South African President Jacob Zuma called for a “dramatic” policy shift to create jobs and ensure wealth is spread more evenly in a nation where white males still dominate the economy 18 years after the end of apartheid.
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has received an order for turbines with total capacity of 90 megawatts from a project in Sweden backed by the Swedish global furniture retailer IKEA, Vestas said.
There is a new must-read investigation into documented environmental contamination of groundwater around the country from oil and gas waste that has never before been brought to light. NRDC has been sounding the alarm about the dangers of oil and gas waste.
EXPORT revenue from mining and energy will hit a record $209 billion in the coming financial year, as a wave of new resources projects click into gear, an official forecaster says.
Mining the plentiful resources of the moon and near-Earth asteroids could alter the course of human history, adding trillions of dollars to the world economy and spurring our species’ spread out into the solar system, a new breed of space enterpreneur says.
Brazilian mining giant Vale said on Monday it closed the sale of its coal assets in Colombia for $407 million in cash to a unit of Colombian Natural Resources, a mining company controlled by U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs.
Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), the association for digital multichannel television, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery across Asia, is led by a Board of Directors, supported by the CASBAA Council of Governors—its leading advisory group.
THE CASBAA Council of Governors comprises 50% Patron Governors matched by representatives of non-patron Members. The Chairman, along with the Board of Directors who are responsible for the management of the Association, are elected for a two-year term. Both Chairman and Directors are elected from the Council of Governor.
On the operational side, CASBAA is managed by the Chief Executive (CEO) who is responsible for the Association’s membership and committee activities and for the organization of industry events such as the annual CASBAA Convention.
The following CASBAA committees play a key role in establishing the priorities and initiatives of the Association: Advertising and Research Committee, CSR Committee, OTT and Connected Media Group, Operator’s Group, Regulatory and Anti-Piracy Committee, Satellite Industry Committee, and Technology Advisory Group.
The CASBAA committee system plays a key role in establishing the priorities and initiatives of the Association and of the industries that CASBAA represents. The Chairman of each committee is responsible for inviting representatives from member companies to join their committee. An individual member of the board of Directors has oversight of each committee’s activities and liaises directly with its Chairman.
According to Simon Twistin Davies, CASBAA CEO, the Committee rules are:
First, each CASBAA Committee shall elect a Chairman at the start of each operating year, such year to commence from that of the first meeting of the CASBAA Council of Governors following the Annual General Meeting of the Association and end twelve months following. Until such time, the previous year’s Committee Chairman shall be in office.
Second, at the first meeting of each operating year, each Committee shall identify a minimum of three Goals and Objectives and provide the Chief Executive Officer with a draft timeline for the delivery of such Goals and Objectives. These Goals and Objectives will be generally agreed with the nominated CASBAA Board Member charged with oversight of the Committee’s activities.
Third, the Board member responsible the committee shall report directly to the Board of Directors and will ensure that the committee standing orders are adhered to.
Fourth, each committee shall meet a minimum of five times each year.
Fifth, Committees, led by their Chairman, may invite any voting member or nominee member of the Association to sit on such Committees.
Sixth, each Committee shall seek to reach consensus on every matter considered by the Committee. However, each Committee shall make final decisions based on a majority vote of the members of such Committee. The Chairman must also provide the opportunity for a “minority position†to be registered and ensure that such position is recorded in the minutes of the meeting for such Committee.
Seventh, in the event of a disagreement in any measure or action recommended by the majority of the Committee, the minority shall have the right to request the Chairman of such Committee to bring the disagreement and the view of the minority to the attention of the Board of Directors through the Chief Executive Officer. With the approval of the Board of Directors, the minority supported initiative may also be implemented by the Chief Executive Officer.
Eighth, it is the duty of the Chairman of each committee to ensure that minutes are taken and then distributed to all Committee members and the Executive Office no more than ten working days after each meeting of his/her committee and to provide, at minimum, a bi-monthly report to the Chief Executive Officer on progress against the stated/agreed objectives of the committee.
Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LPI) (“Laredo” or “the Company”) announced today that its chairman and chief executive officer, Randy A. Foutch received the 2012 Ernst & Young Serial Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Southwest Area North. The award recognized Foutch’s repeated success in founding and building four oil and natural gas exploration and production companies during the past 20 years.
Sable Mining Africa Limited, the AIM listed exploration company, is pleased to announce highly encouraging initial results from its early stage surface sampling and mapping programme on the 532 sq km Kpo Iron Ore Project in northern Liberia (‘Kpo Project’). The Kpo Project is located in the highly prospective West African Shield, where a number of world class iron ore projects are currently being developed
Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), the association for digital multichannel television, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery across Asia, is led by a Board of Directors, supported by the CASBAA Council of Governors—its leading advisory group.
THE CASBAA Council of Governors comprises 50% Patron Governors matched by representatives of non-patron Members. The Chairman, along with the Board of Directors who are responsible for the management of the Association, are elected for a two-year term. Both Chairman and Directors are elected from the Council of Governor.
On the operational side, CASBAA is managed by the Chief Executive (CEO) who is responsible for the Association’s membership and committee activities and for the organization of industry events such as the annual CASBAA Convention.
The following CASBAA committees play a key role in establishing the priorities and initiatives of the Association: Advertising and Research Committee, CSR Committee, OTT and Connected Media Group, Operator’s Group, Regulatory and Anti-Piracy Committee, Satellite Industry Committee, and Technology Advisory Group.
The executives are the following:
Simon Twiston Davies is the Chief Executive Officer. His role is to lead CASBAA in representing the interests of the pay-TV industry and related telecoms and new media companies across the Asia Pacific region. Before taking his current post, Davies was the CEO of Kagan Asia Media, the Asian regional division of Kagan Associates. Davies is also a seasoned journalist, specializing in Asian television and telecoms industries.
John Medeiros is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer. He oversees CASBAA’s anti-piracy and regulatory activities and leads the Association’s program of engagement with regulatory officials on behalf of the pay-TV industry. He also coordinates education, legal and enforcement activities related to intellectual property. Prior to CASBAA, Medeiros spent most of his career in government relations work in Asia.
Jill Grinda is the Vice President for Operations. She provides overall direction and guidance to the operational activities of the CASBAA office as well as identifying and developing new revenue opportunities and cultivating relationships with culturally diverse partners of the Association. Prior to CASBAA, Grinda was Worldwide Distribution Director for Euronews.
Anja Mitra is Executive Director for India. He leads CASBBA’s India initiatives and represents the interests of the organization’s member companies active in India’s pay-TV and related telecoms and new media sectors. Before taking his current post, Anjan, with a journalistic background of over 20 years, was the Executive Editor of India’s largest media portal, Indiantelevision.com.
Jenny Setnicker is the Head of Advertising Development. She is responsible for marketing the benefits of multi-channel advertising and new investment on the development of data and actionable insights relevant to the multichannel TV sector in all its forms. As the lead and dedicated resource for CASBAA Advertising, she will promote the value proposition for pay TV to media agencies, clients and network owners.
CASBAA is also working closely with a variety institutions and industry organizations such as: Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), formed in 1964, a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organizations; The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT), a trade association representing the interests of the commercial broadcasting sector in Europe; Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority (HKBA), an organization responsible for licensing and regulating the broadcasting industry in Hong Kong; and, International Television Expert Group (ITVE), a global television business information and networking platform.
An oil and gas boom is tipped to replace the minerals boom and deliver hundreds of billions of dollars to the economy but add further strain to struggling parts of the nation.
As the Minerals Council of Australia cast doubt on revenue from the mining tax, the oil and gas sector said WA would be the biggest winner from increasing demand in China and other parts of north Asia.
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by Steve Lillebuen | BRISBANE TIMES
It’s go west or go north, according to the latest census, as Australians move to new mining towns.
Our diversity is growing, the census figures reveal, with a quarter of Australians now born overseas, many coming from a growing surge in Indian and Chinese migration.
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By: Reggie Sikhakhane | ENGINEERING NEWS
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusam- menarbeit (GIZ), in Sep-tember last year, on behalf of the German Government, started the roll-out of the R120-million South African–German Energy Programme (Sagen), which will focus on improving framework conditions and capacities for enhanced investment in renewable energies and energy efficiency in South Africa.
by Pamela Newenham | IRISH TIMES
ENERGY COMPANY Falcon Oil & Gas is to relocate to Dublin, the company said yesterday.
The Canadian-listed company, which specialises in unconventional oil and gas exploration, is to move its corporate headquarters from Denver, Colorado, to Dublin in the coming months.
by Martin Pretty | BRISBANE TIMES
SERVICING miners rather than owning mines or prospective mines has always seemed to be the safer bet.
Mining services groups make their profits as they assist with design and construction of new plants, while the owners of these impressive bits of machinery and infrastructure must make a huge up-front investment and may not know whether it was a profitable investment for a decade.
L&L Energy Inc. agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Lashu coal mine in the Guizhou, China from Union Energy with an initial payment of $314,000, a move the company said will help it consolidate its holdings in the area.
JUNIOR miner Stanmore Coal will bring more than 750 jobs to the Toowoomba and Surat Basin regions when it develops a Wandoan mine worth $378 million.
Construction could begin in early 2014 if the plan can leap the environmental stumbling blocks from the state and federal governments.
via DESIGN BUILD SOURCE AUSTRALIA
Renewable energy infrastructure in Australia is beginning to develop strong foundations. With the implementation of wind farms, solar farms and other large-scale green infrastructure projects taking root nationwide, it is possible to now monitor and understand the effects they are having on a multitude of levels.
Resources and mining companies making news include Whitehaven Coal receiving a non-binding privatisation proposal from billionaire Nathan Tinkler, Gloucester Coal receives approval from the Supreme Court of Victoria for the proposed merger with Yancoal Australia, BlueScope says it has no plans for anequity raising, AGL Energy and First Solar will start working on two solar power projects and Leighton Holdings finalises a new $425 million lease facility.
