PAPUA NEW GUINEA LNG PROCEEDS TO FULL EXECUTION (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
MELBOURNE, March 15 (Bernama) — The massive Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has reached financial close and the project now is proceeding in full, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reports.
Cyclone Ului damages buildings in Solomon Islands (People’s Daily)
Strong winds from Cyclone Ului have damaged semi-permanent houses and buildings in Rennell in Solomon Islands, according to media reports on Monday. Julian Makaa, a spokesperson for the Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office, said on Monday that some houses along seaside in the Weather Coast of Guadalcanal have also been washed away, as strong winds and heavy rain continued to …
Papua New Guinea LNG project gets final green light (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SYDNEY, March 15 (Reuters) – The consortium behind a $15 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project planned for Papua New Guinea gave a final green light to the development on Monday, saying it had secured $14 billion in debt funding.
Solomon Islands under warnings for Category 4 Cyclone Ului (EurekAlert!)
( NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center ) There are two powerful cyclones in the Southern Pacific Ocean this week, Tomas and Ului. Ului is a Category 4 Cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale and is affecting the Solomon Islands where warnings and watches have been posted today, March 15. NASA satellite data has confirmed that Ului is a strong cyclone with a wide reach.
Russia to train nuclear power experts for Vietnam (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has concluded a memorandum of understanding on training nuclear power experts with the Russian group Rosatom.
Papua New Guinea LNG Project Clears Final Conditions to Proceed (Finanzen.net)
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) today announced that sales and purchase agreements with liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers and financing …
Solomon Islands Women Tell Their Story (Scoop.co.nz)
* Pacific Media Centre on Twitter – http://twitter.com/pacmedcentre Solomon Islands Women ‘Barrier Breakers’ Tell Their Story
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with the Domain Manager for Papua New Guineas PG ccTLD (Web Host Industry Review)
March 15, 2010 — The nonprofit body responsible for the assignment of domain names and IP addresses has signed an agreement with the Papua New Guinea University of Technology, which manages the .PG country code top level domain, to formalize its commitment and responsibilities as a domain manager.
Solomon Islands Under Warnings for Category 4 Cyclone Ului (redOrbit)
Image Caption: NASA’s AIRS instrument provided an infrared look at Ului’s cold thunderstorm cloudtops (blue and purple) on March 14 at 0311 UTC. Ului’s eye is visible in the storm’s center. Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen
Solomon Islands under warnings for category 4 Cyclone Ului (PhysOrg)
There are two powerful cyclones in the Southern Pacific Ocean this week, Tomas and Ului. Ului is a Category Four Cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale and is affecting the Solomon Islands where warnings and watches have been posted today, March 15. NASA satellite data has confirmed that Ului is a strong cyclone with a wide reach.
Vietnam’s market share in Cambodia up (Nhân Dân)
At a fair showcasing Vietnam-made goods in Cambodia. The market share for Vietnamese goods in Cambodia rose steadily in early 2010, making it a topic of discussion at a seminar on integrating into the Cambodian market, held in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday.
