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SDRL – Seadrill – Changes to Board composition

In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, we hereby notify the market of the following:Mr. Kjell E Jacobsen has served notice that he would like to retire from the Board of Seadrill Limited effective from December 31, 2010.
Mr. Jacobsen started to work for offshore drilling company Smedvig in 1991 and was the Company’s CEO [...]

Atlas Copco to Supply Worlds First Floating LNG Plant

Atlas Copco has won a multi-million USD contract to supply six turboexpander compressors for a new type of application related to liquefied natural gas (LNG). The customer, Norway-based KANFA Aragon A.S., part of the Sevan Marine Group, will use the equipment for the world’s first floating natural gas liquefaction plant.
Installed aboard a so-called M-flex storage [...]

NW Natural Files for Lower-Than-Projected Rate Increase

Northwest Natural Gas Company, dba NW Natural filed updated requests with the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (OPUC) and the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) for rate increases to cover higher wholesale natural gas costs.
The Company is requesting a 14 percent rate increase in Oregon and a 20 percent rate increase in Washington for [...]

AAA Energy Looks to Cash in on China’s External Trade of $2,174 Billion

AAA Energy Inc. hereby provides its shareholders a corporate update on its current and intended business activities for the coming 12 months.
Company management is undertaking a review of its current portfolio of China-based mineral resource prospects with a view to streamlining its current business activities in that sector given the turmoil and volatility surrounding the [...]

Solar Energy Now More Cost Effective With Net Metering Approved in South Carolina

Solar energy has just become more cost effective in South Carolina as a result of a recent Public Service Commission order. Starting July 1, solar customers are now able to use net metering to offset their energy costs like customers in nearly all 50 states.
“This is significant for South Carolina. With rising energy costs, net [...]

Algenol Biofuels Appoints David McCarthy as Vice President to Lead Government Affairs

Algenol Biofuels, developers of DIRECT TO ETHANOL(TM), the most advanced third generation biofuels technology, today announced the appointment of David McCarthy as Vice President. Mr. McCarthy, who most recently served as Chief Counsel for Energy and Environment for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce, will lead government affairs, and will support [...]

Sunovia and EPIR Announce the Successful Down-Conversion of Ultraviolet Light to Visible Light in Transparent Glass for Enhanced Solar Cell Efficiencies

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. and EPIR Technologies, Inc. announce the successful demonstration of optical down-conversion for increased solar cell energy efficiency. Optical down-conversion enhances solar cell efficiency by converting the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light into visible light which can be used more effectively by the solar cell. Therefore, with optical down-conversion, much of the energy [...]

LAI Wins Manufacturing Contract for Jet Engine Combustor Assemblies

LAI International, Inc., strategic supplier of precision components and sub-assemblies for original equipment manufacturers, has announced it has been awarded multi-year contracts for manufacturing combustor components in jet engines.
LAI will process more than 360 of the make-complete combustor assemblies for a first-tier aerospace engineering company under the agreement. The contracts are expected to be valued [...]

Constellation Energy to Sell Downstream Gas Business

Constellation Energy announced it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Houston-based downstream natural gas unit to Macquarie Group. Terms were not disclosed.
The pending divestiture is one of several strategic initiatives the company has undertaken in recent months to reduce risk in its merchant businesses and improve liquidity through the return of posted [...]

AEP Recognized as Military-Friendly Employer for Sixth Consecutive Year

G.I. Jobs magazine has named American Electric Power one of the nation’s 50 most “military-friendly” employers for the sixth consecutive year. AEP is among only seven companies that have appeared on the publication’s top-50 list each year since it was introduced in 2003.
G.I. Jobs helps provide training and career opportunities for veterans and those in [...]