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... 

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... 

Frost and Sullivan: South Korean Industrial APCE Market to Earn $221 Million by 2016

As most industries, such as power plants and steel mills, in South Korea have already installed air pollution control equipment (APCE), the growth of the market is expected to be limited between 2 and 3 percent for the next five years until 2016. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.environmental.frost.com), Industrial Air Pollution Controls... 

BP workers could have prevented rig accident: commission

BP had workers on the doomed Deepwater Horizon rig who could have prevented the missteps that led to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but they were not consulted, the White House oil spill commission said on Thursday. In an expanded report on the causes of the BP drilling disaster that killed 11 workers and ravaged the U.S. Gulf coast last summer,... 

Energees Investments and Regal Petroleum Announce Increased Recommended Partial Cash Offer

Not for Release, Publication or Distribution in, Into or From Any Jurisdiction Where to do so Would Constitute a Violation of the Relevant Laws of Such Jurisdiction – Following the announcement on 10 December 2010 of a recommended cash offer for Regal, Energees Investments (the principal holding company of the Smart Holding Group)... 

Tendril Teams with Whirlpool Corporation to Usher in New Era of Smart Appliances

Tendril, a leading energy platform company, and Whirlpool Corporation , the world’s leading appliance maker, unveiled a relationship that sets the stage for the rollout of smart home appliances in the U.S. The Tendril platform has the capability to support millions of smart appliances in homes across America. Tendril will provide the back-end... 

Helix Announces Departure of COO

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announced today that Bart Heijermans has resigned as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 21, 2011. Mr. Heijermans’ duties will be assumed by Owen Kratz and other members of senior management. Owen Kratz, Helix’s President and Chief Executive Officer, stated “Since... 

Vermilion Energy Inc. Announces $0.19 Cash Dividend for February 15, 2011 Payment Date

Vermilion Energy Inc. is pleased to announce a cash dividend of $0.19 per share payable on February 15, 2011 to all shareholders of record on January 31, 2011. The ex-dividend date for this payment is January 27, 2011. This dividend is an eligible dividend for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Vermilion Energy Inc. is an oil-leveraged producer... 

Market flat, pares losses from jobless claims

U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday, paring losses after weaker-than-expected jobless claims and helped by a rise in Marathon Oil. Contributing to the weakness was a sharp drop in shares of Merck on disappointing drug trial news. The drugmaker was the biggest percentage decliner on the S&P 500. Weekly initial claims for unemployment benefits... 

Denbury Completes Sale of its Interests in Encore Energy Partners LP; CO2 Injections Commence at Hastings Field

Denbury Resources Inc. today announced that on December 31, 2010 it closed the previously announced sale of its ownership interests in Encore Energy Partners LP (NYSE:ENP – News) (“ENP”) to Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC (NYSE:VNR – News) (“Vanguard”). Denbury sold to Vanguard 100% of its interest in ENP’s general partner and...