Page 6 - Sphere No.19 (Jun 2007)

4 SPHERE
WHITE ROSE BLOOMS
Husky Energy is increas-
ing production at the White Rose oil
field, 350 kilometres southeast of St
John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
The company has received regulatory
approval for production rate increases
at the oil field from the current reser-
voir capacity of 125,000 barrels per day
to 140,000 barrels per day.
In another development, Husky has
reached an agreement to pay Valero
Energy USD1.9 billion for a refinery in
Lima, Ohio. Marking Husky’s expan-
sion into the US, the refinery will help
it process oil-sands crude. I
C A N A D A
Great Gifts
Nuance-
Watson (HK) has intro-
duced an innovative pro-
motion concept, The Gift
Avenue, at Hong Kong
International Airport
(HKIA). The concept was
introduced to promote
the revamped food and
souvenir section at its
mega department store, The Plaza.
Meanwhile, Nuance-Watson (HK) and La Prairie officially unveiled the
brand’s travel retail flagship counter at HKIA’s premier beauty megastore,
Temptation Duty Free. An elegant treatment cabin allows travellers to pamper
themselves with a range of complimentary travel treatments. Hans Roth, the
Consul General of Switzerland, attended the opening.
H O N G K O N G
✭
CONGRATULATIONS!
3 UK’s Window’s Live MessengerTM
service won the Best Mobile
Messaging Service award at the
prestigious 3GSM Awards.
R
The Spirit of 3
3 Australia has launched its new community programme, “Spirit of 3”, to
help staff make a difference to four charities – Cystic Fibrosis, Youth off the Streets, SANE
Australia and the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children. Staff can volunteer to help, donate
money straight from their pay packets or put spare change into Priscilla the Pig.
A U S T R A L I A
T
BUSINESS
BOOST
The Kow-
loon Hotel has complet-
ed the renovation and
upgrading of its business
centre. Computers with
new LCD monitors,
wireless broadband Internet access with full VPN support,
interpretation, translation and secretarial services are now
available. The hotel is also offering a popular 10 pm to midnight
supper buffet to better serve the late crowd. H
H O N G K O N G