Former President Clinton backs Libya no-fly zone

Former President Bill Clinton said the United States should enforce a no-fly zone over Libya to allow a fair fight between insurgents and troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The international community has been debating whether to impose a no-fly zone as Gaddafi’s warplanes carry out air strikes unhindered by insurgent anti-aircraft... 

Beaver Valley Unit 2 Begins Refueling

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company announced its Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 2 in Shippingport, Pa., shut down earlier today for scheduled refueling and maintenance. While the unit is off line, 64 of the 157 fuel assemblies will be replaced and numerous safety inspections will be conducted. In addition, preventative maintenance to ensure continued... 

Axial Vector Announces Reverse Stock Split, Name Change to “AVEC Corporation” and New Trading Symbol (AVEC)

Axial Vector Energy Corporation announced today it has changed the name of the company to “AVEC Corporation” and completed at 1-for-150 share reverse stock split and will begin trading today under the symbol (AVECD). At the Effective Date, immediately and without further action by Axial Vector stockholders, every one hundred fifty (150)... 

Crosstex Hosts Analyst Conference Thursday, March 31

Crosstex Energy, L.P. and Crosstex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:XTXI – News) (the Corporation) will host an analyst conference on Thursday, March 31, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. – noon Central time in Dallas. The meeting will be broadcast live via conference call or webcast for those unable to attend. Crosstex’s senior management team, led by President and... 

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... 

PG&E Statement on First Day of NTSB Hearings

Pacific Gas and Electric Company today issued the following statement by Chris Johns, President of PG&E, at the conclusion of the first day of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearings: “We appreciate the opportunity to participate in today’s hearings and applaud the NTSB for its diligent effort to examine critical pipeline... 

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... 

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... 

CLEAResult Partners with General Catalyst to Power Growth

CLEAResult, a national energy optimization firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, today announced a significant capital investment from General Catalyst, a venture capital and private equity firm based in Cambridge, Mass. CLEAResult, which ranked 144th on Inc. Magazine’s list of the 500 fastest growing companies in 2010, designs and implements... 

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,...