A year into legalized recreational pot in Illinois, some point to ongoing concerns about the program’s social equity component, which has delayed the awarding of additional dispensary and cultivation licenses.
There are around 9,000 certified music therapists in the U.S., but Megan Danelz is one of the few in the Upstate. “Music therapy is very similar to occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy,” said Danelz, the owner and founder of Heartstrings Music Therapy Services, LLC.Licensed music therapy isn’t recognized right now in South Carolina it is in some other states. But for some families in our region, this type of therapy is considered more than just music to their ears. “My twin daughters are 13 years old and were diagnosed with autism at the age of two,” said Christi Shinn, mother of Emma and Sarah, who have been working with Megan for the last two years. “They speak in sentences about seven to 10 words in length, and then leave. However, each of them can sing songs of dozens of words in succession. So I hear language coming out of them when they’re singing that I never hear them speak in sentences.”Danelz also works with clients at Golden Strip S
Brazil: Petrobras starts binding phase of Carmopolis Cluster
22 Feb 2021
Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 19, 2020, has announced the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of all of its stakes in a set of 11 onshore production field concessions, with integrated facilities, located in the state of Sergipe, jointly called the
Carmópolis Cluster.
Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a process letter with detailed instructions on the divestment process, including guidelines for due diligence and the submission of binding proposals.
This disclosure complies with the Petrobras internal rules and with the provisions of the special procedure for assignment of rights to exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and other fluid hydrocarbons, provided for in Decree 9,355/2018.
Woodside signs agreement with RWE for LNG supply
19 Feb 2021
RWE Supply & Trading (RWE) for the supply of
LNG from Woodside’s global portfolio for a term of seven years commencing in 2025.
The quantity of LNG to be supplied under the SPA is approximately 0.84 million tonnes per annum.
The SPA is not subject to final investment decision (FID) on any project.The SPA builds on Woodside’s and RWE’s strong relationship developed through existing mid-term and spot business in Asia-Pacific and the Atlantic basin.
Woodside Executive Vice President Development and Marketing Meg O’Neill said the signing of the SPA with RWE was further evidence of the strong market demand for LNG in the second half of this decade.
Reuters reports that Egypt has announced the start of a bid round for exploration and exploitation of oil and natural gas in 24 blocks. The round, which concludes on August 1st, includes nine blocks in the Mediterranean Sea, 12 in the Western Desert and three in the Gulf of Suez.