PetroSun BioFuels Commences Mississippi River Delta Aquaculture Lease Program

PetroSun, Inc. announced that PetroSun BioFuels, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, has executed the initial lease in the Mississippi River Delta Aquaculture Lease Program. The 744.69 surface acres of former catfish ponds are located in Humphreys County, Mississippi, near the town of Belzoni. PetroSun BioFuels has authorized the leasing of up to 60,000 surface acres of former commercial fish ponds during Phase One of the Mississippi River Delta Aquaculture... Read more..

Jacobs Receives Engineering & Construction Services Contract From ExxonMobil

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.announced that it received a contract to provide engineering, procurement, and construction services for ExxonMobil’s diesel supply projects in Baytown, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La. These projects, with scheduled completion in 2010, allow the refineries to meet rising diesel demand globally. Through the construction of new units and modification of existing facilities, the refineries can increase the production of... Read more..

ExxonMobil to Invest over $1 Billion to Increase Cleaner Diesel Supply

ExxonMobil Refining & Supply today announced it will invest more than $1 billion in three refineries to increase the supply of cleaner burning diesel by about six million gallons per day. The company will construct new units and modify existing facilities at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Baytown, Texas; and Antwerp, Belgium, refineries. “This underscores the company’s ongoing commitment to meeting the growing needs of the marketplace, while,... Read more..

KMP Begins Commercial Operations of Ethanol Transportation on Central Florida Pipeline System

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. announced it is now transporting commercial batches of denatured ethanol along with gasoline shipments in its 16-inch Central Florida Pipeline (CFPL) between Tampa and Orlando, Fla., making CFPL the first transmarket gasoline pipeline in the United States to do so. Kinder Morgan has invested approximately $10 million to modify the line for ethanol shipments which involved chemically cleaning the pipeline, replacing... Read more..

Pritchard Capital Partners Hires Senior Professionals to Expand Sales and Trading Group

Pritchard Capital Partners, an energy investment bank and institutional financial services firm, announced today additional expansions to its institutional sales and trading teams with the addition of Owen Jones and John Joyce. Mr. Jones joins as a senior vice president sales trader based in the Washington, D.C., office and Mr. Joyce joins as a senior vice president in the firm’s institutional sales team in the New York office. Mr. Jones has... Read more..

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 transition from military to civilian employment. This year’s honorees... Read more..

ConocoPhillips and CleanFUEL USA Launch Program to Increase Propane Fueling Sites

CleanFUEL USA and ConocoPhillips have signed a three-year agreement to advance propane infrastructure for the U.S. transportation fuel industry. Under the agreement, the two companies will provide resources to install and supply propane fuel pumps for commercial fleet fuel users. Propane fueling stations will be installed not only at fleet owner sites, but may also be made available nationwide at select ConocoPhillips’ branded stations, which include... Read more..

USA Biomass to Chair Platts’ National Biomass Power Forum

USA Biomass Chairman Robert Cleaves will chair Platts’ highly anticipated national Biomass Power Forum November 6-7 in Florida, which features biopower experts from throughout the country — including Cleaves — who will explore biomass economics, key biomass finance structures, the role biomass plays in meeting RPS, and opportunities for expansion and financial investment in this growing industry. “It’s an honor to chair... Read more..

Leaf River Energy Center LLC Receives FERC’s Certificate of Necessity for Natural Gas Storage Facility

Leaf River Energy Center LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Westport, CT based NGS Energy LP announced today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity authorizing Leaf River to develop and operate a salt dome natural gas storage facility and the associated pipeline infrastructure. Leaf River is expecting to file for Authorization to Commence Construction with the FERC next week and... Read more..

Air Products Signs Long-Term Hydrogen Supply Agreement with ExxonMobil’s Baytown Refinery

Air Products, the leading global hydrogen provider, today announced the signing of a long-term hydrogen supply agreement with ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company. Air Products is to supply ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas refinery with additional hydrogen product from its extensive West Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline network beginning in April 2010. “Air Products has established relationships with refineries around the world based on meeting... Read more..