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Strata-X Reports Oil Flow on Burkett 5-34HOR, Vail Oil Project
DENVER, COLORADO and BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND and VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 22, 2014) - The directors and management of Strata-X Energy Ltd. ("Strata-X" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SXE)(ASX:SXA) are pleased to announce that, following the successful...Full Story
ASI team inspects Jagannath temple - Visit follows earthquake SUBHASHISH MOHANTY Bhubaneswar, May 22: An ...
Bhubaneswar, May 22: An expert team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) today inspected the 12th century Jagannath temple in Puri to find out whether the earth quake that hit the state yesterday had any impact on the temple. | The team visited the temple followi...Full Story
Quake epicenter baffles experts
VISAKHAPATNAM: Wednesday night tremors have not only rattled denizens but also baffled geo and ocean scientists who maintain that the northern Bay of Bengal, which was the epicenter of the quake, is not an earthquake-prone zone. | Therefore, extensive studies and field ...Full Story
East coast suffers first earthquake
Visakhapatnam: The 5.8-magnitude quake with epicentre in the Bay of Bengal, around 275 km southeast of Paradip grabbed the attention of scientists and made them take up a fresh investigation into the reactivation of fault lines in the Bay. | The quake occurred between t...Full Story
Kolkata lucky to escape a tsunami-like disaster
KOLKATA: It is probably the strike-slip movement of the tectonic plates and the depth of the fault that prevented a potentially devastating tsunami from striking the eastern coast on Wednesday night. Kolkata was among the cities that were shaken by the tremor, which had...Full Story
No confirmation on city feeling tremors: GSI
NAGPUR: The 6.0-magnitude earthquake that occurred on Wednesday night with its epicentre in the Bay of Bengal was recorded by the seismology observatory at the regional headquarters of Geological Survey of India (GSI) here. Though the tremors caused due to the quake wer...Full Story
Tremors felt in Delhi unusual, says expert
It’s highly unusual for a moderate earthquake that occurred beneath the sea in the Bay of Bengal to be felt as far as Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, averred an expert. | Expressing surprise over reports that tremors were felt in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh during Wednesday ...Full Story
Minor earthquake centered in Powhatan felt in Northeast U.S.
A relatively minor earthquake centered in Powhatan County was felt as far north as New York, but aside from jarred nerves and shaking buildings, the tremors caused no major problems, emergencies, damage or injuries in central Virginia, authorities said. | The magnitude-...Full Story
As Central Valley fog disappears, fruit crops decline, too
The soupy thick tule fog that regularly blanketed the Central Valley and terrorized unsuspecting motorists during the winter has been slowly disappearing over the past three decades, a University of California at Berkeley study has found. | The blinding mists may not be...Full Story
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HRT proposes reverse split of Common Shares and Global Depositary Shares
Canada Newswire RIO DE JANEIRO, May 22, 2014 /CNW/ - HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. (the "Company" or "HRT") (BM&FBOVESPA: HRTP3, TSX-V: HRP), announces today that further to the meeting of the Company's Board of Directors held on May 13, 2014, the shareh...
Hemlo comparison drives 200% rise in Harte Gold (T.HRT) shares
Stockhouse For mining people of a certain vintage, talk of the Hemlo gold discoveries in northern Ontario conjures certain romantic notions that are unrivalled in the Canadian exploration scene. | Initially dismissed as another one of Murray Pezim’s moose...
500 Right Whales Could Face the Wrong Fate (Op-Ed)
Yahoo Daily News Sara Young is a marine scientist at Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world's oceans. She contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. | Even before the heyday of wha...
Xmet Acquires Metals Creek's Graphite Target 7KM West of Zenyatta's Albany Project, Significantly Increases Land Position
Stockhouse TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 22, 2014) - Xmet Inc. ("Xmet" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:XME) is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive option agreement (the "Agreement") with Metals Creek Resources Corp. to acquire up to a sixt...
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On: Busy Stretch for Large Earthquakes
Yahoo Daily News If you have gotten the sense that Earth has been active lately, you were right. | A Live Science analysis of U.S. Geological Survey data finds that April's first three weeks were the busiest stretch for earthquakes going back to at least the begi...
Benguet readies for El Niño
Sun Star LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Governor Nestor Fongwan said irrigation in the province must be set to place in preparation for the anticipated dry spell. | The governor has tapped the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist to look into the impact of the El ...
Studies: Wildfires worse due to global warming
Denver Post WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastating wildfires scorching Southern California offer a glimpse of a warmer and more fiery future, according to scientists and federal and international reports. | In the past three months, at least three different stu...
Gray Fox Petroleum Corp. Provides Exploration Update for West Ranch Prospect
Stockhouse DALLAS, May 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Fox Petroleum Corp. (OTCBB:GFOX) (herein after "Gray Fox," and/or "the Company") is pleased to provide an update on its exploration plan to identify drilling targets on its 32,723-acre West Ranch Prospect...
Tombstone Exploration Corporation Announces Update on Its Zebra Exploration Project
Stockhouse PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwired - May 22, 2014) - Tombstone Exploration Corporation (OTCQB: TMBXF) (BERLIN: UDNA) announced today that the Company has applied for new State Exploration Permits for minerals, including gold, silver and copper in the eastern ...
MPVC'S second drill arrives at NW Manitoba Uranium project
Canada Newswire KELOWNA, BC, May 22, 2014 /CNW/ - MPVC Inc. (TSXV : UNO) ("MPVC", the "Company") is pleased to report that the RAB drill has now arrived on site at the Company's Northwest Manitoba Uranium project which was recently optioned from CanAlaska Uranium ...
Dolphin mobilising high capacity 3D seismic vessel
Offshore Shipping Online - | More | Dolphin Geophysical has confirmed that the�high-capacity 3D seismic vessel Polar Marquis has�been taken on charter from GC Rieber Shipping for a firm period of 3.5 years with 2+2 years options. | The vessel has just completed a significant...
‘Quake not in subduction zone’
The Hindu The earthquake in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday night did not trigger a tsunami because it was not in the subduction zone and was well below the threshold level for generating such an event, experts said. | R.K. Chadha, senior scientist at National ...
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