Inflation spike won’t last, Bernanke says

A recent increase in U.S. inflation is driven primarily by rising commodity prices globally, and is unlikely to persist, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday. The comments stood in sharp contrast to a string of U.S. central bank officials, some of whom have argued the time is coming for the Fed to begin tightening monetary policy. Earlier... 

U.S. nuclear agency plans safety review of reactors

The top U.S. nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved the launch of a safety review of U.S. nuclear reactors sought by President Barack Obama in response to the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima plant. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to create an agency task force made up of current and former commission experts that will review the information... 

Ashland Inc. Board Announces $400 Million Stock Repurchase Program, Intends to Increase Annual Dividend

Ashland Inc. announced today that its board of directors approved a $400 million stock repurchase program. Under the program, the company’s common shares will be purchased through a combination of a 10b5-1 automatic trading plan and discretionary purchases on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The amount and timing of any... 

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... 

As oil muddies outlook, Fed policy less certain

Surging oil prices are deepening a split inside the Federal Reserve, blurring the likely direction of U.S. monetary policy and making next week’s policy meeting all the more contentious. The sharp rise in energy costs, precipitated by a wave of pro-democracy uprisings across the Arab world, could affect the economy in different ways, by retarding... 

Dresser-Rand Announces Plan to Acquire Grupo Guascor S.L. (“GG”)

Dresser-Rand Group Inc., a global supplier of high-speed rotating equipment and service solutions, announced today that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire Grupo Guascor S.L. (“GG”) for an enterprise value of euro 500 million ($690 million) in a cash and stock transaction. The enterprise value includes... 

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... 

Sentry Petroleum President and CEO Discusses Potential World-Class Coal Resource

Sentry Petroleum Ltd today announced the release of a video interview with Dr. Raj Rajeswaran, Sentry Petroleum President and Chief Executive Officer. The interview is available on the company’s web site at http://www.sentrypetroleum.com/presentations/sentry-video-presentations/ Sentry President and CEO, Dr. Rajeswaran is quoted as saying, “We... 

Cornerstone Provides Expertise in Newton County Renewable Energy Business Park Project Receiving LMOP Award

Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC announced that it provided engineering design and compliance services for the Newton County Renewable Energy Business Park LFG Direct-Use Project, located in Brook, Indiana, one of six projects recently recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP)... 

Infinity Secures Additional Financing and Enters Into Forbearance Agreement With Amegy Bank, N.A.

Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. an independent oil and gas exploration and development company, today announced that it has secured $1,050,000 in additional financing and entered into a Forbearance Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated February 16, 2011 with Amegy Bank, N.A. (“Amegy”) under the Loan Agreement, dated January 9, 2007,...