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Birmingham Fuel Oils Opens New Depot in the Heart of the West Midlands, UK
Fuel oil distributor Birmingham Fuel Oils (B.F.O) has recently opened its new depot in the heart of Birmingham, West Midlands. With its new location, positioned closely to the famous M6 motorway and road network Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham Fuel Oils aims to be the main fuel oil and lubricant... - September 02, 2010 - Birmingham Fuel Oils
Exmar Half Year Results as Per 30 June 2010
The Board of Directors of Exmar has drawn up the accounts for the period ending 30th June 2010. This press release also refers to the one distributed on 29 July 2010 (provisional results). - September 02, 2010 - Exmar NV
3 New England Based Utilities Turned to ElecComm Power Services to Provide Temporary Power During Record Heat Waves
In response to this summer's scorching heat, ElecComm Power Services installed 6 MW's of power for local utilities throughout New England. These specific generators were used to compensate for an increased power demand. EPS's team of engineers and technicians installed (3) 2000kW generators and (3)... - September 01, 2010 - ElecComm Power Services
TAG Oil Announces Filing of First Quarter Financial Results
TAG Oil reported its first quarter financial results for the period ended June 30, 2010. Copies can be obtained through the Company’s website. - August 31, 2010 - TAG Oil Ltd.
Breitling Oil and Gas to Present at 8th Annual MENA Oil and Gas Conference
Breitling Oil and Gas CEO Chris Faulkner will present at the 8th Annual Middle East and North Africa Oil and Gas Conference. - August 26, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Americas Energy Company-AECo Adds Key Deep Mine Executive
“We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Hershiel H. Hayden as Vice President – Planning & Development,” said Chris Headrick, President and CEO of Americas Energy Company. Mr. Headrick added, “Hersh brings us more than 42 years operating and engineering... - August 20, 2010 - Americas Energy Company-AECo
Breitling Oil and Gas Sponsors the Mangru Report on FOXBusiness Network
Breitling Sponsors the Mangru Report on FOXBusiness Network. - August 18, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Breitling Oil and Gas Announces Completion Operations Underway on The Burr #1 in Jefferson County, TX
Breitling Oil and Gas begins completion operations on the Burr #1, a 14,400' hackberry sand well in Jefferson County, TX. - August 17, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Grizzly Discoveries Completes Stage 1 Drilling Program at Greenwood Gold Project
Grizzly announced that the Stage 1 drilling program of 1,590 metres in 11 drill holes at the Greenwood Gold Project has been completed in early August. - August 11, 2010 - Grizzly Discoveries Inc.
Lucky Strike Acquires Coal Mine in China, LOI Entered for Changyun Coal Mining Limited
Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that after an extensive review over the past several months, management has signed a Letter of Intent for the acquisition Changyun Coal Mine project with Cheung Wan (Groups) Energy Development Limited. - August 10, 2010 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd
Breitling Oil and Gas Announces Completion Operations Underway in Okfuskee County, OK on The Trinity #1
Breitling Oil and Gas Completes the Trinity #1 Oil and Gas Prospect; Ties Into Paid Sales. - August 10, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Global Maritime Enters Trinidad & Tabago Market
Global Maritime Solutions and TOSL Engineering, Trinidad, Sign MOU. - August 01, 2010 - Global Maritime Solutions, LLC
TAG Oil Announces Year-End Financial Results and Operating Highlights
TAG Oil Ltd., (TSX-V, trading symbol: “TAO”) a Canadian-based production and exploration company with operations in New Zealand, reported financial results and operating highlights today. TAG reports that it has filed these results along with its Annual Information Form with the... - July 31, 2010 - TAG Oil Ltd.
St. Elias Mines Ltd. - Information to be Available Through Standard & Poor’s Market Access Program
Company information will be made available via Standard & Poor's Market Access Program, an information distribution service that enables subscribing publicly traded companies to have their company information disseminated to users of Standard & Poor's Advisor Insight. - July 29, 2010 - St. Elias Mines
Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. Engages Tribeca Capital Partners Inc. for Investor Relations
Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. has entered into an investor relations agreement with Tribeca Capital Partners Inc. Under the Agreement, Tribeca will develop and execute a comprehensive marketing and investor communications program to help raise awareness of the Company. - July 28, 2010 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd
Americas Energy Company-AECo Has Moved
Americas Energy Company-AECo has completed it's move into new corporate headquarters. - July 28, 2010 - Americas Energy Company-AECo
St. Elias Mines Ltd. New Gold Bearing Vein at Tesoro Returns Assay Results of 2.51 oz/t Gold
Prospectors engaged to follow up geophysical anomalies from the recent Stage 1 Titan 24 geophysical survey have discovered a new gold-bearing vein (the "N-1 Vein") near the northeastern area of the Property. - July 28, 2010 - St. Elias Mines
Fountain Quail Already Exceeding 2011 Treatment Targets for Flowback, Produced Water from Shale Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania
Water recycler meeting stringent new Pennsylvania IRRC regs, in partnership with Eureka Resources. - July 28, 2010 - Fountain Quail
Junior Mining Company Grizzly Discoveries Increases Exploration Budget to Up to $2 Million and Closes 2nd Tranche of Private Placement
Grizzly Discoveries Increases Exploration Budget to up to $2 Million for a 3,500 metre drill program and Closes 2nd Tranche of Private Placement for Total Gross Proceeds of $1,679,000. - July 28, 2010 - Grizzly Discoveries Inc.
Euronav - First Semester Results 2010
The executive committee of Euronav NV (NYSE EURONEXT BRUSSELS: EURN) today reported its preliminary and unaudited financial results for the six months ended 30th June 2010. - July 25, 2010 - Euronav NV
Rear Admiral Phil (John P.) Davis Joins MAST Organisers
Rear Admiral Phil (John P.) Davis has today joined the organising committee behind the growing conference and exhibition series - MAST (Maritime Systems & Technology). www. mastconfex. com/committee. asp. - July 21, 2010 - Maritime Systems and Technologies
Discover DuraLabel Printers with New Anatomy of a Label Printer Guide
The new Anatomy of a Label Printer guide from Graphic Products explores all the parts and functions of thermal transfer label printers, including the DuraLabel PRO 300. - July 15, 2010 - Graphic Products, Inc.
Texas Right of Way Associates Opens Their Eagle Ford Shale Office
TRWA Inc. (Texas Right of Way Associates) announced today that they opened their new Eagle Ford Shale office in San Antonio, Texas. Texas Right of Way Associates (TRWA, Inc) is based in Fort Worth, Texas. "TRWA, a right of way acquisitions and land survey firm will be offering Right of Way... - July 13, 2010 - TRWA, Inc.
Lucky Strike Further Updates on China Guizhou Project
Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. (LKY TSX-V) wishes to announce that the Company has completed its internal pre-purchase due diligence of the Changyun Coal Project as well as ownership and legal opinion of the property title. Further to the Company’s news release dated May 26, 2010, the Company is satisfied with the conditions as set forth and is moving towards an agreement shortly. - July 11, 2010 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd
RigData - July 8, 2010 - Weekly Brief on U.S. Land Drilling
A lot of newbuild land rigs are in the pipeline despite a persistent overall capacity surplus. Most are >1,000-1,500 hp, considered the ideal size rig for tackling the shale plays that dominate U.S. land drilling today. According to a survey of data in RigData’s rig equipment database,... - July 10, 2010 - RigData
RigData Offshore - July 8, 2010 - Gulf of Mexico Rig Utilization Weekly Update
Mobile rig utilization in the Gulf of Mexico fell again this week. Total fleet utilization is now 56.6% with 69 of 122 mobile rigs under contract or committed for work. Marketed utilization, which excludes those cold stacked and other non-marketed rigs, dipped to 82.1% with 69 of the 84 units under... - July 10, 2010 - RigData
Lucky Strike Resources -Review China Coal Projects for Acquisition
Directors of Lucky Strike Resources are pleased to announce the reviewing of a proposal from Cheung Wan (Groups) Energy Development Limited of Hong Kong (Cheung Wan) for commercial transaction of their 100% owned coal tenement. - July 09, 2010 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd
Grizzly Discoveries Closes First Tranche of Private Placement
Grizzly Discoveries announced a non-brokered private placement of $1,448.978.50. - July 09, 2010 - Grizzly Discoveries Inc.
Grizzly Discoveries Commences Drilling at Greenwood Gold Project, British Columbia
Grizzly Discoveries has commenced drilling on the Greenwood Gold Project, B.C. The drill was mobilized to the property on June 24th, 2010 and has commenced drilling on gold showings in the Copper Mountain area. - July 09, 2010 - Grizzly Discoveries Inc.
Dorot Control Valves Tapped as the Choice Supplier in Major Water Control Project in UK
Dorot Control Valves was tapped to be the premier supplier to replace needle valves for Northumbrian Water LTD in the Gosforth Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK location. This two–phase project is set to improve pressure management – the reliable and stable electronic control over... - July 03, 2010 - Dorot Control Valves
Lucky Strike Resources Approves Four-Million-Share Private Placement
The TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation with respect to a non-brokered private placement announced April 8, 2010 to the benefit of Lucky Strike Resources Inc. - July 02, 2010 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd
Lucky Strike Appoints New Directors and Officers
Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. has extended its welcome to Derek Bartlett of Mississauga, Ont., to join the company's board of directors and as chief executive officer, effective immediately. - July 02, 2010 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd
Lucky Strike Appoints New Director and Officers, China Coal Project Update
Mr. Dodge LI and Mr. Charn Deol have been asppointed to the Board of Directors of Lucky Strike Resources Inc. LKY Directors have completed their pre-purchase due diligence. They are satisfied with the results. - July 02, 2010 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd
Breitling Oil and Gas Announces Drilling Has Begun on Well #1 of Its Trinity Prospect
Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation announced today that drilling has begun on the Trinity #1, the first of 3 wells in its Trinity oil and natural gas prospect. The Trinity #1 is located in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. The initial well is being drilled to a depth of approximately 3700 feet and should... - June 30, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
RigData - June 23, 2010 Weekly Brief on U.S. Land Drilling
Onshore drillers won’t escape repercussions from the catastrophic blowout and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Counterintuitively, not all of the repercussions will be negative. But there will be enough “spillover” impacts to give land drillers heartburn for years to come. - June 25, 2010 - RigData
RigData Offshore - Gulf of Mexico Rig Utilization Weekly Update
Mobile rig utilization in the Gulf of Mexico rose this week as one semi went idle, offset by a return to contracted for two jackups previously counted as idle. Total fleet utilization is now 59% with 72 of 122 mobile rigs under contract or committed for work. Marketed utilization, which excludes those cold stacked and other non-marketed rigs, is virtually unchanged at 85.7% with 72 of the 84 units under contract. - June 23, 2010 - RigData
Exmar and Its Consortium Were Selected as Preferred Bidder by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ)
The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) began investigating the possibility of introducing natural gas as an alternative fuel in 2001. The objectives of the project are to decrease the dependence on imported oil and oil derivatives, lower energy costs and utilize a more environmentally friendly fuel... - June 18, 2010 - Exmar NV
Stream Energy Supports Captain Hope’s Kids with Record-Setting Donation
Chairman Rob Snyder Announces Donation of Over 46,000 Diapers to Benefit Homeless Children. - June 03, 2010 - Stream Energy
Tierra NRG S.A.S. Retains Mineria Polaca to Conduct Mining Development and Production Plans for Boyaca/Socha Mining Opportunities
Tierra NRG SAS, a Colombia based metallurgical coal mining company, today announced it has retained Mineria Polaca S.A., to prepare design development and engineering plans for Tierra NRG’s Boyaca/Socha area mining opportunities. Mineria Polaca is the premier underground metallurgical coal... - May 30, 2010 - Tierra NRG SAS
Cota & Cota and the Chester Masons Team Up to Reopen the Fort at Number 4
Cota & Cota and the Chester Masons are working together to reopen the iconic Fort at Number 4 in Charlestown, New Hampshire. - May 28, 2010 - Cota & Cota, Inc.
Glacial Energy Becomes a Corporate Sponsor of ACUPCC
Glacial Energy recently became a Silver Sponsor of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). ACUPCC believes “Colleges and universities must exercise leadership in their communities and throughout society by modeling ways to eliminate global warming... - May 23, 2010 - Glacial Energy
VADM J. Guy Reynolds Memorial Award First Recipient Announced
Following the establishment of the MAST VADM J. Guy Reynolds Award fund, MAST’s organizers are pleased to announce the recipient of the first ever award. - May 22, 2010 - Maritime Systems and Technologies
SOR® 1540 Level Switches Directive 55 Compliant
SOR® 1540 level switches are designed for harsh environments and hazardous process materials where rugged components are critical. Now, with the new self-returning manual check feature for 1540 level switches, users can verify switch integrity without ever removing the units from the vessel. - May 20, 2010 - SOR Inc.
Breitling Oil and Gas Announces Re-Entry of BREITLING-BURR #1 Has Begun
Breitling Oil and Gas began the re-entry of the BREITLING-BURR #1 oil and natural gas well on May 7, 2010. - May 15, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Stream Energy Executives Named Finalists for American Business Awards
Honors Underscore Deep Strategic and Creative Expertise at Company - May 15, 2010 - Stream Energy
Wil Buskey of ARC Mechanical Wins April Winter of Warmth Drawing and Pays It Forward to David’s House
Wil Buskey of ARC Mechanical has been chosen as April's winner of Cota & Cota Heating Fuels' Winter of Warmth raffle. He has decided to donate his Winter of Warmth to David's House in Lebanon, New Hampshire. David's House hosts families of children being treated at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. - May 15, 2010 - Cota & Cota, Inc.
TAG Oil Announces 365% Production Increase at Cheal A7 Well with First Fracture Stimulation in New Zealand Oil Field
TAG Oil Ltd. (TSX-V: TAO) is pleased to announce that the Company has successfully completed its first fracture stimulation at the Cheal oil and gas field since acquiring a 100% interest in the Taranaki Basin new field oil and gas discovery in late 2009. TAG completed a 17-ton artificial fracture... - May 14, 2010 - TAG Oil Ltd.
Tierra NRG Achieves Milestone in Colombian Metallurgical Coal Business
Tierra NRG SAS today announced it has reached a milestone in its Colombian metallurgical coal business. This milestone reflects the development of a metallurgical coal operations platform and features the completion of initial due diligence and planning for select metallurgical coal opportunities... - April 30, 2010 - Tierra NRG SAS
SWEPCO Announces Growth in Denver
Premium waterproofing coatings manufacturer Southwestern Petroleum honors Cheyenne's Duane Streit, welcomes Keith Igoe. - April 29, 2010 - Southwestern Petroleum Corporation
Breitling Oil and Gas Provides Details on Its Newly Formed Gulf Coast Exploration Initiative
Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation announced today that it has acquired thousands of acres of leases in the Gulf Coast regions of Texas and Louisiana as it continues to expand its Gulf Coast Exploration initiative. - April 27, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas