Update: General Maritime Corporation Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

General Maritime Corporation today announced that it has commenced a public offering of primary shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). The offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. The Company intends to use all of the... 

Corridor Announces 2010 Year End Results and Reserves and Provides Update

Corridor Resources Inc. announced today its 2010 year end financial results and reserve evaluations. Corridor’s annual financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis and Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2010 have been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and are available on Corridor’s website at www.corridor.ca.  Read More →

Samson Oil & Gas Advises on Close of Sale of Gas Assets and Earl #1-13H Well

Samson Oil & Gas Limited advises that it has closed its previously announced sale of gas assets in the Jonah and Lookout Wash Fields in Green River Basin, Wyoming for $6.3 million to a group of private buyers, with an effective date of January 1, 2011. Samson’s cash balance following this transaction stands at US$73.3 million. Samson has also been advised that a frac date has been set for the... 

Jobs, the lagging indicator once more?

The U.S. labor market is finally improving, just when many of the other economic indicators are wavering. Jobs are considered a lagging indicator. They typically recover many months after the economy comes out of a recession, and this cycle was no exception. So will troubles in Japan, Libya and elsewhere push up U.S. unemployment later this year? “The U.S. economy is headed for another soft patch... 

Gas Supply to Israel Continues

Ampal-American Israel Corporation, a holding company in the business of acquiring and managing interests in various businesses, announced today that it was advised by East Mediterranean Gas Co. (“EMG”), in which Ampal has a 12.5% interest, that this morning an explosive device was placed at a GASCO (the Egyptian gas transport company) location along GASCO’s upstream gas pipeline leading... 

U.S. nuclear plant says shielded against Japan emergency

A U.S. nuclear plant in Alabama similar in design to the earthquake-hit Fukushima facility in Japan has multiple defenses to prevent and tackle the same kind of emergency, its operator said. Safety features at the Browns Ferry plant in northern Alabama are so superior to those at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant that even in the event of massive flooding the chances of a crisis were negligible,... 

U.S. nuclear agency plans safety review of reactors

The top U.S. nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved the launch of a safety review of U.S. nuclear reactors sought by President Barack Obama in response to the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima plant. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to create an agency task force made up of current and former commission experts that will review the information from the disaster and advise whether any... 

U.S. gasoline prices rise to $3.57/gallon: survey

Gasoline prices in the United States rose 6.65 cents per gallon over a two-week period, carried by the rise in crude oil prices stemming from the turmoil in Libya, an industry analyst said. The national average for a gallon of self-serve, regular gasoline was $3.57 on March 18, according to the Lundberg Survey of about 2,500 gas stations. The 6.65-cent increase came two weeks after gasoline prices... 

Obama’s Visit to Brazil Yields ‘Encouraging’ Renewable Fuels Cooperation, According to Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association

Two important announcements involving renewable energy made on the opening day of U.S. President Barack Obama’s official visit to Brazil, both directly relevant to Brazil’s successful sugarcane ethanol industry, are encouraging signs that Brazil and the U.S. are on a path to achieve free, unobstructed trade for clean, renewable biofuels. The assessment came from the President and CEO of... 

New Gold Announces Approval of El Morro Environmental Impact Assessment

New Gold Inc. announces that authorities in Chile have approved an Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) for the El Morro project in northern Chile. New Gold is a 30 percent joint venture partner in the project, with Goldcorp Inc. (“Goldcorp”), the project developer, holding 70 percent. The granting of the EIA facilitates commencement of construction activities by Goldcorp,...