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Outstanding 100 publishing company to launch in Las Vegas

outstanding35 — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:54:06 +0000

The Cape Town based book publishing company Outstanding 100 will open its Las Vegas offices with the announcement of a long term partnership deal with US based concierge company Procierge, headed by Chris Hammett.

Having published on South Africa and Ibiza, and with Mallorca due for release soon, Outstanding 100 coffee table books are beautifully photographed and territorially specific works of art, highlighting some of the world’s most sought after travel destinations.

Not being limited to anything specific except territory, the publications are the result of a tireless global search to create a companion that presents its readers with an array of the most unforgettable hotels, nature reserves, restaurants, nightclubs, adrenaline sports, adventures, wine estates, game farms, and natural wonders.

Founded by Rob Sawyer and Tom Pearson-Adams, Outstanding100 travel guides are published by a team of entrepreneurs who have launched more than 80 exclusive hotels, restaurants and nightclubs over the past 25 years. Their collective experience lends a unique perspective to the series, one that challenges the conventional notions of luxury. By stripping away the tired classifications that define global hospitality, they conceived a modern travel guide that contains select venues which provide unparalleled personal service rather than merely boasting a star-rating, placing an emphasis on the truly unique over the abundantly publicized.

With over 17 years of luxury hotel and private concierge experience, Christopher Sean Hammett formed The Hammett Group in January 2002. Hammett initially honed his client service and management skills working with the prestigious Four Seasons Hotel New York, the world famous Beverly Hills Hotel & opened the new 2.7 billion dollar Steve Wynn resort in Las Vegas. Always a master at putting his clients at ease, he has worked with an array of high-profile, political, financial, and celebrity clients worldwide. The deal has been headed up by Jodi Jacobson from Outstanding 100’s Las Vegas office. “We are delighted to have partnered up with Chris Hammett and his team at Procierge” comments Pearson-Adams. “It will provide a new and fresh approach from which we can push our selected 100 destinations in each of our North American territories. We have an excellent mutually beneficial relationship with Serena Cook (CEO of Deliciously Sorted) on Ibiza and Mallorca and have been looking to forge a similar model into the US. Chris’s history speaks for itself and with the implementation of our new web based platforms we are all very excited about and for the future.”

With exciting editions on Nevada, Dubai, Florida, Argentina and Australia in the pipeline, Outstanding100 also offers a comprehensive concierge service. Partnerships with a network of international experts ensure that our readers enjoy the finest experiences that each territory has to offer, hassle-free and at their leisure.

“In a business that is built on the power of relationships and service, Procierge and O100 will be bringing our Outstanding 100 world to you” Hammett comments, “The fabulous experiences and services that our members will have access to will create a tremendous amount of momentum from Europe to the US.”

The South African and Ibiza editions of Outstanding 100 are available domestically and via Amazon. For more information please contact jodi@outstanding100.com

Website: http://www.outstanding100.com/

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Market Report, “Canada Oil & Gas Report Q1 2010″, published

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:41:53 +0000

The new Canada Oil & Gas Report from BMI forecasts that the country will account for 10.47% of North American regional oil demand by 2013, while contributing 36.28% to supply. In North America, overall oil consumption reached an estimated 21.68mn barrels per day (b/d) in 2008. It is set to rise to around 21.78mn b/d by 2013. North American regional oil production in 2008 averaged an estimated 10.18mn b/d. It is set to rise to 11.30mn b/d by 2013. In terms of natural gas, North America in 2008 consumed an estimated 754bn cubic metres (bcm), with demand of 807bcm targeted for 2013, representing 7.5% growth. Production of an estimated 731bcm in 2008 should rise to 726bcm in 2013, which implies net imports rising to some 81bcm by the end of the period. Canada’s share of gas consumption in 2007 was 12.63%, while it contributed 25.31% to regional production. By 2013, its share of gas consumption is forecast to be 12.79%, with 25.62% of regional supply. In terms of the OPEC basket of crudes, the average price in Q4 2008 was an estimated US$52.53 per barrel (bbl), down sharply from the US$113.49 recorded during the previous three months. The full-year 2008 average is put by BMI at US$94.08/bbl, representing a 36% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase. North Sea Brent, WTI and Russian Urals are believed to have averaged US$97.06, US$99.33 and US$94.56/bbl respectively during 2008. For 2009, we are now assuming an average OPEC basket price of US$52/bbl (- 45% y-o-y), with Q109 expected to deliver US$40.00. The new full year forecast implies Brent crude at US$55.65, WTI averaging US$56.63/bbl and Urals at US$52.48 for 2009. For 2010, we expect to see a recovery to US$58.00/bbl for the OPEC price, gaining further ground to US$65.00 in 2011 and US$70.00/bbl in 2012. We are now using a long-term price assumption of US$70.00 for 2013-2018, down from our previous assumption of US$90.00/bbl. In 2009, we see monthly average global wholesale gasoline prices ranging from US$38.90 in January to a high of US$64.90 reached in August and in December, providing a full-year average of US$56.20 – just over 55% of the 2008 outturn. The 2009 BMI gasoil forecast is for an average price of US$67/bbl, assuming a monthly low of US$46.40 in January and a high of US$77.30/bbl in December. The full-year outturn represents a 45% downturn from the 2008 level. For 2009, the monthly average jet fuel price is forecast to range from US$47.90 in January to US$79.80/bbl in August, proving an annual level of US$69.20/bbl. Canadian real GDP is forecast by BMI to fall by 1.4% in 2009, down from growth of an estimated 0.6% in 2008. We are assuming an average annual 2.4% growth in 2009-13. The country’s oil demand is expected to average 2.26mn b/d in 2009, before rising to 2.28mn b/d by 2013. Oil output looks set to reach 4.10mn b/d by 2013, subject to oil sands development. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) predicts that oil sands production will reach 3.5mn b/d by 2015 and 4.0mn b/d by 2020, accounting for more than 80% of Canadian oil production. Between 2007 and 2018, we are forecasting an increase in Canadian oil production of 23.9%, with output rising steadily from an estimated 3.25mn b/d in 2008 to 4.10mn b/d at the end of the 10-year forecast period. Given oil consumption forecast to decrease by 1.6%, exports should rise from an estimated 0.97mn b/d to 1.83mn b/d during the forecast period. Gas production should fall from the estimated 2008 level of 185bcm to 168bcm in 2018. Demand is forecast to rise from 95bcm to 111bcm, leaving net exports falling to 57bcm, largely to the US. Details of BMI’s 10-year forecasts can be found in the appendix to this report, which provides global, regional and country-specific projections. BMI’s long-term political risk rating for Canada is 94.3, well above the Developed Markets average of 85.8, and behind only Norway. Our long-term economic risk rating is 70.4, which compares with a Developed Markets average of 68.9 and puts Canada well ahead of the US and most developed European countries. Canada has a privatised energy sector that boasts a large, competitive upstream oil and gas segment featuring domestic independents and integrated companies, plus direct and indirect participation by international oil companies (IOCs). The downstream segment is shared by IOC-controlled domestic companies and former state company Petro-Canada, which Suncor agreed to acquire for CAD19.6bn (US$15.9bn) in March 2009.

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Market Report, “Global Contract Logistics through the Economic Downturn”, published

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:15:10 +0000

This report provides in -depth analysis of the global market and also breakdown analysis of regional and country markets. As a part of Datamonitor’s Global Logistics Markets Series this report includes assessment of the position of contract logistics markets in the context of the total logistics market.

Scope
* The global market is then broken down into the regional markets of Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa and Latin America.
* North American coverage encompasses the United States of America and Canada
* Asia Pacific coverage includes India, China, Japan & Australia

Highlights

All segments of the logsitcs industry have been hit by the economic downturn in 2008 and 2009. This report provides insight into the impact on contract logistics market values and volumes in light of these industry changing events.

Reasons to Purchase
* Quantify the global, regional and major country contract logistics markets.
* Understand the underlying trends which have impacted on these markets.
* Gain insight into which factors will drive a recovery in market values.

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Report Table of Contents:

Datamonitor Global Logistics Markets Series
Global Logistics Market Value
Contract Logistics Market Scope and Definitions
Research Highlights
Global Economic Impact on Logistics Markets
Logistics Markets Recovery
Global Market Sizing
Global Competitors
Regional and Country Market Sizing
Conclusions/Implications

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The Datamonitor Group is a world-leading provider of premium global business information, delivering independent data, analysis and opinion across the Automotive, Consumer Markets, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Logistics & Express, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Retail, Technology and Telecoms industries. Datamonitor’s market intelligence products and services ensure that you will achieve your desired commercial goals by giving you the insight you need to best respond to your competitive environment. View more research from Datamonitor at http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1002

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