10/29/2009 07:24AM
Roto-Mix was honored to assist Karan Beef with an expansion project for their Heidelberg, South Africa feedlot.
10/15/2009 07:19AM
Parents in some of Africa's poorest countries are cutting back on school, clothes and basic medical care just to give their children a meal once a day, experts say.
07/29/2009 07:49AM
The Libyan economy is heavily dependent on the hydrocarbon industry which, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), accounted for over 95 percent of export earnings; an estimated 85-90 percent of fiscal revenues; and over 70 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008. According
05/13/2009 10:26AM
OPEC Net Oil Export Revenues
Country
Nominal ($B)
Real (2000$B)
2008
2009
2010
Jan-Apr 2009
2008
2009
2010
Jan-Apr 2009
Algeria
$70
NA
NA
$10
$57
NA
NA
$8
Angola
$68
NA
NA
$10
$55
NA
NA
$8
Ecuador
$10
NA
NA
$1
$8
NA
NA
$1
Iran
$82
NA
05/13/2009 07:24AM
Algeria is an important exporter of oil and natural gas and is a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In 2008, Algeria produced 1.42 million bbl/d of crude oil. Algeria was the fourth largest crude oil producer in Africa after Nigeria (1.94), Angola (1.89), and Libya
02/03/2009 08:29AM
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- There is huge potential for biofuel production in sub-Saharan African countries such as Nigeria, Uganda and Angola, provided there is a concerted effort from key stakeholders. The production of feedstock and the fuel itself would ultimately lead to socio
12/19/2008 01:02PM
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Saudi Arabia's new oil production target under the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' latest output cut is 8.05 million barrels a day, which is marginally lower than the kingdom's previous quota in November, according to an OPEC document obtained by Dow Jones Newswires
12/17/2008 07:48AM
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Oil prices have bounced back from a four-year low, but analysts and traders aren't quite ready to call a bottom to the market.
Crude futures traded down to $40.50 a barrel earlier this month, marking a 70% plunge since July and the erasure of four years of gains in just five months
11/20/2008 10:39AM
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar officials are enthusiastic about a company's big farming plans for an undeveloped area but say the deal won't go ahead if it threatens the island's unique ecology.
An environmental impact assessment was to begin shortly, the Malagasy Environment Office said