Guatemala: Oil Concessions Still have No ContractsWednesday, July 23, 2014 A year after six areas for oil exploration were awarded, five of them still dont have contracts signed between the contractors and the government. Prensalibre.com explains that "...The five areas that are pending are those awarded to Galax Garden Corporation, for the the San Francisco fields; the company Island Oil Exploration Services, SA, which will operate in Laguna Blanca; Trayectoria Oil & Gas Career, which will be situated in Cancuén as well as Greenfields Petroleum Guatemala, El Cedro Petén, Quiché and Alta Verapaz, and Loon-Petroleo Limited in Xacbal." Excessive Regulation Scares Off InvestorsThursday, October 27, 2011 "There is too much regulation and Costa Rica needs to be open for trade and business with international investors." So said the Assistant British Foreign Minister for Latin America, Jeremy Browne, who believes that Panama and other countries are more open to investment French Firm Considers Investing in HondurasWednesday, November 3, 2010 Matiere, a company dedicated to infrastructure projects in Latin America, looks to invest in the country. The representative of the French consortium, Jeremy Fraissinet, said that company expansion plans are considering whether to settle in Honduras, supported by next year´s investment program launched by the government. Organic Coffee Facing new ChallengesTuesday, August 4, 2009 To be able to adapt to changes on the certification process for entry to Europe, growers will need additional investment. Several coffee growers organizations are working in a strategy for producing organic material with their own resources. Wood: The Coal of the Future?Thursday, June 4, 2009 The use of wood as a renewable fuel grew by 25% in the last 20 years. In Europe and the United States, the demand for timber to be used as fuel is growing. Companies such as Vattenfall AB of Sweden, RWE AG of Germany and American Electric Power of Ohio Inc., which is the biggest consumer of coal in the U.S., are increasingly adapting their central power generation to wood consumption. |
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