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These pages offer industry specific links. Here you will find a range of resources that offer information on the petrol, mineral and rural industries and others. In each case links have been provided to comprehensive industry specific portals. Students will find that Yahoo and Google excellent directories of industry resources if they require more detailed information.
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Portals offer a collection of online resources related to oil. These sites carry current oil industry news, statistics and reports on issues in the industry. Students seeking more web sites on the oil industry will find huge collections here.
NYMEX offers details on current oil prices plus some explanation of what the terms mean.
US Energy Administration offers oil production and price forecasts Oil Section
World Petroleum Congress This organization is a non political industry site for people interested in issues in the oil industry. It contains information on the oild industry world wide and excellent directory of educational resources.
Oil Spill Web This site carries information on oils spills worldwide and the methods that can be used to control them
Welcome to IPIECA International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association
The Australian Automobile Association Consumer organisation that covers petrol prices and other issues related to cars.
International Energy Agency HomepageCurrent Reports on the world oil market, resources, renewable energy, global energy statistics and more a great site for teachers looking for material on this topic. See Energy Information Administration: and Petroleum Supply Monthly
OPEC Organisation of Oil exporting countries. The eleven members of this most celebrated cartel control 40% of the world oil supply. Updates, reports from OPEC meetings and positions adopted by member countries are published on this website.
APPEA - Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Useful site with some excellent educational resources on among other things the pricing of crude oil and other oil industry topics. Press releases and speeches on this site are useful for teachers and students looking for material on petrol especially when this emerges as an issue in the press.
Australian Institute of Petroleum This site contains some excellent materials and links on the petrol industry in Australia. It offers pages explaining movements in petrol prices that cover exchange rate effects as well as a range of industry statistics and scientific information on petrol pricing. CSIRO Petroleum Offers details of current research and awards etc undertaken by this organisation.
Oil and Gas Journal Offers current news on industry developments world wide. Contains short articles on the demand for oil rigs etc. It is an industry not a student focused site. Petroleum World Industry Portal with details of jobs and bids. The site however appears to be undergoing reconstruction and parts were not working.
Oil and Gas Online: Digital Marketplace for o... An online market place where oil companies can buy the equipment they need for drilling etc. It is a good example of a real capital market.
Petrodata - Offshore Market Intelligence Web site of industry analyst and contains some free reports and forecasts that will be of interest to enquiring students.
Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) Weekly review of world oil industry and trends with interesting comments on petro politics.
CGES Home Page Centre for Global Energy Studies;Highlights from monthly Oil report, links studies and reports some available for free. Most information is available only on a fee paying basis.
Yahoo! News Full Coverage-Oil and Gas
Platts A global oil industry conusltancy whose web site offers market updates and news and a very useful directory of links.
The American Petroleum Institute Home Page Site of the US petroleum industry association.
Shell The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies
BP Company Homepage: A leading provider of en...
Welcome to Kerr-McGee Corporation
Welcome to the Lubrizol Corporation
Welcome To Santos Limited - Australia's Large...
Natural Gas Australia Home Page
Magellan Petroleum Australia Limited
Mining and Exploration - Australia and New Gu...
InfoMine - The Internet's Premier Mining Info... Industry company news portal with a library of mining related resources. Not too many links to other websites however.
Kitco Precious metal industry portal carries, news, charts quotes and links.
The Bullion Desk Current precious metals prices and market news and an excellent collection of links to companies.
Goldsheet An excellent directory of online mining resources world wide.
Minmet Australia - Home Page Australian Stockbroker specialising resource stocks. The site offers quotes and news and contains an excellent directory of online resources dealing with mining in Australia.
AMIRA A global mineral industry research association. This site carries an excellent directory of online resources worldwide.
Greenpeace Activist organisation whose site carries educational resources on a large range of environmental issues.
Friends of the Earth Global environmental activist organisation.
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and ...Details on Greenhouse agreements and various other mining issues.
Environment Australia (Department of the Envi... Department of the Environment carries Government material on the environment and minerals as well as details of programs in this area.
AME Mineral Economics Australian Mineral economic consultancy that offers a great site for economics students. Much material requires a fee however current sample forecasts and market analyses can be accessed here. Comments on trade developments and tariffs can also be found at this site.
World Energy Council A global organisation with 90 member countries that conducts research into world energy needs. carries data on country energy polices and effeciency indicators and surveys of world energy usage. Industry news and events and reports on the world energy congress. It covers the full range of extraction industries.
Energy Information Administration Home Page Press releases, Energy Analysis report on the industrty in the US Historical data available as well
Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Fighting Pover... Covers regional energy and mineral related issues.
Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre Summary of Bulletins research activites, web directory focusing on energy industry issues in our region.
CSIRO Australia - Scientific and Industrial R... See the Minerals section at the CSRIO and see CSIRO Exploration and Mining
Lloyds Lloyds portal on maritime and transport news. Relevant to miners and exporters generally. Students can determine which ships are arriving where and what they are carrying. A good excursion.
World Gold Council - The Global Advocate for ... Global industry site with analysis and statistics on the world gold market inlcuding the uses of Gold and trends in gold prices and industry news. There is also a good section on the uses of gold in industry and elsewhere.
Australian Gold Council Industry site that carries current industry news, a section on the uses of gold and some excellent educational links to gold resources available online.
Gold Insitute US industry portal with a lot of news and links, fact sheets and a section covering gold and the environement.
Gold-Eagle Specifically gold portal with current prices, links, news and quotes.
Welcome to the World Coal Institute website Details of world coal market, the use of coal and coal technologies. Also contains an education section for schools
Australian Coal Association Research Program Industry site carries news and selected pdf's covering various industry reports.
globalCOAL Online emarket for trading coal and coal related products.
Japanese Coal Center Presentations and details of the Japanese Industry
China Coal Information Institute---CCIDC Details of the coal industry and news in China
IEA Coal Research Global coal consultancy on clean coal use. Industry news, statistics and coal studies available online.
CSIRO Coal Section Great set of links and offers details of the CSIRO's research program in this area.
The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgicalurgical and Petroleum Engineers.Industry site with links to a library and details of the organisations activities.
Australian Aluminium Council This site offers industry statistics including export data, a report on aluminium and the Australian Economy, industry news and an excellent links section for aluminium companies and related bodies.
Minerals Council of Australia Website This organisation represents all of Australia's mining companies. It carries industry news and statistics as well as extensive educational resources and economic commentary. Mineral Fact sheets are available and details of Victorian offerings can be found at Victorian Chamber of Mines. This site is very slow to load but includes lesson plans, details of tours and resources relevant to K-12.
Australian Mining History Association carries office bearers and details of the associations activities and links to other resources. Teachers will find the international links on the history of mining quite interesting.
The AusIMM - The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Carries items of interest to proffessionals in the field. Notices of conferences on topical issues are also posted here.
Australia Mines and Metals Association Human Resources Association that focuses on the mining industry.
Geoscience Australia Australian Gelogical Survey Organisation. This site focuses on geography however it carries fact sheets on minerals and how to find them as well as reading topographic maps, It has a large educational section and is well worth a visit.
UIC - Uranium & Nuclear Power Information Centre This site offers briefing papers, links and commentary on the Australian Uranium industry. It covers nucleur reactors in Australia and elsewhere plus some excellent educational resources on most aspects of the Uranium industry inlcuding Uranium and questions of sustainable energy.
Northern Miner Global Industry newspaper that carries reports on the prices of metals as well as a huge commercial directory and industry news.
London Metal Exchange UK based minerals exchange with daily summaries on world metal prices.
Selected Government departments that carry information on mining and related industries.
PIRSA Minerals - Minerals Channel
Department of Natural Resources and Mines Que... Queensland Government
NSW Department of Mineral Resources
Set out below is a limited range of links to companies. Students can find comprehensive collections in the portals listed at the top of this page.
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