Oil Discovery in the Philippines

While reading the news from the internet I saw a news regarding a new discoveries in the Philiipines. A litle bit happy since it's all about Oil and it was tittle Tittle "Nido's Philippines well flows crude". When I was in my homeland and working as Territory Specialist in one of Oil companies Philippine based I already heared about this company "NIDO Philippines" which started drilling in the Philiipines since 1976.

And Last 23 Sept. 2008 Nido Petroleum Ltd, the Australian explorer focusing on the Philippines, confirmed it made a discovery at the Yakal-1 well, the first oil-find in the southeast Asian nation in 14 years.

Actually oil and natural gas discovery is not new in the Philiipines since Shell was already pumping a natrural gas in the Philippines since September 2001 at the Malampalaya Gas Field located 80km off the coast of Palawan Island.

The Philippine Petroleum Resource Assessment Project developed a petroleum resource classification system and established an inventory of Philippine petroleum resources.
The results showed that the country’s total risked petroleum resources is about nine billion barrels fuel oil equivalent (bfoe). More than half of these or about five billion bfoe is estimated to occur in the offshore West

Palawan and Sulu Sea regions.

TOTAL RESOURCES
(9 Billion bfoe)
Gas 57% , Condensate 2% , Oil 41%

Nikon D90 - new line up for Nikon DSLR Family

UAE Price at: AED 5,999.00 body + Kit lens nikkor 18-55mm

The New Nikon D90 Key Features:

12.3-megapixel DX-format CMOS imaging sensor: Coupled with Nikon's EXPEED image processing technologies and NIKKOR optics, breathtaking image fidelity is assured.

Continuous shooting as fast as 4.5 frames-per-second: Combined with fast 0.15ms power-up and split-second 65ms shooting lag, dramatic action and decisive moments are captured easily.

D-Movie Mode—Cinematic 24fps HD with sound: Record cinematic-quality movie clips at up to 720p HD (1280 x 720 pixels) in Motion JPEG format, enhanced by NIKKOR interchangeable lens quality and versatility.

Low noise ISO sensitivity from 200 to 3200: High signal-to-noise components and design deliver exceptional performance, even at high ISO setting.

3-inch super-density 920,000-dot color LCD monitor: High resolution, 170-degree wide-angle viewing guarantees confident image review and movie playback.

Built-in image sensor cleaning: Effective 4-frequency, ultrasonic sensor cleaning frees image degrading dust particles from the sensor's optical low pass filter.

11-point AF system with Face Priority: Consistently fast and accurate autofocus, reinforced by the Nikon Scene Recognition System, delivers razor sharpness in a wide variety of conditions.

One-button Live View: Easy to use Live View activates access to 3 contrast detection focus modes including Face Priority AF.

Nikon 3D Color Matrix Metering II with Scene Recognition System: Nikon's renowned 420-pixel RGB 3D Color Matrix Metering II, teamed with the exclusive Scene Recognition System, evaluates images, referencing an on-board database of over 30,000 photographic scenes, for unmatched exposure accuracy.

Comprehensive exposure control: Five advanced scene modes plus Program Auto, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and Manual.

Auto Active D-Lighting: Selectable and Automatic, Active D-Lighting optimizes details within shadows and highlights, taming high-contrast situations in real time.

Durable, high precision shutter: Testing to over 100,000 cycles assures shutter life and accuracy.

In-Camera Image Editing: Creative freedom stems from exclusive in-camera image editing, featuring Fisheye effect, Straighten and Distortion Control as well as D-Lighting, Red-eye Reduction, Image Overlay, Monochrome and more.

GPS geo-tagging: GP-1 GPS unit (optional) provides automatic real-time geo-tagging.


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Sept 10 2008 Earthquake In UAE

Around 3:10 t0 3:15 in the afternoon in my office when I felt something, my chair was shaking I look but no one behind me but no one was there near my place. Then I ask my collegue did someome feel that, I feel there's an earthquake. Then nobody believes me then I told to them let us wait if there's a news after 30 minutes. Just a few minutes my wife called me saying that they are evacuating thier building beacause of the earthquake. Then I realized I am right to what I felt. Later I check the news then This what I find out.


UAE hit by tremors after Iran earthquake

By Aftab Kazmi, Bureau Chief, Al AinLast updated: September 10, 2008, 15:33

Dubai: Severe tremors were felt in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and other parts of the emirates at around 3.08pm local time forcing people to flee from homes and office.

Dubai Police Operations Room, received the first tremor reports from people located in parts of Deira and Bur Dubai, Captain Sultan Al Merri, Duty Officer told Gulf News.
The tremors first struck off the coast of Sharjah, measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale.
The jolts were so severe that they were felt by the people living in the first and second floors of the building. Police and Civil Defence department has not reported any material damage or causalities.

The quake sent a wave of panic among the residents and most them rushed out in the open and safe places.

The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) is currently been working on collecting details of the earthquake.People living and working in Al Quasis, Bur Dubai and Dubai Media City said that the tremors lasted for a few seconds. Residents in Sharjah reported their buildings swaying. “My office is in Al Quasis. I was so scared. All the 28 people working in our office ran out of the building," said one worker.

The jolts were caused by a powerful earthquake measures 6.2 that occurred in the south-west of the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. The epicentre of the quake was 43km west of the Qishm Island in the Arabian Gulf.

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the depth of the quake was some 50km in the earth.


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What's Up in Dubai "Philippine mission in Dubai beefs up security"

So what's happening here in Dubai in this Last few Days: Just to share something

Philippine mission in Dubai beefs up security

By Nina Muslim, Staff ReporterPublished: September 08, 2008, 00:04

Dubai: Burglars broke into the Philippines Consulate-General late on Friday night and made off with more than Dh45,000 in cash and cheques, as well as a passport, police and consulate officials said.

The consulate staff discovered the burglary when they reported for work on Saturday morning. No arrests have been made so far. The consulate is located in a quiet residential area in Al Ghusais.

A police officer in charge of the case at Al Ghusais Police Station told Gulf News that the culprits broke in through the front door.
"[The burglars] crashed the front door lock," he said, adding that the police guard stationed in front of the consulate did not hear anyone breaking in.
He said the money and passport were stored in a safe in the financial officer's office, which had also been broken into.

He added that an investigation was on, but refused to comment on whether it was an inside job.
A senior official at the consulate, speaking to Gulf News on condition of anonymity, said the stolen money was part of the official funds - fees paid for consular services, such as renewal of passports, and money for running the consulate. "It's a small amount, but it is upsetting," he said.

Reaction

The burglary elicited mixed reactions from Filipinos. "I feel so bad for them. The consulate already suffers from a lack of funds and now the situation is worse," said Retchell Francisco, a Filipino marketing manager.

Alan Alegado, an assistant manager at a restaurant, however, was not surprised. "The security there was only at the gate. I didn't see much security elsewhere," he said.


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Dubai 7th Environmental Awareness Photo Competition 2008

Last years event was an overwhelming success which was appreciated and attended by approx 200 number of Guests, VVIPs dignitaries and various nationalities.

This year celebration of Clean Up The World campaign with the theme: "Start Today…to save tomorrow…", promises to be remarkable and fabulous event!

With the continuous patronage of Dubai Municipality and The Clean-Up the world Organization , In this regard, Lightform Filipino Photographers Guild-Dubai will commence its 7th Environmental Awareness Photo Competition. Acceptance of photo competition will starts on 1st September and deadline of submission will be 31st October 2008. Please find attached flyer for your participation and circulation, if required.

We look forward to your participation and contribution to this worthy project that will awaken every individual concerns for environmental awareness through the medium of photography.

Thank you and looking forward to your positive response on this invitation. Should you require any queries, please do not hesitate to contact, Lightform members, myself @ 050-581 3270 or buds4u2c@yahoo.com .