19,925 source-backed business facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 184 of 200.
“East Resources holds more than 650,000 acres in the Marcellus shale, a rock formation running from West Virginia to New York, said to have vast amounts of natural gas.”
“KKR invested $350m in East Resources for a substantial stake only 11 months ago, according to the Wall Street Journal.”
“Shell also revealed it had bought 250,000 acres of mineral rights in the Eagle Ford shale in south Texas.”
“Most of this money for this transformation will go in redundancy payments and the higher up the level you get in staff, the more in jeopardy these jobs will be.”
“prices which range from $150 to $70,000”
“profits for last year rose 23%”
“saw April sales rebound by 24%”
“Kate Veale has been working on her Mr Moon series for 10 years”
“Mr Moon will debut on the Disney channel this summer.”
“It took 10 years for her to realise her screen dream.”
“She realised her idea had potential following a 'lucky' meeting with a chief executive from Universal Studios at an international fair 10 years ago.”
“It would take 10 years of hard work before I saw any reward from the project.”
“Ms Veale has the option to remain as art director on a second series but is also considering developing two or three other ideas.”
“there are about 30 abattoirs in Wales.”
“We went down this route 11 years ago”
“to be published on creator Ian Fleming's birthday - 28 May - next year.”
“Recent condition surveys estimate such properties in the Wigtownshire area will require repairs costing nearly £1.5m over the next five years.”
“and, since September last year, has been discussing with unions how it will implement them.”
“Plans for directors to submit to an annual shareholder vote form part of an overhaul of the code of conduct for the UK's top 350 listed companies.”
“directors are currently re‑elected every three years”
“At present, a quarter of FTSE 100 companies have no female board members”
“Half of all consumers are female but only 12 per cent of FTSE 100 directors are”
“The new edition of the code will apply to financial years, starting after 29 June”
“The FRC aims to report back with a final code by the end of June”
“It is a seen as a way to increase accountability, as directors are currently re-elected every three years. The Financial Reporting Council's new code will also demand that gender and diversity is explicity considered when new board member…”
“It is a seen as a way to increase accountability, as directors are currently re-elected every three years.”
“The new edition of the code will apply to financial years, starting after 29 June.”
“The FRC aims to report back with a final code by the end of June.”
“starting after 29 June.”
“by the end of June.”
“Russia supplies about a quarter of the EU's gas needs”
“There will be some stock on the shelves. But it's likely that it will only last for tomorrow”
“There will be some stock on the shelves. But it's likely that it will only last for tomorrow,”
“But now Brazil expects the region's forthcoming 2010-11 harvest to be its biggest on record, with a projected 33.5 million tonnes of sugar.”
“In recent years, 60% of the country's sucrose has been turned into ethanol instead of sugar, as Brazilian roads have seen a big increase in the number of "flex-fuel" cars running on a mix of petrol and alcohol.”
“More than 90% of new cars in Brazil can handle ethanol as a fuel, thanks to a biofuel programme that began in the mid-1970s, as a way for the military government of the day to reduce its dependence on oil imports.”
“About 3% of the country's electricity now comes from this source. Unica predicts that this will increase to 14% by 2020.”
“According to the country's agriculture ministry, it will produce 28.5 billion litres of ethanol in the 2010-11 season, up from 25.8 billion the year before.”
“state-owned Petrobras spent $920m on a 46% share of the country's fourth-largest ethanol group, Acucar Guarani.”
“Royal Dutch Shell announced a $12bn tie-up with Brazilian firm Cosan, the world's biggest ethanol and sugar processor, that will see them merge their ethanol and fuel distribution units.”
“In the past three years, the proportion of Brazilian cane ethanol mills with foreign backing has gone up from 7% to 22%, according to consulting group Dextron Management.”
“Brazil intends to carry on exporting a steady 15% of its ethanol.”
“In recent years, 60% of the country's sucrose has been turned into ethanol instead of sugar”
“More than 90% of new cars in Brazil can handle ethanol as a fuel”
“About 3% of the country's electricity now comes from this source”
“Unica predicts that this will increase to 14% by 2020”
“it will produce 28.5 billion litres of ethanol in the 2010-11 season, up from 25.8 billion the year before”
“state-owned Petrobras spent $920m on a 46% share of the country's fourth-largest ethanol group, Acucar Guarani”
“Royal Dutch Shell announced a $12bn tie-up with Brazilian firm Cosan”
“In the past three years, the proportion of Brazilian cane ethanol mills with foreign backing has gone up from 7% to 22%”
“Brazil intends to carry on exporting a steady 15% of its ethanol”
“At the moment, we have no pipeline for ethanol," admits Mr Desplechin”
“The industry is well aware of the potential security concerns that smart meters present. Their customers' security is a key priority”
“Mr Holland explained that the business is only four months old and said concurring with the demands of Harrods would cost him well over £10,000.”
“He said they received the letter from Harrods on 15 May, which told him that the sign and logo should be changed by the end of the month.”
“the business is only four months old”
“would cost him well over £10,000”
“they received the letter from Harrods on 15 May, which told him that the sign and logo should be changed by the end of the month”
“In 2008, it paid out 1.3 billion euros ($1.6bn) in penalties and fines as a result of US and German investigations into bribes to foreign officials between 2000 and 2006, making it the biggest scandal in corporate German history.”
“BP-operated Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in April.”
“almost a third of the US oil supply and about a quarter of its natural gas, but it is prone to hurricanes - especially early in the season, which officially begins on 1 June.”
“but it is prone to hurricanes - especially early in the season, which officially begins on 1 June. Researchers lowered sensors to the ocean floor to measure the changes in underwater currents”
“The region provides almost a third of the US oil supply and about a quarter of its natural gas”
“He added police were already working across the organisation to find savings and make the best use of resources. Chief Constable Stephen Otter said the force had been preparing for funding cuts for some time and he had been open and upfron…”
“Hundreds of jobs were lost when the blast furnace was shut down A delegation of union leaders and MPs are due to attend talks with a firm in Thailand about bidding to buy Teesside Cast Products. National union officials said they were hope…”
“Michael Leahy, general secretary of the Community union, will lead the delegation and will meet SSI president Win Viriyaprapaikit.”
“We want to find out more about SSI and be sure that they could provide a strong and certain future for Teesside and ensure that 150 years of proud steel production has not been ended.”
“Earlier, the chief executive of Corus had hinted at a possible sale of Redcar's Teesside Cast Products plant. Speaking in India at a presentation of parent company Tata's financial results Kirby Adams said talks were continuing and he expe…”
“Northstream, which included the company that owns Clydeport, had hoped to buy Forth's seven facilities including Leith, Grangemouth, Rosyth, Dundee, Methil, Burntisland and the giant Tilbury docks near London.”
“Its £640m valuation fell short of that placed on Forth Ports PLC by its directors.”
“Northstream's members still control more than a quarter of Forth Ports shares.”
“In all the consortium made three offers - its first valuation was £12.85 per share; then £13.40 per share and finally £14 per share.”
“On Thursday, Forth Ports was trading at £12.75.”
“The uncertainty over Forth Ports' assets has focussed on the potential for 400 acres of land it owns on Edinburgh's foreshore.”
“won a £1m a year contract at the base”
“Up to now, BP had estimated the leak at 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons) per day, while cautioning that figure was unreliable.”
“Nearly three-quarters of the 55 inward investor companies interviewed for the report said SDI was important in ensuring they continue to operate out of Scotland.”
“Overall trade during 2009 fell by 4% to 15.7m tonnes”
“increased its market share of the Irish Sea roll-on/roll-off sector to 20%”
“Trades associated with the agri-food sector recorded double digit growth”
“passenger numbers increased by 3% to £1.33m”
“an extension of our deep-water facilities which were used by 35 cruise ships”
“a 70% increase in handling capacity for paper imports”
“the completion of a 50,000 square foot facility by the Northern Ireland Science Park”
“increase in turnover of £400,000 to £33.1m”
“£300,000 rise in operating profits to £15.1m”
“total value of £24m”
“new £6m storage facility for the agri-food sector”
“50,000 square foot facility”
“The company says it has made 50 shirts, each with a $500 (£345) pricetag.”
“"It's not an easy task off course, to source the five different fabrics, and put them together," said Mr Crawfurd”
“It's not an easy task off course, to source the five different fabrics, and put them together," said Mr Crawfurd”
“It's not an easy task off course, to source the five different fabrics, and put them together,”
“The company says it has made 50 shirts”
“each with a $500 (£345) pricetag”
“to source the five different fabrics”
“The plant received planning permission last November.”
“and should enter operation during 2011.”
“Coakley, based in Glasgow and Lanarkshire, has applied for permission to erect two large wind turbines at the site.”
“As well as energy from waste and wind power we are also currently investigating the potential for introducing a solar energy element to the park.”
