Total has agreed to buy a 37.4 per cent stake in India's Adani Gas, the two firms said Monday (Oct 14), with the French giant spending US$600 million to expand its access to the energy-hungry country. Total will make an open offer to Adani Gas shareholders to purchase up to 25.2 per cent in equity. (Photo: AFP/Denis Charlet) The Indian firm, part of the Adani Group conglomerate, is one of the four main distributors of city gas in the country, and plans to increase its coverage to six million homes and 1,500 outlets to supply vehicles over the next decade. Under the terms of the deal, Total will make an open offer to Adani Gas shareholders to purchase up to 25.2 per cent before buying the remaining equity from the company, leaving the French and Indian firms with an equal share. "Energy needs in India are immense and the Indian energy mix is key to the climate change challenge," Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman and CEO of Total, said in a statement. "The natural gas market in India … [Read more...] about French energy giant Total to buy 37% stake in India”s Adani Gas
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This time, Cavers cross country runner hits the gas
A couple of weeks ago, San Diego High’s Henry McClish was leading his race at the Woodbridge Invitational when, with 400 meters remaining, he was passed.The Cavers senior found himself in a similar situation Saturday in the Southern California Invitational at Guajome Park, only this time he stepped on the gas to capture the boys race featuring each team’s top three runners.He covered the 3.1-mile course in 15:42.7, three seconds ahead of runner-up Antonio Dinis of El Camino.“I thought, ‘not again,’ when I heard him coming up,” said McClish. “You can’t look back and you can’t always believe what people along the route say to you. “Going into the race I thought La Costa Canyon’s (Caleb) Niednagel was entered and while he’s considered the best runner in the section, you never know in any given race. I saw a La Costa Canyon runner in front early on, but he didn’t look that fast.”Niednagel was in the Clovis … [Read more...] about This time, Cavers cross country runner hits the gas
Average US price of gas unchanged over past 2 weeks
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has remained at $2.73 a gallon over the past two weeks.Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that within the average, prices in more than half of the cities surveyed fell by several cents while prices mostly rose in cities on the West Coast.She says the attack on Saudi Arabia’s key oil processing facility last month had no effect on gas prices.The price at the pump is 24 cents lower than it was a year ago. The highest average price in the nation is $4.20 a gallon in San Francisco. The lowest average is $2.17 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.The average price of diesel is down a penny, to $3.06 per gallon. … [Read more...] about Average US price of gas unchanged over past 2 weeks
Gas explosion and fire displaces 150 people in Boston
BOSTON (AP) — A gas explosion and fire at a Boston apartment building has displaced about 150 people. Fire officials say no injuries were reported at the 40-unit residential building in the Mattapan neighborhood. The explosion and fire were reported early Saturday afternoon. Authorities say there’s about $200,000 in damage. The cause is under investigation. All residents of the building were kept out of their homes overnight. City officials and American Red Cross workers offered help with any temporary housing needs. Close Boston.com Today Sign up for Boston.com Today to get the headlines delivered to your inbox. Thanks for signing up! … [Read more...] about Gas explosion and fire displaces 150 people in Boston
REVIEW: SDMT puts on a compelling ‘Man of La Mancha’
San Diego Musical Theatre’s “Man of La Mancha” is a moving tale of dreams, heartbreak and the realities of Spanish life circa 1594 as two stories unfold on the Horton Grand Theatre stage through Oct. 27.The first is of a man named Don Miguel de Cervantes (Broadway veteran Robert J. Townsend), an unsuccessful poet, soldier and actor who has turned to tax collecting as a means of survival. Unfortunately for him, he foreclosed on a monastery and — as a consequence — is imprisoned in Seville, Spain and is awaiting trial for heresy since the show takes place in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition.(The Inquisition was a 355-year effort by Catholic monarchs to identify heretics and bring them to justice.)His fellow detainees have their own hierarchy in the prison, as Cervantes and his also imprisoned servant Sancho (Broadway veteran Jeffrey Landman) quickly find out. To save his meager possessions — mostly costumes, but especially a manuscript for a play … [Read more...] about REVIEW: SDMT puts on a compelling ‘Man of La Mancha’