Pioneer Natural Resources to Present at the Raymond James Investors Conference

Pioneer Natural Resources Company today announced that Tim Dove, President and COO, will present at The Raymond James Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 8 at 9:50 a.m. ET. Any interested person may listen to the live presentation and view the presentation slides during the conference, or hear an archived version afterwards, by logging on to Pioneer’s... 

Range Announces 2010 Results

ANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION today announced its 2010 results. Range continued to execute its strategy of double-digit production and reserve growth at a top-quartile or better cost structure, while maintaining a strong financial position. Production increased 14% while sequential production growth reached 32 consecutive quarters. Proved reserves increased... 

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... 

Stewart & Stevenson Announces the Appointment of New Directors

Stewart & Stevenson LLC announced today the appointment of Anthony G. Petrello, J. Robinson West, and Munawar (Micki) H. Hidayatallah as three new members to serve on its Board of Directors. Mr. Petrello has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Nabors Industries Ltd. since 1992, a Director since 1991, and Deputy Chairman from 2003. He holds... 

Vitol, Helios and Shell Reach Agreement on African Downstream Businesses

Vitol today announced that, in partnership with Helios Investment Partners, it has agreed to purchase the majority of Shell’s shareholding in most of their downstream businesses in Africa for a total consideration of some $1 billion. Under the agreements, two new joint venture companies will assure continued availability of Shell fuels and lubricants... 

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... 

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,... 

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,... 

Progress Energy CEO Johnson Urges Flexibility and Customer Protection in Implementing EPA Rules

The U.S. electric utility industry faces an “unprecedented convergence of new federal environmental rules – unprecedented in scope of change and compression of deadlines,” Progress Energy Chairman, President and CEO Bill Johnson told utility regulators Monday in Washington. And the “current fragmented approach, coupled with rapid-compliance... 

Statement of John Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, UGI Utilities

Over the past two days, teams of UGI and Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission investigators have been working at the site of the Allen Street explosion. Late last evening, a video scope was inserted into the gas main on Allen Street between 13th and Mercer. The main has been shut down since the February 9 explosion and has been the focus of our investigation...