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 Presents in New York

Samson Oil & Gas Limited is presenting at two investor conferences in New York. Samson’s presentation at the Australian Resource Conference USA is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, April 7th, (which is Friday, April 8th, 01:30 a.m. in Sydney). The presentation is being webcast and is available at http://live.arcusa-newyork.com.... 

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... 

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... 

Moody’s Confirms Nexen’s Investment Grade Credit Rating

Earlier today, Moody’s Investors Service announced the completion of their credit review and confirmed Nexen’s Baa3 rating with a negative outlook. We expect to retain this rating and remove the negative outlook by reducing our debt to levels commensurate with the rating by late this year or early 2012, and retaining sufficient cash to fund... 

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... 

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Announces 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. On October 27, 2009, Algonquin Power Income Fund became a wholly owned subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (collectively “APUC”), maintaining the same operations and business activities, but under... 

Callon Petroleum Company Announces Fourth Quarter, Full Year 2010 Reporting Date and Conference Call

Callon Petroleum Company today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2010 results of operations will be released on Monday afternoon, March 14, 2011. A conference call discussing the results and current activity is scheduled for 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time Tuesday, March 15, 2011. The conference call may be accessed live over the internet through... 

Petro One Calls Meeting to Ratify Shareholder Protection Rights Plan

Petro One Energy Corp. announced that the Board of Directors had approved the adoption of a shareholder protection rights plan (the “Plan”), also known as a “poison pill”. The fundamental objectives of the Plan are to provide adequate time for the Board of Directors and shareholders to assess the merits of any unsolicited take-over... 

MarkWest Energy Partners Closes Public Offering of $300 Million of 6.5% Senior Notes Due 2021

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:MWE – News) and its subsidiary MarkWest Energy Finance Corporation announced today the closing of a public offering of $300,000,000 of 6.5% senior unsecured notes due 2021 (the “Notes”) at par. The Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes offering to purchase later today $272,205,000 aggregate...