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[osteo1] 08/6/2007 02:05

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[ariane] 22/5/2007 21:22

Storm warnings fail to stop oil's slide
By Kevin Morrison

Published: May 22 2007 20:16 | Last updated: May 22 2007 20:16

Crude oil futures slipped Tuesday in spite of a prediction for an active hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico – the busiest US region for oil and gas production, shipping and petroleum refining – by the US government's climate agency.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season would have 13 to 17 named storms, seven or 10 of which were expected to become hurricanes.

Of the seven to 10 hurricanes forecast, three to five would be major ones of Category 3 or higher with winds over 110 miles an hour, it added.

The NOAA said in its annual forecast that an average Atlantic hurricane season has 11 named storms, with six becoming hurricanes, including two major hurricanes.

The estimate is not as severe as other weather forecasts, which have predicted as many as nine hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season is most active between August and late October.

Forecasters had expected an active 2006 season as well, but there were only 10 storms, or which five became hurricanes. None of them struck the US mainland. In 2005, a record four major hurricanes hit the US, including Katrina.

ICE Brent for July delivery slipped 60 cents to $69.68 a barrel in late afternoon London trade. Brent touched a nine-month high of $70.83 on Monday.

June West Texas Intermediate fell 85 cents to $65.42 a barrel in late morning trade. The June WTI contract expired at the close of trade Tuesday. July WTI declined $1.01 cents to $65.89 a barrel.

The decline came in spite of news that BP had had further problems with supplies from its Prudhoe Bay oil field, shutting a quarter of its 400,000 barrels a day field in Alaska.

US gasoline futures were weaker ahead of Wednesday's data that is expected to show a decline in US petrol stockpiles as refineries increased their production of petrol following weeks of near record high refiner margins for gasoline.

June Nymex gasoline futures eased 6 cents to $2.3405 a gallon

[waldron] 24/4/2007 13:04

Date : 24/04/2007 @ 12:52
Source : AFX


UBS launches world's first global warming index


LONDON (Thomson Financial) - UBS Investment Bank said it is launching the
world's first global warming index based on weather futures contracts for 15 US
cities traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
The contracts compare the average daily temperatures in 15 US cities against
a given base, and will eventually be extended to include other major cities
around the world.
UBS said the index, called the UBS-GWI, will allow investors most affected
by the uncertainty of climate change to hedge their exposure to weather and to
diversify their portfolios with an alternative asset class.
"Weather derivatives volumes have increased dramatically over the last few
years yet they remain an untouched asset class for the vast majority of
investors," said the bank.
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[waldron] 04/4/2007 17:44

Weather Lottery sees FY performance below mkt hopes, warns of H1 pretax loss


LONDON (AFX) - Weather Lottery PLC said it expects its current full-year
performance to be below market expectations and warned that it is likely to make
a pretax loss of 80,000 stg in the first-half to end-Jan, due to the additional
costs incurred for its listing on AIM.
The internet lottery operator said the anticipated growth in revenues has
not materialised mainly due a lower than anticipated conversion rate of National
Trust members playing the Weather Lottery game and delays associated with
signing up other large charities or sporting associations.
Besides, the online playing facility , which was launched at the end of Feb
2007, was delayed by three months due to problems in software development and in
securing a credit and debit card payment facility.
The benefits of the online playing facility will come through in the
remaining months of this year, and take up to date has been encouraging, the
company said.
It has also made cost savings by reducing the number of games from five to
four per week.
The Weather Lottery intends to announce its interim results within the next
two weeks.

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[ariane] 01/3/2007 11:46

Weather Lottery launches system to allow internet betting


LONDON (AFX) - The Weather Lottery PLC, the group that accepts bets on the
weather, said it has
launched a system allowing internet betting.
This system allows players to place on-line bets through the website of
their chosen charity, sports team or educational institution.
Chief executive Keith Milhench said this system will allow the company to
increase its current 1,500-strong client base. "All of these companies would
benefit by raising funds with The Weather Lottery and are UK-based so are
unaffected by foreign gaming restrictions," he added.

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[waldron] 09/2/2007 10:49

UK faces more disruptive weather


LONDON (AFX) - Snow is forecast by the Met Office across many parts of
Wales, the Midlands and central southern England today causing more problems for
travellers.
Met Office forecasters are particularly concerned for Wales and the West
Midlands, where 5-10 cm of snow can be expected widely today, with the worst
affected areas seeing a further 20-30 cm of snow.
Through the weekend and early next week, the unsettled weather looks set to
continue. There is a risk of more wintry conditions with snow and ice for some
northern areas of the UK with heavy rain and the possibility of flooding for
parts of the south.
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[ariane] 19/1/2007 09:22

British Airways Devastating storm leaves 38 dead across Europe; widespread travel chaos


BERLIN (AFX) - Emergency services across northern Europe are counting the
cost of a devastating storm that killed at least 38 people and left widespread
damage and disruption.
Winds of up to 200 kilometres (125 miles) an hour swept off the Atlantic and
cut a path across the UK, northern France, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark,
Poland, Belgium and the Czech Republic.
Rescue helicopters saved the 26 crew of a container ship that started to
sink in the Channel and German rail services were halted for the first time
ever. Air travel across the continent was disrupted with hundreds of flights
cancelled.
The hurricane force winds ripped roofs off houses and toppled trees and
electricity pylons. Hundreds of thousands of homes across Europe lost power.
Twelve people were killed in storm related incidents in Britain, at least
ten in Germany, five in the Netherlands, four in Poland, three in the Czech
Republic, two in Belgium and two in France. Children were among those killed by
falling debris or in traffic accidents.
British meteorologists said the "severe gale force" was the strongest
recorded since another major storm in January 1990.
Winds eased on Friday but there was still disruption at London Heathrow and
other British airports. British Airways cancelled more than 130 domestic flights
on Thursday.
The cross-Channel port of Dover reopened late Thursday and Eurostar
high-speed train services from London to Paris and Brussels predicted operations
would return to normal on Friday, after having been suspended on Thursday.
For the first time in its history, Deutsche Bahn suspended all rail services
across Germany Thursday as a precautionary measure after high winds blew trees
on to the tracks. In Berlin, a two-tonne steel girder fell more than 40 metres
(130 feet) at the city's main rail station.
More than 200 flights in and out of Frankfurt airport were cancelled because
of the winds, authorities said.
The Red Cross set up temporary shelters for some 5,000 commuters who are
stranded after the Netherlands shut down all rail traffic.
Power companies reported widespread chaos.
Some 100,000 homes in northern France, 20,000 households in Austria and more
than 30,000 households across northeast England lost electricity -- nearly all
because falling trees downed power lines. Cuts were also reported in the
Netherlands and Germany.
In the Channel, 26 crew who abandoned their sinking freighter were airlifted
to safety in a daring joint French-British operation launched in nine-metre (30
feet) high waves.
The French coastguard said all the men who had been huddling in a lifeboat
had been winched on board British Sea King helicopters.
The British-registered ship, the MS Napoli, developed three cracks and on
Friday was under tow while British and French authorities decided which port it
should be taken to.
French coastguard officials said the ship was carrying hundreds of tonnes of
"dangerous" cargo including explosives and unspecified toxins, and a
five-kilometre (three-mile) slick of oil pollution had been detected behind the
vessel.
Experts cautioned against making an automatic link between the storm and
concerns over global warming.
"Not everything that is a little bit out of the ordinary on the surface of
the planet can be systematically linked to climatic change," said David Salas Y
Melia, a researcher at Meteo France, the French weather forecaster.
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[ariane] 18/1/2007 11:53

Severe storms batter northwestern Europe


BERLIN (AFX) - The UK and Germany are being battered by a severe storm front
packing gale-force winds that has left one man dead in northwest England, with
forecasters predicting worse to come.
Winds of up to 120 kilometres (75 miles) per hour were ripping through
western and central Germany, moving eastwards, and meteorologists said the storm
was shaping up to be the worst to hit the country in four or five years.
In England, a 54-year-old man was killed when a tree smashed into his car
windscreen early in the morning in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, with the storm
causing chaos on road and rail transport and closing ferry ports, officials
said.
"The crew found a large branch had fallen from a tree on to the road. Part
of it had gone into the windscreen of a 4x4 car," said West Midlands Ambulance
Service spokesman Murray MacGregor.
The storm has caused heavy rains throughout Germany, with flight
cancellations at Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest, a spokesman for its
operators Fraport said.
At least 17 flights had been cancelled by 11.00 am.
Authorities told Germans to stay indoors in the afternoon and not to park
their cars under trees or near the sea because of the risk of flooding, and
warned of severe flooding along the coast.
Winds could reach speeds of up to 150 kph (93 mph) near the sea and in
mountain regions, the national weather bureau in Offenbach said.
The head of the German rescue services (THW), Albrecht Broemme, said tens of
thousands of emergency workers were on standby.
"If this hits all of Germany, things could become pretty bad," he said.
He advised people to remove furniture and potted plants from their balconies
and to keep windows and doors closed to minimise storm damage.
Gusts of 158 kph (99 mph) were recorded on the Isle of Wight, off the
English south coast, while forecasters warned of gusts of up to 130 kph (80 mph)
on high ground and coastal areas and up to 110 kph (70 mph) in other areas.
Rail firm GNER ran only 75 percent of its normal mainline trains between
London and Edinburgh, after rail authorities enforced speed restrictions. In the
south, the Channel port of Dover was closed.
Rain and violent winds gusting up to 140 kph (87 mph) also lashed northern
France, creating perilous conditions for motorists and pedestrians, the national
weather service said.
The entire top third of the country -- including Paris -- was under orange
alert because of the storm.
Meteorologists at Meteo-France said France would feel the brunt of the
storms in the afternoon and late into the evening.
In Italy, meanwhile, 80 flights were cancelled early Thursday at Rome's main
Fiumicino airport because of fog, the airport news agency Telenews reported.
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[maywillow] 31/12/2006 23:11

Happy New Year

and all the best for 2007

from the French Connection

[andrbea] 28/12/2006 11:20

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Property investor Metro Baltic Horizons started well on AIM today, quickly building gains following a placing at 100p a share to raise £26.2m for the newly incorporated company.

Metro Baltic, which will invest in property development and income generating opportunities in the Riga in Latvia, Tallinn in Estonia and St Petersburg in Russia, jumped 8½% at one stage this morning.

The Baltic States have shown an average gross domestic product growth of over 8% over the 4 years to 31 December 2005 compared to an EU (25) average of 1.6%.

The company said it intends to focus mainly on prime residential and office development opportunities in the Baltics and prime office developments in St Petersburg.

The investment adviser Metro Capital Management has already identified a number of potential opportunities which are in line with the group's stated investment objectives.

[andrbea] 28/12/2006 11:19

Floated Dec 11

[ariane] 14/12/2006 13:07

Hot and Sunny here. Real t-shirt weather.




then again, i am sitting in the greenhouse next to the boiler.

[Abuse team] 05/12/2005 22:09

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[samsarmy] 05/12/2005 22:09

so this has potential to goto 60p + eh! according to my broker! like mos prh tch twr bla bla. anyone else belive the spiel!

[pifedayo] 24/11/2005 12:43

Planned reverse into Braemar Group, subject to EGM approval on 5 Dec.

[Abuse team] 11/11/2005 19:19

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[double6] 11/11/2005 10:17

Blooming Flying!

[encarter] 10/11/2005 11:23

Great news RMR next DYOR.

[richardbees] 28/9/2005 22:13

- agreed wal, but I still think it is totally wrong that all this money is being spent on the family of this (illegal worker) Brazilian when there were 55 deaths (and hundreds of mutilations) of UK citizens