MIL-OSI Australia: North Melbourne house fire caused by unattended incense
Source: Government of Victoria 2 27 May 2018 A house fire in North Melbourne overnight caused by incense left unattended has firefighters urging Melburnians to practice safe use of open flames. Crews were called to the Howard St house at 21:18pm and arrived to find one of the home’s upstairs bedrooms alight. Firefighters in Breathing […]
Read More →MIL-OSI EU-Baltics: Gazprom and Uzbekneftegaz note positive dynamics of cooperation
Source: Gazprom BackgroundIn 2017, Gazprom purchased 5.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Uzbekistan.Gazprom’s main partner in Uzbekistan is Uzbekneftegaz (prior to July 2017 – Uzbekneftegaz National Holding Corporation) focused on oil and gas prospecting, production, processing, transportation, storage and marketing.In 2006, Gazprom and Uzbekneftegaz inked the Agreement on the basic principles of geological exploration at investment blocks in the Ustyurt region of Uzbekistan.In 2017, the companies signed the Agreement […]
Read More →MIL-OSI EU-Baltics: Gazprom and Total express satisfaction with ongoing cooperation in oil and gas sector
Source: Gazprom BackgroundTotal S.A. handles the whole range of operations in the oil and gas sector from production to sales of marketable products to end consumers.Gazprom (20 per cent) in partnership with Total E&P Bolivie (50 per cent), TecPetrol de Bolivia (20 per cent), and YPBF Chaco (10 per cent) develops the promising Ipati and Aquio blocks, within which the Incahuasi field was discovered.Gazprom and Total also implement […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China handles more environmental pollution cases in 2017
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 China handled more cases involving violations of environmental protection laws last year as a crackdown on pollution escalated, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Authorities handled 233,000 environment pollution cases in 2017, surging 69 percent year on year, compared with a growth rate of 33 percent […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Russia-China partnership at best level in history: Putin
Source: China State Council Information Office President Vladimir Putin said the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination is developing at the best level in history and the prospect is very good. “There is no need to re-define Russian-Chinese relations. In fact,Russia and China have established a fairly good strategic partnership,” said Putin in response to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Siotame Drew Havea: Representing Civil Society on the Specialist Sub-Committee on Regionalism
Source: Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat The Specialist Sub-Committee on Regionalism recently welcomed four new members. The new member representing Civil Society is Mr. Siotame Drew Havea. Mr. Havea has extensive experience working with communities and the Civil Society Sector. A founding Member of the Tonga National Youth Congress, Tonga National Leadership Development Forum and has […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Gibraltar Supreme Court Awards Chevron $38 Million Against Ecuadorian Conspirators
Source: Chevron SAN RAMON, Calif., May 25, 2018 – The Supreme Court of Gibraltar has issued a judgment against Pablo Fajardo, Luis Yanza, Ermel Chavez, Frente de Defensa de la Amazonia (the “Front”) and Servicios Fromboliere for their role in a conspiracy to procure and attempt to enforce a fraudulent Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron. The […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Udall Advances Priorities of New Mexico Farmers and Ranchers, Rural Communities in Agriculture Funding Bill
Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Tom Udall May 25, 2018 Bill Rejects Harmful Trump Budget Cuts for USDA programs, fully funds SNAP and other New Mexico Priorities Udall-championed provisions to ban commercial horse slaughter and assist farmers in NM’s traditional communities also included WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tom Udall joined the Senate Appropriations […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Heinrich Secures Major Gains For N.M. Military Installations, National Labs, High-Tech Manufacturing Economy In Annual Defense Spending Bill
Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich Heinrich amendments to strengthen national security and New Mexico’s economy clear Senate Armed Services Committee Friday, May 25, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced provisions he secured in the fiscal year 2019 National […]
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