

    New Insights Into Marine Ecosystems And Fisheries Production  Oct 19, 2009
    19, 2009) NOAA and Norwegian researchers recently completed a comparative analysis of marine ecosystems in the North Atlantic and North Pacific to see what factors support fisheries production, leading to new insights that could improve fishery management plans and the ecosystems. Known as MENU, for Marine Ecosystems of Norway and the U.S., the collaborative project involved scientists at the NOAA Fisheries Service s Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Alaska Fisheries Science Center and... (Science Daily)

    EU officials warn of disappearing cod  Oct 18, 2009
    Scientists estimated that in the 1970s there were more than 250,000 tons of cod in fishing grounds in the North Sea, eastern English Channel and Scandinavia's Skagerrak strait ... Norway and the EU jointly oversee cod stocks in North Sea, with each party regulating the stocks in its waters. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    * EU officials raise specter of disappearing cod stocks  Oct 18, 2009
    Scientists estimated that in the 1970s there were more than 250,000 tonnes of cod in fishing grounds in the North Sea, eastern English Channel and Scandinavias Skagerrak strait. In recent years, however, stocks have dropped to 50,000 tonnes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Carbon capture plant backed by EU  Oct 17, 2009
    Carbon produced at Hatfield would be stored under the North Sea ... The CSS technology captures the carbon released when coal burns and pipes it under the North Sea where it is stored for thousands of years. (BBC News -- Science)

    EU officials warn that overfishing could lead to cod disappearing  Oct 17, 2009
    Scientists estimated that there were more than 250,000 tons of cod in important fishing grounds in the North Sea, eastern British Channel, and Scandinavia s Skagerrak strait in the 1970s, but stocks have dropped to 50,000 tons in recent years. We are not that far away from a situation of complete collapse, said Jose Rodriguez, a marine biologist with the environmental group Oceana. (Boston Globe)

    Deep-sea Microbes: Nitrogen Mystery Solved?  Oct 17, 2009
    19, 2009) An intriguing discovery could overturn present thinking about the role of shelf seas such as the English Channel and North Sea in global nitrogen. (June 23, 2005) New findings show that a beneficial soil fungus plays a large role in nitrogen uptake and utilization in most. (Science Daily)

    FIREBALL PICTURE: Meteor Explodes Over the Netherlands  Oct 16, 2009
    The object was most likely a rogue that disintegrated shortly after hitting Earth's atmosphere, say experts, who speculate that pieces of the meteor may have landed in the North Sea (). "Indeed it was a huge event," said , of the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute at the University of Groningen. (National Geographic)

    Energy and climate change: Questioning the invisible hand  Oct 16, 2009
    With 40% of Britain s power already coming from gas plants, that is causing worries about over-reliance on a single fuel, particularly since dwindling North Sea stocks will force Britain to import more gas from overseas. But despite the rehabilitation of the case for regulation, politicians may find it hard to get a grip. (The Economist)

    Dollar slumps to 14-month low...  Oct 15, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for November delivery advanced 69 cents to 73. 09 dollars a barrel in London on Wednesday. (The Drudge Report)

    New York oil breaches $75 for first time in year  Oct 15, 2009
    London's Brent North Sea crude for November delivery advanced 70 cents to close at $73. 10 a barrel. (Business Report, South Africa)

    NYT: Eastern Europe fears Russian dominance  Oct 14, 2009
    Europe needs additional natural gas to compensate for declining output from the North Sea, he said, and Russia is the best place to get it. European officials have portrayed the project as one that helps unite Europe and enhance its collective energy security. (MSNBC -- International)

    Energy crisis postponed, new gas rescues world...  Oct 13, 2009
    This is almost unknown to the public, despite the efforts of Nick Grealy at "No Hot Air" who has been arguing for some time that Britain's shale reserves could replace declining North Sea output. Rune Bjornson from Norway's StatoilHydro said exploitable reserves are much greater than supposed just three years ago and may meet global gas needs for generations. (The Drudge Report)

    Oil weakens in Asian trade  Oct 13, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for November delivery sank 22 cents to USD 71. 14. (India Times)

    Cuts set to 'hit Scotland hard'  Oct 13, 2009
    He said: "Unfortunately, the report is inaccurate about the size of the public sector in Scotland. "The official figures for 2007/8 show that total public expenditure as a share of gross domestic product is 40% for Scotland, including a geographical share of North Sea resources in Scottish GDP, compared to a UK-wide figure of 41. "The Scottish government is already taking action to respond to cuts imposed by Westminster. "Our draft budget focuses on safeguarding effective delivery of frontline... (BBC News -- UK)

    Helicopter gearbox checks ordered  Oct 12, 2009
    Urgent checks have been ordered on the gearboxes of helicopters operating in the North Sea ... A CHC spokesperson said: "CHC has had no recent issues with the S-92. It operates in the UK North Sea and currently complies with the latest maintenance guidelines, which involve regular inspections, undertaken after every 10 flying hours. "This equally applies to the four S-92 search and rescue aircraft it operates on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. (BBC News -- UK)

    * Gold shoots to record high on doubts about greenback  Oct 11, 2009
    On Londons Intercontinental Exchange, Brent North Sea crude for November advanced to US$70. 14 a barrel from US$67. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Oil price up on new IEA demand forecast  Oct 10, 2009
    London's Brent North Sea crude for November gained 23 cents to $US70. 00. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Fall Film Releases 2009  Oct 9, 2009
    However, Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock, a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea, populated by an eclectic crew of rock-and-roll deejays. Starring: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh. (Carroll County Times, MD)

    Oil rebounds in Asia as aluminium giant posts profit  Oct 8, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for November delivery climbed 82 cents to $68. 02. (India Times, India)

    The European project, Eurofleets  Oct 8, 2009
    This is the research vessel Heincke operating in the North Sea ... Ship time is offered for Polarstern on its journey through the Atlantic into Antarctica or from Antarctica to Bremerhaven and also on RV Heincke, which is operating in the North Sea and the Northeast Atlantic. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Commencement of Bati Ayazli-1 Exploration well in the Black Sea, Offshore Turkey  Oct 7, 2009
    The deeper stratigraphic target has not been tested before in this area and the results will aid our understanding of the deeper potential in this area. The shallower target, if successful, will provide incremental gas production and will be tied back to the existing Ayazli field facility. (Canada Newswire)

    Oil falls in Asia on US recovery fears  Oct 5, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for November delivery dropped eight cents to $US67. 99 a barrel. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Oil prices fall as US job losses mount  Oct 3, 2009
    Brent North Sea crude for delivery in November sank $1. 26 to $67. (Business Report, South Africa)

    Inside the life of French filmmaker  Oct 2, 2009
    And so her film is set on her most formative shores, including the Belgian stretch of the North Sea where she grew up, the Mediterranean French town of S. te, and the Venice of Southern California. (Boston Globe)

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