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Atlantic Power Slashes Dividend, Replaces CEO

Sep 16, 2014

Power producer Atlantic Power Corp slashed its dividend by 70 percent and asked its chief executive to step down as part of a strategic review process.The company said it appointed Ken Hartwick, director of the board, as a replacement for Barry Welch…

Caterpillar Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Sep 16, 2014

Caterpillar Inc. has been named to the 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), recognizing Caterpillar as a sustainability leader in the Industrial Engineering sector. This marks the 13th year for Caterpillar to be included in the list since DJSI debuted in 1999…

Hurricane Energy Buoyed by Post-well Analysis Results

Sep 16, 2014

Hurricane Energy plc, the UK-based oil and gas company, announced having substantially completed post-well data analysis following the successful testing of the 1km horizontal appraisal well 205/21a-6 in Q2 2014 at the Company's Lancaster oil discovery West of Shetland…

ProSep Appoints McPherson for Middle East

Sep 15, 2014

Houston headquartered oil, gas and water treatment specialist, ProSep has appointed a General Manger for the Middle East as it plans for significant growth in the region.Ryan McPherson joins the company from the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF)…

Barclays Carbon Trader Joins Redshaw Advisors

Sep 15, 2014

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Barclays' former lead carbon trader, made redundant by the British investment bank last week, has joined a London-based start-up firm founded by a former colleague.Tom Lord, who ran the Barclays emissions desk over the past year…

Hans Hansen is DNV GL's Area Manager for Scandinavia

Sep 15, 2014

In the power sector DNV GL supports the industry in delivering a secure, sustainable, available and affordable energy supply. In his new role Hans Tormod Hansen will be responsible for offering energy advisory services to the Scandinavian market…

Gazprom Scraps Plan to Cut Gas Deliveries

Sep 14, 2014

Russia's Gazprom scrapped a plan to cut gas exports to Romania by 9 percent on Saturday and by 5 percent on Sunday, Romania's Energy Minister Razvan Nicolescu said.'Our (pipeline operator) Transgaz was notified by Gazprom's office in…

China Aug Power Output Falls First Time in 4 yrs

Sep 14, 2014

China's power output, a bellwether for economic activity, posted its first annual decline in more than four years in August, adding to evidence that the world's second-largest economy is losing momentum after a brief rebound in the second quarter…

Deal to End Lockout at Canada Uranium Mine

Sep 14, 2014

Canadian uranium producer Cameco Corp and the United Steelworkers union, which represents 535 workers at the world's largest uranium mine and a nearby mill, have agreed to a tentative deal ending a nearly two-week lockout, both sides said on Friday…

Oil Refiner Bound to Goldman, Deutsche Fee Agreements - NY Judge

Sep 14, 2014

CVR Energy Inc is bound by agreements to pay Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Deutsche Bank AG more than $36 million in fees and expenses stemming from billionaire investor Carl Icahn's 2012 tender offer for the oil refiner, a New York state judge has ruled…

Short-Term U.S. Energy Outlook

Sep 14, 2014

The U.S Energy Information Adminstration have provided projections in their short-term Energy Outlook. The highlights are as follows:Highlights    * Driven in large part by falling crude oil prices, U.S. regular gasoline retail prices fell to an average of $3…

Scotland 'Yes' Vote Would Trigger Dispute Over Old Oil Rigs

Sep 12, 2014

Scotland will ask Britain to help finance the cost of removing old North Sea rigs and pipelines even if it votes for independence and gains most of the oil revenues, a move that bankers and lawyers say may result in years of legal battles.An…

Continental Resources President Quits, Leaves Leadership Gap

Sep 12, 2014

Continental Resources Inc, the largest oil producer in North Dakota's Bakken shale formation, said on Thursday that Rick Bott, its president and chief operating officer, had resigned.Bott, 54, was widely considered the likely successor to Continental Chief Executive Officer Harold Hamm…

Double Solar Storms Headed to Earth

Sep 12, 2014

A rare double burst of magnetically charged solar storms will hit Earth Thursday night and Friday, raising concerns that GPS signals, radio communications and power transmissions could be disrupted, officials said on Thursday.Individually…

Growing American Shipping Act Gaining Support

Sep 11, 2014

Legislation promotes revitalization of maritime industry through export of liquefied natural gas on U.S. flagged shipsChairman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Ranking Member John Garamendi (D-Calif.) held a hearing Wednesday that brought together…

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