Chevron Welcomes Shell to the Wheatstone Project

Chevron Corporation today announced the signing of agreements with Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd to bring Shell into the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project as a natural gas supplier and equity participant. George Kirkland, vice chairman, Chevron Corporation, said, “Chevron is pleased to welcome another participant into the Wheatstone Project.... 

Solar Universe Names Steven L. Yeffa CFO

Solar Universe, a solar installation and finance company, today announced it has appointed Steven L. Yeffa chief financial officer. Yeffa will oversee the company’s corporate finance and accounting activities, and help grow its newly launched solar leasing program. Yeffa is a seasoned finance executive who brings 30 years of experience in financial... 

NOxBLUE Diesel Exhaust Fluid Named 2011 World Ag Expo Top Ten New Product

CoreFluids, LLC today announced that its NOxBLUE diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) was named a 2011 World Ag Expo Top Ten New Product. Selected by new product judges composed of local and national farmers and agribusiness professionals, NOxBLUE will be featured in the 2011 World Ag Expo New Product Center February 8-10 in Tulare, California. NOxBLUE is CoreFluids’... 

Savage to Construct, Own and Operate a Multi-User Railport at Trenton, North Dakota

Savage Companies (Savage) announced its plans to construct, own and operate a large multi-user rail terminal in Trenton, North Dakota. The terminal, to be known as Trenton Railport, will be served by the BNSF Railway, and will be designed to bring large-scale rail service to the Bakken Formation (the Bakken) with oil-field related materials such as... 

Western Refining Wholesale Turns to KSS Fuels for Pricing Intelligence Solution to Maintain Competitive Edge

Western Refining Wholesale, a division of Western Refining Inc., an independent refining and marketing company headquartered in El Paso, Texas, will use KSS Fuels’ RackPrice wholesale pricing solution to help it manage fuel prices at its wholesale locations. Western Refining is a crude oil refiner, wholesale fuel and lubricants distributor and retailer... 

Johnson Controls Breaks Ground on Fully-Integrated Battery Recycling Facility

Johnson Controls, Inc. today broke ground on a fully-integrated battery recycling facility in Florence, S.C. The Florence Recycling Center, slated for completion during 2012 and to be operated by Johnson Controls’ Power Solutions business, represents a capital investment of more than $150 million and will create an estimated 250 new jobs and... 

Philadelphia University and MAG Establish New Composites Institute to Develop Textile-Based Composites for Industrial Applications

Philadelphia University and MAG are establishing the Philadelphia University MAG Composites Institute for research and development of new textile-based composites that could have wide application in industry, including the aerospace, automotive and energy sectors. The new research institute will be funded in part by $1.1 million from MAG, whose chairman... 

ESG Solutions Completes Large-Scale Microseismic Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring Program for Nexen Inc.

ESG Solutions (Engineering Seismology Group or ESG), an industry leader in microseismic technology and services, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the largest microseismic hydraulic fracture monitoring program conducted in Canada to date. The real-time microseismic mapping project for Nexen Inc. in the Horn River Basin in northeast... 

Teams Prepare for Round Two in the 2010-2011 Clean Energy Prize Competition

Ideas for new green-energy businesses ranging from a credit card bonus points program to fund renewable energy projects to a speed bump that generates electricity for roadside electronics will go head to head Jan. 21 in Round-2 competition for the 2010-2011 Clean Energy Prize. The competition, presented by DTE Energy and the University of Michigan... 

GSE Systems, Inc. to Present at 13th Annual Needham Growth Conference

GSE Systems, Inc. a leading global provider of real-time simulation and training solutions to the power, process, manufacturing and government sectors, today announced Jim Eberle, Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the 13th Annual Needham Growth Conference on January 12th, 2011 at 4:50 pm ET. The conference is being held at the New...