South Afrcia’s Wescoal is to acquire 51 per cent of the Pegasus project in Mpumalanga Province, it has been announced.

The project—an undeveloped metallurgical and export quality thermal coal deposit with a resource of approximately 15 million tons—was previously owned by BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa. The project is located approximately 10 kilometres from Witbank, next to Exxaro’s Inyanda colliery.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Kroff, Inc, one of the fastest-growing water treatment companies in the United States, is expanding internationally with the establishment of operations in South America.

Through the creation of a new company called Kroff Chile - Tecnologias y Procesos Limitada, based in Santiago, Kroff will provide cost-effective custom-blended chemicals and processes for water and wastewater treatment to companies in a variety of industries in that country, including energy, power and mining.

The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has signed a joint venture agreement with Shell, the South Gas Company and Mitsubishi Corporation on an initiative to capture natural gas in southern Iraq.

The South Gas Company (SGC), an affiliate of the Ministry of Oil, will take 51 per cent in the joint venture, the Basrah Gas Company (BGC). Shell will take 44 per cent and Mitsubishi will take five per cent.

United Engineering Construction (UNEC) is responsible for some of the most innovative and iconic buildings in the United Arab Emirates. Now, it has its sights set on neighbouring Arabian markets and the Maghreb.

Khnaiguiyah Mining Company (KMC), a joint venture between United Arabian Mining Company and Alara Resources, is one of the most exciting projects in Saudi Arabia’s newly established mining industry. Chief operating officer Sohan Singh Rathore talks to Jane Alverca.

Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry, is particularly busy in Australia, where its local entity Technip Oceania is keeping its finger on the pulse.

Southern Engineering Company Limited and Alpha Logistics Services (EPZ) Ltd, part of the Alpha Group of Companies’ brand, is benefiting from international interest in East Africa. But it is no newcomer: it has been building ships and delivering marine engineering and logistics solutions at Mombasa for decades.

As Jeff Daniel learns, the very latest telecommunications technology isn’t necessarily found in Western countries.

It’s not so long ago that travellers from the West, wanting to make a phone call back home from some less developed country in the world, could be left tearing their hair out in frustration. Back street booths, poor quality and unreliable connections were commonplace and were easily disparaged as examples of lack of technological development.

Bridge Energy’s balanced portfolio of exploration and production oil and gas projects across the North Sea makes it an attractive investment as it sets out to list in London as well as Oslo.

Barrick Gold’s Granny Smith mine in Western Australia has already been in operation for 21 years. General manager Julie Shuttleworth talks to Gay Sutton about the enormous potential for expansion.