Europe

Established in November 1944, with the construction of the Compostilla thermal plan in Ponferrada, in the province of Leon in Spain, Endesa is today one of the largest electric power companies in the world. As well as being Spain’s largest utility company, it is also the leading private multinational enterprise in Latin America and a major player in the gas sector.

Following the unexpectedly strong support Mrs Merkel has received from the German electorate the next question will be: how will she now navigate the complex negotiations in a way that will safeguard her interests? It is thought she may seek a ‘grand coalition’ with the Social Democrats (SPD), which won approximately 26 percent of Sunday’s vote, however she is not making her mind up just yet. Addressing a rally at CDU headquarters, she told her supporters “This is a splendid result: We can celebrate tonight because we have done something fantastic.

The two fields have produced a combined total of nearly 400 million barrels of oil since 1998, however fresh estimates suggest that there are a further 450 million barrels still available, much more than originally thought.

Since 2012, a number of companies of all shapes and sizes based in Aberdeen, Shetland, Fife and other UK locations have benefitted from the contracts that have been awarded.

The on-going £3 billion upgrade of the fields is aimed at extending production to 2035 and beyond.

Truly a natural wonder of our planet, the Swiss Alps have been attracting tourists from across the world since long before the construction of the first hotels and mountain huts in the mid eighteenth century. This continues to this day with the Alpine area as a whole attracting some 100 million visitors each year.

Right at the geographical centre of Turkey sits the industrial town of Kayseri (called after Caesar Augustus as it happens). It is 120 kilometres north of Kayseri that the principal project of Canadian mining junior Aldridge Minerals can be found. The polymetallic Yenipazar project occupies a ten square kilometre site on a volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) body that hosts a gold-silver-copper-lead-zinc mineral deposit.

A European leader when it comes to the distribution of wear resistant and high yield strength steels, it is a hugely important belief within Abraservice that it should be seen to be more than just a supplier of such products. Rather it has successfully fashioned itself into a specialised provider of its customers’ complete solutions, from the analysis of their needs to the supply of finished and machined parts, ready for assembly.

The Africa of the 21st century is often highlighted by the vast metropolitan cities that have been building up steadily to become centres of economic prosperity, yet the continents land is still home to a vast expanse of frontier land. It is on this land, particularly along coastal areas, that many of today’s most exciting oil and gas finds are being made. However, when it comes to operating in such areas, where logistical infrastructure is sometimes non-existent, it often calls for companies to rely on expert advice and local knowledge.

One of the founding members of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) international economic organisation and the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G-20), Turkey possesses the world’s 15th largest gross domestic product by purchasing power parity. Defined as an emerging market economy by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it is one of the planet’s newly industrialised countries.