SOCAR President meets Executive Director of Nobel Foundation

(SOCAR) -- On July 1, SOCAR President Mr. Rovnag Abdullayev met with Mr. Lars Heikensten, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm.

Saluting the delegation led by SOCAR President, Mr. Heikensten spoke about activities of the Nobels' Family in Azerbaijan that resulted in a number of innovations for oil industry. Talking about Nobels' activities in Azerbaijan, SOCAR president mentioned their advertence to scientific progress in oil sphere, contribution in engaging world's scientific potential of oil industry in Azerbaijan as well as creation fruitful conditions for scientific researches in petroleum industry.

Mr. Abdullayev underlined the distinctive role of Prize for Scientific Progress in Oil Industry established by Branobel Company under the Imperial Technical Society in gaining those achievements.MRC

(Indorama Ventures) -- Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, the world's leading vertically integrated Polyester Value Chain producer, has completed the takeover of polyester manufacturer Trevira by the consortium of Indorama Ventures PCL (Thailand) and Sinterama (Italy) is complete.

After receiving the green light from the relevant cartel authorities in Brussels and Turkey, the change in ownership finally took place on 01.07.2011. While the contract with auditor, Werner Schneider, to acquire the company had been signed by both investors in February 2011, it had still to await the approval of the cartel authorities.

All those involved expressed their satisfaction with the final stages of the takeover process.

"Trevira is a traditional enterprise with a qualified workforce and great potential for the future," declared Schneider. With a company sale there was always also the question of the people involved and of preserving expertise. The sale to the consortium of strategic investors with direct links to the textile industry provided the best opportunity for sustained development in the future, Schneider said.

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(DSM) -- Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, announces today that it has completed the acquisition of Vitatene S.A.U., based in Leon (Spain), a producer of natural carotenoids. The acquisition was announced on 10 May 2011. The acquisition of Vitatene allows DSM to strengthen the natural carotenoids offerings of its nutrition business as consumer demand for natural products continues to grow. Financial details of the acquisition will not be disclosed at this time.

Founded in 2004, Vitatene is a leader in the production and sale of a range of high-value natural carotenoid products derived from fermentation of the fungus Blakeslea trispora. The products are sold under the brandnames Betanat and Lyconat. The products are an addition to DSM's current portfolio of highly functional carotenoids, ranging from beta-carotene to lutein and zeaxanthin.

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(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ExxonMobil Pipeline Company provided the following update as cleanup operations continued Sunday evening following a release of oil into the Yellowstone River.

More than 120 people were involved in the response and cleanup effort including ExxonMobil's North America Regional Response Team, the Clean Harbors oil spill response organization, and additional contractors. An additional 80 people were expected on site Monday.

For the purposes of the response, the area downriver of the spill has been organized into four zones. Cleanup activities are focused in the first two zones, Laurel to Duck Creek Bridge, a distance of seven miles from the spill location, and Duck Creek Bridge to Johnson Lane (12 miles). Reconnaissance and evaluation activities are under way in the second two zones, Johnson Lane to Miles City (144 miles) and Miles City to Glendive (78 miles).

Cleanup crews are using absorbent pads to soak up oil, boom to isolate oil that has pooled adjacent to the river and vacuum trucks and tankers to pick up and dispose of the oil.
Air quality monitoring is ongoing and has confirmed no danger to public health. Municipal water systems are being notified to monitor water quality but no reports of impacts have been received to date.
Daily aerial flights over the river are being undertaken to locate additional oil locations and monitor and direct cleanup activity.

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July 04/2011

(INEOS) -- PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina) and INEOS Group (INEOS) have completed the deal to form trading and refining Joint Ventures between PetroChina International (London) Company Limited, and INEOS Investments (Jersey) Limited on July 1st.

The joint ventures include trading and refining activities at the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland and the Lavera refinery in France. The business employs approximately 1,000 people and has a turnover of $15bn. PetroChina has paid US$ 1.015 billion cash for the shares in the joint ventures.

The completion of the joint ventures are of great importance for PetroChina's global allocation of resources and market portfolio, as it explores the high-end European market, and begins to establish PetroChina's European oil and gas operation centre. ⌠The Joint Ventures with INEOS are consistent with PetroChina's strategy to build its broader business platform in Europe as a leading international energy company, said Si Bingjun, General Manager of PetroChina International London.

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