Coal, Cost and Culture: “Some People Say”…Culture’s Link to Optimisation and Profit
August 2012: Culture changes in the work place can lead to tangible changes in productivity and profit if managed correctly.
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August 2012: Culture changes in the work place can lead to tangible changes in productivity and profit if managed correctly.
Instinct Energy, an energy company focusing on unconventional gas opportunities in southern Africa, is to start drilling initial CBM wells in the Huab basin in northwest Namibia. The company plans to reveal the results at the Unconventional Gas Aberdeen 2012 conference.
A year on from the initial announcement, Robin Cohen, Deloitte LLP, UK, outlines the UK Electricity Market Reform and its potential impacts on coal-fired power generation.
Barry Baxter reports on the debate over mine nationalisation in South Africa.
Demand in Australia and New Zealand for experienced engineers from the UK will remain high in 2013, and for the next five years, despite conflicting reports that the mining and natural resources boom in Australia is slowing down.
Coal mining in the UK has received a boost after planning permission was granted for the extraction of coal in Northumberland. Mining operations are now expected to begin next year.
Honeywell has received an order to supply a data consolidation and reporting solution to support operations at Australia Pacific LNG’s coal seam gas to LNG project.
July 2012: when mining companies make acquisitions, the focus is on the plant and equipment and this means the attendant workforce can be neglected.
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a study on the competition between coal, natural gas and petroleum used for electricity generation, which estimates what economists refer to as the elasticity of substitution among the fuels.
Solid Energy has completed its purchase of the assets of Pike River Coal Ltd with the final US$ 5 million tranche of the US$ 7.5 million purchase price now paid.
TROLEXPERT is a new information source for the coal and mining industry from Trolex Ltd and Energy Global. Each month will provide answers to topical questions and challenges facing the industry. This month, TROLEXPERT asks: what is the importance of methane concentration when looking to extract and exploit methane technology projects?
South Africa’s potential as one of the great producers and exporters of coal is being constantly hampered by a thorny combination of policy decisions, poor infrastructure and global economic conditions. Barry Baxter reports.