The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today reported second quarter net earnings of $1.2 billion, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $1.1 billion, or $0.66 per diluted share, in the same period of 2009. Sales for the second quarter totaled $19.4 billion, a 1.8 percent increase from the second quarter of fiscal 2009.

UK-based energy services group Hunting is to buy US electronics company Innova-Extel for $125 million to boost its well construction unit, it has been announced.

London-based Hunting, whose equipment is used in the construction and maintenance of oil and gas wells, is also seeking further purchases in order to transform into a higher margin, higher growth business.

Scientists and engineers at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company's Advanced Technology Center (ATC) have demonstrated an innovative perimeter security system for government and commercial applications.

Due to a complex mix of possible emergencies, including terrorist attacks, accidents, and natural disasters, security protection of borders and critical infrastructures is a major imperative for the US Government.

India’s Vedanta Resources has said it will acquire a 51 to 60 per cent stake in Cairn Energy’s Indian unit for between £5.4 billion to £6.1 billion.

The move represents Vedanta's first foray into oil and gas, and will help Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy fund a drilling programme in Greenland.

Cairn India operates the country’s largest onshore oil field, and has a market value of approximately £8.6 billion.

Since the liberalisation of trade in India, MMTC has flourished and grown, but the journey to success hasn’t been easy. Marketing director Sunir Khurana explains to Gay Sutton how the company has become the country’s largest non-oil importer and the largest exporter of minerals.

A slowdown in nuclear projects is posing no problem for Lesedi Nuclear Services. The company is successfully drawing on its comprehensive base of resource and skills to further cement its reputation as a well-established and reliable player in all sectors of the energy market, as Andrew Pelis discovers.

Srinivash Singh is managing director of McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd, one of India’s leading diversified engineering companies. Here, he talks to Jayne Flannery about the company’s meteoric growth.

It’s vital to build on solid foundations; and underneath an increasing number of bridges and buildings in South Africa is piling work undertaken by Fairbrother Geotechnical Engineering. Ruari McCallion finds out more from Adrian Meerburg.

Wagenborg Offshore is a Netherlands based company whose parent group Royal Wagenborg has more than a century of experience in providing maritime services in the Baltic Sea. Operations director Johan Adriaanse explains to John O’Hanlon why its expertise is in demand to support oilfield operations in Kazakhstan.

Moves by Namibia to capitalise on its extensive diamond resources have stepped up a gear since the creation of the Namibia Diamond Trading Company. Andrew Pelis talks to CEO Shihaleni Ndjaba to find out more.