Edge Resources Announces Issuance of Stock Options

Edge Resources Inc. announced today that it has granted incentive stock options for a total of 1,200,000 common shares of the Corporation at a price of $0.36 per share (with respect to 1,000,000 of the options) and $0.30 per share (with respect to 200,000 of the options) all for a period of five years, under the formal stock option plan approved at... 

New and Existing Shell $aver Card Holders Can Now Save Even More!

Now, all motorists can save even more on fuel with two Shell $aver Card(SM) offers. New cardholders will be rewarded for activating now with savings of 10 cents per gallon through April 30, 2011. Meanwhile, all cardholders will have a chance to save 22 cents per gallon throughout the year as part of a special racing promotion — “WINsdays... 

Exxon profit up, tops Street on taxes and output

Exxon Mobil Corp reported a better-than-expected 53 percent increase in quarterly profit, helped by a lower tax rate and a surge in natural gas production in the United States and Qatar. Oil demand rose last year and the U.S. government expects another 1.5 percent gain this year as businesses’ and consumers’ appetite for fuels like diesel... 

Global Expenditure on Oil & Gas Field Machinery to Reach $121 Billion in 2011

The report analyzes and forecasts the growth of the market over the next ten years, highlighting the countries and subsectors with strong growth prospects within the market. The research determines global expenditure on oil & gas field machinery to be $120.6 billion in 2011. The report forecasts and assesses the global spending in the oil &... 

Wall Street set to open higher on earnings, M&A

U.S. stocks were set for a higher open on Monday as merger activity and solid earnings, including Exxon Mobil, overshadowed concerns about the possible spread of unrest in Egypt to other parts of the Middle East. Alpha Natural Resources said on Saturday it agreed to a $7.1 billion deal to buy Massey Energy Co, which would create the second largest... 

Chevron profit climbs, but reserves data weigh

Chevron Corp’s 72 percent rise in quarterly profit easily beat Wall Street forecasts, but anemic growth in its oil reserves disappointed investors and its shares fell 1.5 percent. Like smaller rivals ConocoPhillips and Occidental Petroleum Corp, earnings at the second-largest U.S. oil company were lifted by the strength of oil prices. But Chevron... 

Gulf Shores Acquires Bakken Acreage

Gulf Shores Resources Ltd. has entered into an arms length agreement with Crown Point Ventures Ltd. (Crown Point) whereby the Company will purchase Crown Point’s 47.5% interest in 2,328 acres of Petroleum & Natural Gas rights in the Wapella area of South-East Saskatchewan for a purchase price of CDN$280,000. The acreage is prospective for... 

Reportlinker Adds Global LNG Market Trends, Outlook and Business Prospects to 2015

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global LNG Market Trends, Outlook and Business Prospects to 2015 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0366585/Global-LNG-Market-Trends-Outlook-and-Business-Prospects-to-2015.html Report Description Global LNG industry is in a state of flux. The industry is poised to... 

Kirby Corporation Announces 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year Results

Kirby Corporation today announced net earnings attributable to Kirby for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 of $31.6 million, or $.59 per share, compared with $29.2 million, or $.54 per share, for the 2009 fourth quarter. The 2009 fourth quarter results included a $4.8 million before taxes, or $.05 per share, charge for shore staff reductions,... 

Global Oil and Gas Upstream M&A 2010 Review

Record $211 billion in deals announced in 2010; Study sees another strong year in 2011 with more than $90 billion of properties on the market. PLS Inc., with international partner Derrick Petroleum Services and further analysis from Rystad Energy, reports global upstream oil and gas M&A activity for 2010 reached a record $211 billion. That volume...