BP today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2013.
Calgary Herald, by James Wood. The Alberta government says it isn’t rattled by U.S. President Barack Obama’s skepticism over the benefits of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, despite the high stakes riding on approval of the energy project.
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Comment: We applaud Minister Dallas for bringing the truth squad to the rescue. We are embarrassed that America's president would use his bully pulpit to bully the facts, mislead the public and use such dishonesty as a basis for delaying approval of this — and other important — energy projects. -dh |
In a weekend interview with the New York Times, Obama scoffed at the notion of the controversial pipeline as a large generator of employment, suggesting it would create only 2,000 jobs during construction.
But Cal Dallas, Alberta’s Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations, said Monday the president was focused on a narrow definition of job creation, noting the State Department’s own draft report on Keystone said the project would support 42,100 direct, indirect and induced jobs annually in the U.S over a two-year period.
From our friend Paul Ziff (NGP Photo):
For some time we at Ziff Energy have been seeking a partner with the resources and global footprint to help us expand our offerings and better serve our worldwide customer base. Today I am pleased to tell you we have found just such a partner.
Ziff Energy Group is now part of Solomon Associates, the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry. Reflecting this merger, our new name will be Ziff Energy, a Division of Solomon Associates. Solomon, based in Dallas with offices worldwide, focuses on helping energy companies identify and close gaps in operational performance. Like Ziff Energy, it is led by a team of consultants with significant hands-on operational experience.
Solomon’s midstream and downstream benchmarking and consulting services are a perfect complement to our experience in upstream benchmarking. Our merger gives the energy industry a benchmarking services provider that can cover everything from the wellhead to specialty chemicals. Solomon has a number of foreign offices, which will facilitate the further expansion of our Upstream operations benchmarking.
Planning for this transition began last year as we marked our 30th anniversary as a company. Our Executive Team saw opportunities to better serve our marketplace and agreed that to take full advantage of them we needed to become part of a larger, synergistic organization. That led us to Solomon, and we anticipate broader opportunities for our staff.
We look forward to this new chapter in the life of our company, and to providing a more comprehensive suite of benchmarking and consulting services to our customers around the world. We are grateful for your continued loyalty and trust in Ziff Energy. As always, we are here to serve you.
Please note our contact information has not changed; all phone numbers and email addresses will stay the same.
View the press release: http://www.ziffenergy.com/go/link.aspx?id=216
Sincerely,
Paul H. Ziff
Executive Vice President
Ziff Energy – A Division of Solomon Associates
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