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Less oil may spell problems for pipeline
The declining flow of oil from Alaska's North Slope is creating anxiety among executives who run the trans-Alaska pipeline. Within a matter of years, they say, they will need to take costly steps to preserve the life of the 800-mile-long line. If they aren't successful, ice and wax could become a serious problem for the pipeline, increasing the risk of corrosion and spills. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.'s sense of urgency isn't because the North Slope is running out of oil. The Slope's producing...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMB Property Corporation® (NYSE: AMB), a leading owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, today announced it signed lease agreements totaling 151,000 square feet (14,000 square meters) in its AMB Agua Fria Buildings 1 & 2...
Cathleen Augustine is an indomitable force in Fayette County. For five years, she has worked behind the scenes to build a strong organization for disadvantaged women in the county. And as Uniontown Dress for Success, the nonprofit she manages, enters its second year of operation, Augustine isn't...
Manila, December 27: At least four people died while 22 others were missing after a small inter-island ferry sank in waters south of the Philippine capital, the coast guard said Sunday, the second sea disaster in three days. The MV Baleno-9, carrying 88 passengers and crew, began listing and went...
Hyderabad, December 27: The South Central Railway is introducing a new Passenger train between Manuguru and Kazipet and a Weekly Holiday Special from Secunderabad to Bhadrachalam Road. The zonal railway has improved railway infrastructure and train services in the Dornakal-Bhadrachalam- Manuguru...
Hyderabad, December 27: Tourism and hospitality industry seems to be the worsthit sector in the State, more particularly in the State capital, due to the political crisis. Despite hoteliers slashing room rents by 30 to 40 per cent and air carriers offering...
Hyderabad, December 27: More than two months after the flood waters submerged the Srisailam hydel power station in October, four of the seven units (110 MW each) of the Srisailam Right Bank Power Station today started operations. The remaining three units will start functioning from January 15. The...
New Delhi, December 27: As a not-so-exciting year for the Hindi film industry comes to a close with Aamir Khan's superhit '3 Idiots', Bollywood is looking forward to a better year with some of the big budget releases in 2010. Shah Rukh Khan, who had done a brief role in 'Billu' this year, is coming...
By Brent Hopkins, Staff WriterUpdated: 12/26/2009 02:37:21 AM PST Related storiesTRANSFORMATION A decade that changed the nationDec 27:Looking back on 2001: The LakersLooking back at 2001: Los Angeles politicsLooking back on 2002: Secession failsLooking back on 2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger...
MUMBAI: The bubbly bimbette in Race, the girl-next-door in Vaaranam Aayiram, the love-struck heiress in De Dana Dan, the fiery Naxalite in Red Alert, the de-glam villager in Yeh Hausla or the sultry siren on magazine covers - which is the real Sameera Reddy? The Bollywood belle who's back in action...
WASHINGTON - After a miserable year mired in the worst downturn since the Great Depression, Americans can take comfort that 2010 is likely to get better. How much better depends on a wide range of factors, but few economists expect a robust rebound. "The pain of this economic downturn is going to be...
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