SHELL MALAYSIA TO INVEST RM5.1 BLN THIS YEAR

SHELL MALAYSIA TO INVEST RM5.1 BLN THIS YEAR
KOTA KINABALU, May 16 (Bernama) — Shell Malaysia will invest RM5.1 billionthis year to upgrade and expand its upstream, midstream and downstreamoperations.Its chairman, Anuar Taib, said one of the projects was the development ofthe Gumusut field, offshore Sabah. In a statement today, Anuar said in preparation for this, Shell, togetherwith its partners, would build South-East Asia’’s first …

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Is this America’s tsunami? 297 dead and thousands of homes destroyed as worst storm outbreak for 40 years cuts through …

Is this America’s tsunami? 297 dead and thousands of homes destroyed as worst storm outbreak for 40 years cuts through …
Large cities bore half-mile-wide scars the twisters left behind and firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors, with 210 people dead in Alabama.

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GE to introduce 660, 800 MW steam turbines in India this year

GE to introduce 660, 800 MW steam turbines in India this year
New Delhi, May 1 (PTI) Looking to strengthen its presence in the fast-growing power sector, General Electric will introduce 660 and 800 MW supercritical steam turbines in India this year.With India targeting a capacity addition of 1,00,000 MW in the 12th five-year plan (2012-17), the demand for various power equipment including high-efficiency turbines is expected to be significant. …

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Midstate voters face SPLOST questions this week

Midstate voters face SPLOST questions this week
Voters in Baldwin, Laurens and Putnam counties will go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to approve special purpose local option sales tax proposals.

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East St. John residents are asked to conserve water this weekend

East St. John residents are asked to conserve water this weekend
Residents of the east bank of St. John the Bapist Parish are being asked to avoid using excess water until Monday, while filters at the Laplace water treatment plant are replaced, parish spokeswoman Paige Braud said Thursday. The water is…

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Joe McQuaid’s Publisher’s Notebook: Lottery winner, speeding dad stories struck my funny bone this week

Joe McQuaid’s Publisher’s Notebook: Lottery winner, speeding dad stories struck my funny bone this week
Everyone, it seemed, got the fever. I myself am bringing suit against the gas station where I bought my ticket. I asked for the winning ticket, and I swear the woman behind the counter said, “This is a winner.”

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Bungalow project to launch this month with only 21 units left

Bungalow project to launch this month with only 21 units left
A DOUBLE-storey bungalow project known as Ukay Seraya in Ukay Heights will be launched this month when the show houses are ready.

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Space Pictures This Week: Cosmic Gem, Sun Burp, Vegas

Space Pictures This Week: Cosmic Gem, Sun Burp, Vegas
A supernova leftover glows like an opal, the sun spews hot gas, snow blankets the Midwest, and more in the week’s best space pictures.

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City utility bills to rise this month

City utility bills to rise this month
SEGUIN — City residents will see some increases in several items on their city utility bills received this month. With the start of the city’s new fiscal year on Oct. 1, utility bill increases approved along with adoption of the city’s budget for fiscal 2011 are going into effect.

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Is this the start of the element wars?

Is this the start of the element wars?
A spat between Japan and China highlights how a depletion in essential elements is already straining relations between countries

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