Hagens Berman LLP Continues to Investigate Hercules Offshore Inc. After SEC Probe Announcement

Hagens Berman LLP, an investor-rights law firm, is continuing to investigate Hercules Offshore to determine if the company violated securities laws. The investigation began after the announcement of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice investigation of certain of the company’s activities. Hagens Berman partner Reed... 

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... 

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... 

Offshore Finds Are Transforming Africa Into a Major Oil Producing Region

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of GBI Research’s new report “Oil Market in Africa to 2015 – Offshore Finds Transforming Africa into a Major Oil Producing Region,” to their collection of Oilfield Equipment & Services market reports. For more information, visit http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?ProductID=6164897... 

Houston Wire & Cable Company Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2010

Houston Wire & Cable Company announced operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. Selected highlights for the quarter: * Record sales of $93.5 million * Gross margin up 110 basis points over the fourth quarter of 2009 * Revenues increased 47.3% over the fourth quarter of 2009 * Net income up... 

U.S. issues second post-spill drill permit in Gulf

The government has given BHP Billiton the second new permit to drill in the Gulf of Mexico since the Macondo oil spill, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Saturday. A BHP spokesman confirmed that the new permit has been issued for resumption of drilling of a production well at Shenzi. BOEMRE issued the first new permit since the lifting of a... 

Vermilion Energy Inc. Files Annual Information Form and Annual Report

Vermilion Energy Inc. announces the submission of its Annual Information Form (“AIF”) for the year ended December 31, 2010 to the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval. The AIF contains Vermilion’s Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil and Gas Information as required under National Instrument 51-101. Vermilion has also filed... 

Denbury Resources Inc. Announces Final Results of Cash Tender Offers for Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2013 and 2015

Denbury Resources Inc. today announced the final results of its previously announced cash tender offers for the outstanding 7½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 of the Company and Denbury Onshore, LLC (the “2013 Notes”) and 7½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 of the Company (the “2015 Notes”), which offers expired at 11:59 p.m., New... 

Range Announces 2010 Results

ANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION today announced its 2010 results. Range continued to execute its strategy of double-digit production and reserve growth at a top-quartile or better cost structure, while maintaining a strong financial position. Production increased 14% while sequential production growth reached 32 consecutive quarters. Proved reserves increased... 

Energy Expert and Former Regulator Issues Statement on Oscar® Nominated Documentary Gasland

John Hanger, immediate past secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, former member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and nationally-recognized expert on energy, the economy, and the environment, issued a statement today on his blog about the documentary “Gasland,” nominated for an Academy Award to be awarded...