Infrax Systems (IFXY) Introduces Secure Network Interface Card

Infrax Systems, Inc. , a global provider of unified Smart Grid-related products and services for the Energy and Utility industries, announced today that the company will officially launch their proprietary Secure Network Interface Card (SNIC) at DistribuTECH 2011, February 1, in San Diego, California. DistribuTECH is the utility industry’s leading... 

Russia in milestone oil pipeline supply to China

Russia, the world’s top crude exporter, said it had begun scheduled oil shipments to China via an East Siberian link on Saturday as the Kremlin cements ties with its energy-hungry neighbor. So far, Russia’s 50,000-km oil pipeline network has been concentrated in West Siberia and run toward Europe. With the commissioning of the Eastern Siberia... 

NV Energy Completes California Distribution and Generation Asset Sale

NV Energy, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (NV Energy) completed the sale of its California electric distribution and generation assets, originally announced in April 2009, to California Pacific Electric Company (CalPeco), a company jointly owned by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corporation... 

Mullen Group Ltd. Expands Fluid Hauling Capabilities

Mullen Group Ltd. announced today a number of transactions that will expand its fluid handling and hauling capabilities in northern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. “Acquiring businesses leveraged to fluid hauling and the production services segment of the oil and gas industry has been a strategic focus of the Mullen Group for several... 

NGAS Resources Announces Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Magnum Hunter Resources

NGAS Resources, Inc. a leader in horizontal drilling and completion technology in the southern Appalachian Basin, today announced a definitive agreement with Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (NYSE Amex:MHR), providing for NGAS Resources to be acquired by Magnum Hunter in an all-stock transaction. NGAS Resources is a British Columbia corporation,... 

ESCO Announces AMI System Expansion at CFE in Mexico

ESCO Technologies Inc. today announced that Mexico’s electric utility Federal Commission of Electricity (CFE) has issued an additional purchase order for Aclara PLS Inc.’s TWACS® power-line technology through Ambar Electroingenieria, Aclara’s AMI distributor for Mexico, and prime contractor for the entire project. The initial, prime... 

ZBB Successfully Completes Advanced Electricity Storage Technologies Program

ZBB Energy Corporation, the leading developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms, announced today that their ZESS 500 has been deemed a fully operational and validated success. It is installed at CSIRO’s Energy Centre in Newcastle, Australia, as part of the Advanced Electricity Storage Technologies (AEST) program. This marks the... 

Riverstone Holdings Closes the Acquisition of USA Compression

The Riverstone/Carlyle Global Energy and Power Funds, a group of energy-focused private equity funds managed by Riverstone Holdings LLC (“Riverstone”), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of USA Compression Holdings, LP, the parent company of USA Compression Partners, LLC (“USA Compression” or the “Company”),... 

MYR Group Inc. Awarded Transmission Contract With Central Maine Power Company

MYR Group Inc. a leading specialty contractor serving the electrical infrastructure market in the United States, announced it has entered into a contract with Central Maine Power Company, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, to construct and rebuild approximately 210 miles of 345-kilovolt (kV) and 115kV transmission lines throughout northeastern Maine. The... 

Spectra Energy Files FERC Application for New Jersey-New York Expansion

Spectra Energy Corp today filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the expansion of its Texas Eastern Transmission and Algonquin Gas Transmission interstate pipeline systems to transport new, critically needed natural gas supplies to high demand markets in northern New Jersey and New York City.The New Jersey-New...