Etinde Permit (Cameroon) Farm-in Transaction

September 17th, 2009 PARIS - Mnazi Bay, Tanzania: Maurel & Prom will farm in to a 38.22% participating interest in the Mnazi Bay permit, with a 47.775% participating interest for Exploration Operations (the difference being due to Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation's (TPDC) 20% participating interest in all but Exploration Operations). Maurel & Prom will assume operatorship of all Petroleum Operations under the PSA (Production Sharing Agreement).

September 1st, 2009 NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands - Ballast Nedam's heavy lift vessel Svanen left the port of Rotterdam last week end. The Svanen has been commissioned by Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors to drive 56 steel piles for the foundations of the Belwind offshore wind farm off the coast of Zeebrugge (Belgium).

June 16th, 2009 BRUSSELS - On 15 June, tens of thousands of people from around the world joined in celebrating the enormous benefits of wind power during the first ever Global Wind Day. "Wind energy is a driving force for climate protection, economic development and the creation of future-proof jobs", said German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel.

June 14th, 2009 HOOGVLIET, The Netherlands - Today, investment company Lenstar signed a contract at Verwater Group Headquarters in Hoogvliet, for the build of a new tank farm in Kedah, Malaysia. Shiv Grewal, Chairman of the UK based Lenstar Investment Ltd and Managing Director of Lenstar Mohammad Munir Malik, both put their signature to the 220 million euro agreement.

May 25th, 2009 RADSTOCK, England - With Photo From the seed of an idea five years ago, Alexandra Heard an enterprising Wiltshire mum and David Horler, a Somerset farmer are now ploughing their way into thousands of young children's hearts with their Tractor Ted farming films and books made using real life 'fly on the wall' content. Docu-stories which cover 'Grow your Own', 'The Four Seasons' and 'Outdoor Activities' have been instrumental in showing youngsters how the cycles of farming bring the bread to their plate; encourage them to grow their own and relish the outdoors.

May 21st, 2009 MONROVIA, Liberia - Fortress Group, in Partnership with Liberian Business Partner imports a shipload of Cement After more than four decades of dominance of the Liberian cement market by a single company, a milestone was dramatically accomplished in Liberia on Monday May 18, when the first shipment of 12,500 mt of high grade cement entered the Liberian Port, with another shipload of 25,000 mt scheduled to arrive in June and every month thereafter. The deal was made possible under a JV partnership arrangement between Fortress Group of New York & Hong Kong, and Srimex Enterprises of Liberia.

May 18th, 2009 VANCOUVER - Gold Star Resources Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: GXXFF; TSX-V; GXX) www.goldstarresources.com announced today the launch of a non-profit entity called Gold Star Humanitarian Society as part of the Canadian company's commitment to contributing to the social welfare of the Liberian people throughout its resource exploration permit area within the Roberts and Bassa Basins of south coastal Liberia.

May 10th, 2009 OTTAWA - Arnold Van Ginkel is owed a debt of gratitude by the Canadian pork industry for putting the health of the industry first and the interests of his own farm second. Van Ginkel's herd was placed under a CFIA quarantine April 28, 2009 after he voluntarily reported influenza-like symptoms in his herd coupled with the fact that a worker in his barn had recently visited Mexico and had suffered flu-like symptoms.

May 6th, 2009 HAIFA, Israel - Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) ("ORL"), Israel's largest oil refiner, received today from Israel Petrochemicals Enterprises ("IPE"), which holds 15.76% in ORL, its announcement on the receipt of a control permit under the Government Companies Decree (announcement on vital interests of the State in Oil Refineries Ltd.

March 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Vatican has yet again been forced to revise statements made by Pope Benedict XVI as he embarked on a foreign trip. En route to Cameroon on March 17, the pope claimed that condom use would "aggravate the problem" of HIV.

September 16th, 2009 Cameroon lightning strike kills 5 schoolchildrenYAOUNDE, Cameroon — A lightning bolt killed five children at their school in northwest Cameroon as they were preparing to begin their school day, a local doctor said Wednesday. Some 58 others were taken to a hospital near the small village of Bamali, which is some 285 miles (460 kilometers) northwest of the capital, Yaounde.

August 30th, 2009 Cameroon train crashes kill 11, injure hundredsYAOUNDE, Cameroon — Cameroon's state-run television says two train crashes within 24 hours have killed at least 11 people. Minister of Communication Issa Tchiroma Bakary told the broadcaster Sunday that nearly 400 people were injured in the crashes in the capital Yaounde.

March 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - France is going all out to woo qualified Indian professionals with liberalised work permits. Jean Yves Lavoir, the head of professional immigration department in France's immigration ministry, is now in India to create awareness about the new liberalised categories and to increase the number of applicants.

June 11th, 2009 1 dies in propane explosion at Minn. farm supplierWACONIA, Minn.

September 18th, 2009 Sempra Energy, BP partner in wind farm projectSAN DIEGO — Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, said Friday it has become an equal partner with BP Wind Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of BP PLC, in developing a wind farm in Indiana. The venture will help develop a 200-megawatt Fowler Ridge II Wind Farm on a 17,000-acre site about 90 miles northwest of Indianapolis.

May 1st, 2009 Barbecue joint needs permit for busty mannequinREADING, Ohio — A man who runs a suburban Cincinnati barbecue joint says the busty mannequin he put out front has been good for business, but city officials say he needs a permit to keep her there. The Design and Review Board in suburban Reading said under city rules, the figure is considered a sign, requiring a permit.

March 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Supermodel Claudia Schiffer has fulfilled her childhood dream of living in a farm by building up a collection of countryside animals and exotic pets. The 38-year-old model keeps her pets at her country retreat in Suffolk, England.

March 20th, 2009 ATHENS - Pirates seized a Greek-owned cargo ship off the coast of Somalia late Thursday, Greece's merchant marine ministry said. The Saint-Vincent-flagged cargo ship Titan, with 24 crew, was loaded with steel and was reportedly sailing from the Black Sea when pirates seized the ship off Somalia.

August 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Monday said they were extending their talks for a proposed $23-billion financial alliance till Aug 31, having failed to reach a pact within the earlier deadline that had expired Friday. "No decision or agreement to acquire any shares or implement the potential transaction outlined above has yet been made by the boards of either MTN or Bharti," the South African telecom company said in a statement.

July 6th, 2009 Big Western power generator plans Colo wind farmDENVER — A major regional power supplier has reached a deal to buy electricity from a new wind farm in Colorado. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association formally signed a 20-year deal on Monday to buy power from a wind farm that Duke Energy will build near Burlington in eastern Colorado.