The oil field service companies accommodate the wireline services to the exploration and production (E&P) companies of oil and natural gas. There has been a continuous increase in the exploration and production activities of oil and gas in finding new areas of unconventional resources, which has immensely bolstered the growth of the global wireline services market. These wireline services are required by the oil and gas industries for its entire lifecycle which includes exploration, drilling, completion, stimulation, and intervention.

AHRLAC made its debut public flight on August 13. It is the first military fixed wing aircraft to be fully designed, tested and developed in Africa. The aircraft addresses a key industry need by performing the combined tasks that previously required four separately configured planes. It integrates designs from attack helicopters, surveillance platforms and reconnaissance aircraft with ability to carry surveillance, weapons, radar and electronic warfare systems.

The Cecon Pride is a multipurpose offshore construction vessel constructed for the Norwegian oilfield services company Cecon.  Davie’s Chief Executive Officer, Alan Bowen, commented, “This ship is the most complex commercial vessel to have ever been built at a North American shipyard. It’s also the largest vessel built in Canada in over 25 years, since Davie held the previous record.”

“Let’s put it this way, junior miners have had quite the challenging time over the last two years.” Those are the words of John Gravelle, Partner and Global Mining Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), when questioned about what life has been like for the junior mining sector, both in Canada and beyond.

Regrettably, the issue of conflict minerals is not a new one. Even more regrettable is the fact that minerals mined in conditions of armed conflict and human rights abuses continue to find their way to market.

A company best known for its Firefox browser, Mozilla has launched a new low-cost smartphone in India that will retail for 1,999 rupees ($33). The phone is for sale exclusively on India's online shopping site, Snapdeal.

The 24/7 boss
This boss puts everything into their job and is constantly looking to take one for the team. They have no concept of the word ‘holiday’ and are in regardless of the weather, or even their own health. Of course, they expect you to meet the same high standards, so forget about trying to leave early to catch your dentist appointment.

Announcing first half figures that showed a swing back into the black with a net profit of $1.72 billion for the period compared to a $9.39 billion loss in the first half last year,Glencore declared an interim dividend of $0.06 a share. It now plans to return $1 billion to investors over the next six months through a share buyback.