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OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) today announced that it is commencing a public offering of $1.0 billion of Senior Notes due 2019. Chesapeake intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes. Pending such use, Chesapeake plans to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay amounts outstanding under its revolving bank

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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Azerbaijan International Operating Company, operated by BP, has awarded Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), a multi-million-dollar contract to automate a new offshore oil platform in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. The Chirag Oil Project, to be completed in 2013 and operated by BP Azerbaijan, will enable additional

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Liberty Petroleum Corp. (OTCBB: OREO) (herein after "American Liberty" and/or "the Company") is pleased to announce the expansion of its project portfolio through the addition of the 3,840-acre Cortez lease. As well, on June 27, 2011, the Company exercised its option agreement from May 11, 2010, thereby receiving assignment of the following 3

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OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today provided details on its financial plan to fully fund the company’s anticipated capital expenditures during 2012 and provide additional liquidity for 2013. The company is also projecting that its rapidly increasing liquids production will enable it in 2014 to reach equilibrium between its cash flow from operations and

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PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, EQT Midstream Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “MLP”), has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), relating to its proposed initial public offering of common units representing limited partner interests.

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OYO Geospace (NASDAQ: OYOG) announced today the commencement of a public offering, subject to market conditions, of 1,122,565 shares of its common stock owned by OYO Corporation U.S.A., the selling stockholder, pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The underwriters are expected to

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BRADENTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Titan Energy, LLC (OTCBB:FTTN), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Titan Corp., unveiled a new-look website today detailing its recent exploration and acquisitions in the booming U.S. oil and gas sector. To view the new site, please visit www.firsttitanenergy.com. The website highlights FTTN’s newly acquired working interests in oil and gas wells to be

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spectral Capital Corporation, (FCCN.QB) (F3SN:F) announced today that it had closed on its Alberta oil acquisition. The project is located in the Red Earth Region of Alberta, which has some of the highest drilling success rates in North America. The property is expected to begin producing premium light oil by March 2012 from the existing well on the property. There are

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dejour Energy Inc. (NYSE-AMEX: DEJ / TSX: DEJ) today announced that the aB-1 oil well at its 75% owned Woodrush project in the Peace River Arch, NE British Columbia, has been successfully completed and tied into production at a current oil production rate of approximately 50 BOPD. This new well’s flow rate is expected to ramp up considerably as the

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SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Questar Corp.’s (NYSE: STR) board of directors today approved a $0.1625 (16.25 cent) quarterly common stock dividend. The dividend, payable March 12, 2012, to shareholders of record on Feb. 24, 2012, is the same as the previous quarter. This is the company’s 269th consecutive dividend. About Questar Corporation: Questar is a Rockies-based integrated natural gas

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) today announced a quarterly dividend of 66 cents per share, payable March 1, 2012, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 21, 2012. ConocoPhillips is an integrated energy company with interests around the world. Headquartered in Houston, the company had approximately 29,800 employees, $153 billion of assets, and $245

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MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU) announced today that it has acquired Jeyco Pty Ltd (“Jeyco”). Headquartered near Perth, Australia, Jeyco designs and provides specialized mooring, rigging and towing systems and services to the offshore oil & gas industry in Australia and other international markets. Additionally, its highly engineered products are used in a variety of

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SEAL BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station built, owned and operated by Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) has opened in Seville, Ohio to support the expanding fleet of LNG trucks deployed by major contract freight carrier Dillon Transport serving Owens Corning. Also available 24/7 for public access, the station is located at 8924 Lake Road,

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MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Steel Excel Inc. (Other OTC: SXCL.PK) (the “Company”) announced today that it has acquired the business and assets of Eagle Well Services, Inc., a leader in the oilfield service industry serving customers in the Bakken basin in North Dakota and Montana. “We are excited to complete the acquisition of the Eagle Well Services business. This business complements

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DENVER & PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samson Oil & Gas Limited (ASX: SSN) (NYSE AMEX: SSN) advises that it has filed its Interim Financial Report for the Half Year Ended 31 December 2011 and its December 2011 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Both reports are now available on the Company’s website: www.samsonoilandgas.com Samson’s Ordinary Shares are traded on the Australian Securities

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBR (NYSE:KBR) announced today that its joint venture with JGC Corporation and Chiyoda Corporation, the JKC JV, has signed the formal contract for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) activities on the Ichthys LNG Project in Northern Australia. The JKC JV partners signed this EPC contract, valued at US$15 billion, with the Ichthys LNG Project owners, INPEX

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IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced today that it will provide project management services for the Mildred Lake Mine Replacement (MLMR) project for Syncrude Canada Ltd. in northern Alberta, Canada. Fluor booked $1.5 billion into backlog in the fourth quarter of 2011. The MLMR project involves replacement of existing mining facilities. Fluor will provide

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) announced today that its Board of Directors has increased the company’s dividend 17 percent to an annual rate of $2.16 per share, compared to the previous annual rate of $1.84 per share. This increase brings the company’s compound annual dividend growth rate over the last 10 years to 15.8 percent. President and Chief

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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Red Mountain Resources, Inc. (“RMR” or “Red Mountain”) (OTCBB: RDMP), a growth-oriented energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, and exploration of oil and natural gas properties, announced today the initial production of its recently drilled and completed Madera 24-2H well. The initial production rate from the Madera 24-2H well was 1,043 barrels per day

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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Little Pine Resources has retained Energy Spectrum Advisors Inc. to sell certain leasehold in the Marcellus Shale fairway. A majority of the leasehold is part of a joint development AMI with EXCO Resources and BG Group, who have both indicated they will consider selling their leasehold within the AMI in conjunction with a sale of Little Pine’s leasehold. EXCO is the

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CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Encana Corporation (TSX & NYSE: ECA) has closed the sale of its natural gas processing assets in the Cutbank Ridge area for an aggregate purchase price of approximately C$920 million, subject to customary adjustments. On December, 7, 2011, Encana announced its agreement to sell the midstream assets to Veresen Inc. (TSX: VSN). The sale includes Encana’s 100

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contango Oil & Gas Company (NYSE Amex: MCF) reported revenues from sales of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids for the three months ended December 31, 2011 of approximately $53.9 million, compared to $48.2 million for the same period last year. The Company reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2011 of approximately $19.5 million, or $1.27 per

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced that it has completed the registration and licensing of a new entity to carry out general engineering and project management services under the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) GES+ initiative. As part of completing the GES+ initiative, KBR acquired the business of Abdulhadi and Al-Moaibed Consulting Engineering Co. (AMCDE), a

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CHICAGO & BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) today announced the next level of executives leading what will be the largest competitive energy provider in the nation upon the closing of Exelon’s merger with Constellation Energy Group (NYSE:CEG). The appointments reflect leaders who will assume senior leadership roles in the combined organization, effective upon closing.

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BRADENTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As major energy producers focus on onshore shale oil and gas resources, First Titan Corp. (OTCBB:FTTN) is working to take advantage of bargain opportunities offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. FTTN is no stranger to onshore assets—the company owns working interests in oil wells ready to be drilled in Texas and Louisiana. But higher production costs spurred by

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Blacksands Pacific Group, Inc. including affiliates and subsidiaries ("Blacksands Pacific" or the “Company”) today announces a summary of the Company's business strategy and development plan for the year 2012. The total targeted net production of the Company in 2012 is 6 to 10 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE). During the year, four new projects in

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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southcross Energy today announced that the company has begun construction of a fractionator and natural gas liquids (NGLs) and residue pipeline outlets in South Texas, which will create a sizable natural gas processing and fractionation complex. The development will expand the company’s ability to serve producers operating in the liquids-rich Eagle Ford Shale area where

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wet gas and liquid shale plays are a significant new trend in the energy industry. Industry leaders such as ExxonMobil and Chesapeake have made recent announcements about rapidly shifting their strategic focus and investment for development to the liquid rich and wet gas dominant shale areas. This expanding market shift is making for turbulence in the NGL, Crude and

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GILLETTE, Wyo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--High Plains Gas, Inc. (OTC: HPGS) announced today that its subsidiaries, HPG Services, LLC and newly acquired BGM Buildings will operate as Miller Fabrication, LLC. Miller Fabrication, LLC will continue to offer the construction, maintenance, and fabrication services throughout the region. Our recent growth within this sector is demonstrated by the expansion from

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fugro-Jason, a leader in reservoir characterization technology for the oil and gas industry, announced that Mike Eyre has joined the company as Global Sales Manager. He is responsible for aligning global sales operations with corporate strategy, performance development, and application of technology to aid sales. He is also involved in strategic planning for sales and

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MIDLAND, Texas, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Basic Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: BAS) ("Basic") today reported selected operating data for the month of January 2012.  During the month, Basic added five well servicing rigs from an acquisition, increasing the overall count to 422. Well servicing rig hours for the month were 76,900 producing a rig utilization rate of 76%, compared to 69% and 61% in

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company announced today that it has awarded Weatherford International Ltd. the first global license for the company’s MazeFlo sand control screens for oil wells. MazeFlo is a patented technology developed by ExxonMobil to improve the reliability of wells completed in sand-prone reservoirs. MazeFlo technology uses redundant screens and a

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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atlas Energy, L.P. (NYSE: ATLS) announces today that it will release its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2011 on Monday, February 27, 2012 after market hours, and invites investors and other interested parties to listen to the live webcast of its quarterly conference call on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at 9:00am ET. This call is being webcast live and

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LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE: PACD) (NOTC: PDSA) announced today that its ultra-deepwater drillship the Pacific Mistral commenced operations in Brazil on February 6, 2012. The drillship is contracted for a three-year term to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR). The Pacific Mistral is capable of operating in water depths of up to 12,000 feet and

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BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) today announced it has been awarded a contract to provide the technology license and process design package for the revamp of a residue fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) unit for Star Petroleum Refining Company in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The design will upgrade the 40,800 barrels per day (bpd) RFCC unit by incorporating the latest

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TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE:NGL) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets comprising the propane and distillate operations of North American Propane (“NAP”) in exchange for approximately $66.8 million in cash, subject to adjustment for certain assumed liabilities, working capital and other specified items. The

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SEAL BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) has signed a 10-year agreement with Green Energy Oilfield Services, a major Texas truck transport provider, to build, supply, and maintain a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station at Green Energy headquarters in Fairfield, Texas. The Clean Energy LNG station will fuel Green Energy’s new fleet of 60 LNG-powered

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, L.P. has selected Exterran (NYSE: EXH) to design, manufacture and construct a natural gas processing plant in South Texas. The project includes engineering, procurement and construction of a cryogenic gas processing plant with a capacity of 150 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day produced from the Eagle Ford shale. “Exterran

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP, (NYSE:BWP) announced today that it has declared a quarterly cash distribution per common unit of $0.53 ($2.12 annualized) payable on February 23, 2012, to unitholders of record as of February 16, 2012. The Partnership also announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, which included the following items:

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PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technip (Paris:TEC) (ISIN:FR0000131708) was awarded by Tullow Ghana Limited two contracts, worth approximately €100 million, for the Phase 1A of the Jubilee project. The Jubilee field is located offshore Ghana at a water depth of 1,300 meters. These contracts cover full project management, engineering, fabrication and installation of a new flexible riser(1), two rigid

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TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams (NYSE:WMB) announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Armstrong will present at the 2012 Credit Suisse Energy Summit on Tuesday, Feb. 7. His presentation will begin at approximately 3:30 p.m. EST. Armstrong’s presentation and a link to the live webcast of the event will be posted at www.williams.com/investors on the morning of Feb

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) announced today that W. Randall Fowler, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Enterprise’s general partner, is scheduled to present at the Credit Suisse Energy Summit in Vail, Colorado on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. MST. A copy of the presentation will be available the day of the event and may

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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE: XCO) today announced that it has entered into an agreement granting a forty-five day exclusivity period to an unaffiliated private infrastructure fund to negotiate the sale of a one-third equity interest in TGGT Holdings, LLC. EXCO anticipates that an affiliate of BG Group plc will participate in the sale transaction on a pro rata basis. EXCO

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) (NASDAQ:BBEP) announced today the pricing of its public offering of 8,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests at a price to the public of $18.80 per unit. The Partnership has granted to the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 common units from the Partnership.

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genesis Energy, L.P. (NYSE:GEL) will announce its earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 on February 16, 2012, before the market opens. Genesis Energy, L.P.’s Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Conference Call will be held Thursday, February 16, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. Central time. This call can be accessed at www.genesisenergy.com. Choose the

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CB&I (NYSE:CBI) announced today that it has been awarded a contract, valued in excess of US$60 million, by Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company, LLC (BOSTCO) for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of storage tanks and associated works for its grassroots black oil storage terminal on the Houston Ship Channel. The work is

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NKT Flexibles I/S ("NKT") for approximately US $670 million or 3,800,000,000 Danish Kroner in cash. NKT, a joint venture between NKT Holding and Subsea 7 S.A., is based in Denmark. The company designs and manufactures flexible pipe products and systems for the

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BRADENTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two experts told a U.S. Senate panel this week what First Titan Corp. (OTCBB:FTTN) already knows: Higher crude oil prices, breakthroughs in technology and improving access to prospective acreage have placed the U.S. in the middle of a major oil production revival. The Oil & Gas Journal reported on Tuesday that Roger Diwan, partner and head of financial advisory

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DK), an integrated downstream energy company with assets in the petroleum refining, marketing, supply and retail industries, today announced that its Board of Directors voted to declare a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0375 per share, payable on March 20, 2012, to shareholders of record on February 28, 2012. About

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EL DORADO, Ar.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) announced today the following promotions, effective February 1, 2012. Bill Stobaugh has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Corporate Planning & Business Development. Stobaugh joined Murphy Oil Corporation in May 1995 as Vice President, Corporate Planning in El Dorado, Arkansas. He was promoted to Senior Vice President,

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OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CHKM) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 9,250,000 common units representing limited partner interests owned by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). GIP offered the units to the public at $28.70 per unit and has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,247,003 additional

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NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) announced today third quarter net earnings for the period ended December 31, 2011, of $34.1 million, or $0.67 per common share, on revenues of $272.1 million. For the same quarter last year, net earnings were $34.4 million, or $0.67 per common share, on revenues of $271.8 million. The immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2011,

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BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG), a leading competitive energy provider, today announced it has closed the acquisition of ONEOK Energy Marketing Company (OEMC), a Tulsa, Okla., retail natural gas marketing company with approximately 26,000 customers. The purchase of OEMC, a subsidiary of ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE), for $22.5 million, plus working capital, was announced

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CB&I (NYSE:CBI) announced today that its Lummus Technology business sector has been awarded two separate contracts by a client in Russia. The combined value of the contracts is approximately $120 million; the first contract was awarded in the fourth quarter of 2011 and the second awarded in January 2012. The scope of work includes detailed design and

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV) today reported that for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011 it earned net income of $574 million, or $1.35 per fully diluted share. Earnings improved eight percent compared to third quarter of 2011, and improved 30 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2010. Excluding $12 million in pre-tax transaction charges in the

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ:ATPG) today announced it has sold a $25 million dollar denominated limited term overriding royalty interest in its Gomez Hub. Similar to previous overriding royalty interests sold by ATP, the purchaser will receive a designated portion of the revenues produced at the Gomez Hub in the Gulf of Mexico until obtaining the amount of their

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) announced today that the Company has declared a special quarterly cash dividend of $0.75 per share of common stock and a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share of common stock. Both dividends are payable on March 1, 2012 to shareholders of record on February 13, 2012. The Board reiterated its stated policy of

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spectral Capital Corporation, (FCCN.QB) (F3SN:F) focused on the acquisition and development of properties in the natural resource sector, announced today that it was in late-stage negotiations with a Canadian oil and gas partner regarding investment in a growing portfolio of producing oil and gas wells in Western Canada. Spectral's prospective partner has demonstrated a

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DENVER & PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samson Oil & Gas Limited (ASX: SSN; NYSE AMEX: SSN) advises that it is presenting to the delegates attending the IPAA’s Oil and Gas Investment Seminar (OGIS) being held in Florida on Thursday, February 2nd. Samson’s presentation is scheduled for 0850 hours Eastern Standard Time (USA) that day which is 0050 hours Eastern Summer Time (AUS) on Friday,

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UXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE: PACD) (NOTC: PDSA) announced today that one of its subsidiaries has reached an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries to extend until February 17, 2012 an option to construct a seventh ultra-deepwater drillship. Under the revised terms of the option agreement, the delivery of the drillship will be no later than May 17, 2014. The

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CB&I (NYSE: CBI) will host a conference call February 23, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. CST (5:00 p.m. EST) following the release of its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 financial results. The webcast will be available at www.CBI.com Investor Relations. Please log on to the website at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call to register and download any

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) announced today that Lawrence R. Dickerson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Offshore, is scheduled to speak at the Credit Suisse Energy Summit 2012 in Vail, Colorado on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at approximately 8:35 a.m. Central Time. A webcast will be available live and for replay at

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EL DORADO, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) today declared a quarterly dividend on the Common Stock of Murphy Oil Corporation of $0.275 per share, or $1.10 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable March 1, 2012 to holders of record February 14, 2012. Contacts Murphy Oil Corporation Barry Jeffery, 870-864-6501

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SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:AXAS) is scheduled to present at the Independent Petroleum Association of America’s (“IPAA”) Oil & Gas Investment Symposium to be held February 2, 2012 in Palm Beach, Florida. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 1:55 p.m. Eastern Time (12:55 p.m. CT) on Thursday, February 2, 2012. The live audio webcast with the

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (NYSE: BWP) announced today that Richard Keyser has joined Boardwalk as Senior Vice President of Operations. In this role, Keyser will be responsible for the construction, operation and maintenance of Boardwalk’s interstate pipeline and storage assets. Keyser will report to Brian Cody, Boardwalk’s Senior Vice President of Asset Management

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (“Enterprise”) (NYSE:EPD) today announced its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2011. For 2011, Enterprise reported record net income of $2.1 billion; record earnings per unit of $2.38 per unit on a fully diluted basis; record gross operating margin of $3.9 billion; and record distributable cash flow of

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BRADENTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As First Titan Corp. (OTCBB:FTTN) works to increase its domestic oil and gas assets, the company’s next drilling lease acquisition could come from offshore. The Gulf of Mexico is the massive new frontier for oil and gas drilling in the U.S. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) in Washington announced last week that deepwater Gulf production will likely

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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SM Energy Company (NYSE: SM) is scheduled to release details regarding its earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011 after the close of trading on February 22, 2012. A teleconference to discuss these results and other operational matters is scheduled for February 23, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. Mountain time (10:00 a.m. Eastern time). The call participation number is

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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE) today announced expansion plans for the Marcellus and Utica shales that include more than 600 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of additional processing capacity and 140,000 barrels per day (Bbl/d) of incremental fractionation capacity. Once complete, MarkWest will operate approximately 2.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d)

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SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gasoline consumption in California declined 1.8 percent in October 2011 while diesel fuel consumption increased 4.8 percent according to a report released today by California State Board of Equalization (BOE) Chairman Jerome E. Horton. “High gas prices appear to be directly affecting fuel consumption in California,” said Horton. “We are seeing a trend of

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CHICAGO & BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exelon today announced the Finance executives reporting to Jonathan W. (Jack) Thayer, who has previously been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of the combined company, upon close of Exelon’s planned merger with Constellation. The company is naming executives in the Finance group ahead of schedule to ensure that the appropriate

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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xplore Technologies Corp. (OTCQB: XLRT) (“Xplore” or the “Company”), a manufacturer of award-winning rugged tablet PCs, announced today that it has received a purchase order from one of the largest conventional oil and natural gas producers in North America for the purchase of over $2.8 million in the Company’s iX104C5 rugged tablet computers. These C5 tablets are

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MIDDLETOWN, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imperial Petroleum, Inc. (OTC QX: IPMN), a leading biodiesel and diversified alternative energy company, today announced that its Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of its former CEO and President, Mr. John Ryer, effective January 26, 2012. Mr. Ryer cited personal reasons for his departure. The Board of Directors has immediately begun a search for

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IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pinnacle Propane LLC, a leading provider of propane and refined fuels in the southwestern United States, announced today that it has acquired Bill Smith Butane of Marble Falls, Texas. The acquisition further strengthens Pinnacle Propane’s presence throughout the entire Central Texas Hill Country with operations in San Antonio, Seguin, Georgetown, Austin, Drippings

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NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genie Energy Ltd (NYSE: GNE) announced today that it has changed its fiscal year-end to December 31st from its current fiscal year-end of July 31st. This change will better align the Company's financial reporting with its operational and budgeting cycle and with other industry participants. Genie Energy will report the results for its five-month transitional

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) announced today that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a contract for ENSCO 8506 with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. The initial contract term is for two and one-half years in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at a day rate of $530,000, plus cost adjustments. The contract adds more than $480 million to revenue backlog. Delivery of ENSCO 8506 from

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NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McMoRan Exploration Co. (NYSE: MMR) today updated its ultra-deep exploration and development activities in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Shelf and onshore in the Gulf Coast area, including completion operations at Davy Jones No. 1, which are in an advanced stage, new logging results from Blackbeard East and in progress operations at Lafitte,

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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY) today announced that its Teledyne Oil & Gas group was awarded a three year global frame agreement with FMC Technologies, Inc. to supply a wide portfolio of interconnect and sensing products and services in support of FMC’s offshore oil & gas business. Interconnect products from Teledyne ODI and Teledyne D.G. O

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inergy Midstream, L.P. (NYSE:NRGM) (“Inergy Midstream”) today reported results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Inergy Midstream reported Adjusted EBITDA of $25.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $7.3 million, or approximately 39.7%, from $18.4 million for the quarter ended

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cal Dive International, Inc. (NYSE:DVR) announced today that it has been awarded a Field Abandonment and Decommissioning Contract from an operator in the Gulf of Mexico which includes the abandonment of sixteen wells, seven pipelines, and the removal of eight structures. The contract is expected to generate total revenue of approximately $25 million and will utilize two

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ZUG, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a feasibility study by Albanian Refining & Marketing of Oil sh.a. (ARMO) relating to the modernization of two refineries, located at Ballsh and Fier in Albania. The Foster Wheeler contract value was not disclosed and will be

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DENVER & PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samson Oil & Gas Limited (ASX: SSN)(NYSE AMEX: SSN) advises that it has filed its December 2011 Quarterly Report and Appendix 5B with the ASX and this report is now available on the Company’s website: www.samsonoilandgas.com Samson’s Ordinary Shares are traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the symbol "SSN". Samson's American Depository

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ACCRA, Ghana--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to a wide range of industries worldwide, has opened a new purpose-built petroleum laboratory in Takoradi Port, Ghana. The growth of Ghana’s petroleum industry in the Takoradi region has increased market demand for the independent petroleum industry testing, inspection and calibration services offered by

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PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EQT Corporation today announced that the EQT Foundation awarded more than $900,000 in grants to five Pittsburgh area non-profit organizations to support community programming and promote the use of Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs). “These organizations are working hard to promote goodwill throughout our community,” said Charlene Petrelli, EQT Foundation president. “

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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS) today announced that Brian F. Maxted, President and CEO, will present at the 2012 Credit Suisse Energy Summit on February 8, 2012, at 9:45 a.m. Central time (10:45 a.m. Eastern time). The presentation materials and a live webcast of the event will be available on the Investors page of Kosmos’ website at www.kosmosenergy.com. A replay of the

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE: PAA), today announced that effective January 29, 2012, its wholly owned subsidiary Plains Pipeline, L.P. (“Plains”) has reduced nominations on its Basin Pipeline system due to a booster-pump failure at Big Spring, Texas. The impact to throughput capabilities is expected to be less than 20,000 barrels per day and is currently

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC (NYSE:VNR) (“Vanguard”) announced today it will release its fourth quarter and year end 2011 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, March 1, 2012. In conjunction with the release, Vanguard has scheduled a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, March 1, starting at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced the appointment of Darrell Hargrave to President of KBR’s Industrial Services business unit. Hargrave will lead KBR’s Industrial Services business unit. KBR’s business unit is responsible for on-site industrial maintenance, on-call construction, boiler repair and turnaround services to the petrochemical, refining, pulp and paper,

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FLORENCE, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) today announced new projects worldwide totaling nearly $1.3 billion in equipment and service contracts. The announcement was a highlight of the opening of the 2012 GE Oil & Gas Annual Meeting in Florence, which brings together leaders from around the globe to explore advanced technology solutions for all segments of the oil and gas

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (NASDAQ:BBEP) announced today a cash distribution of $0.450 per unit for the fourth quarter 2011, or $1.80 per unit on an annualized basis, for all of its outstanding units. This distribution represents an increase from the third quarter 2011 distribution, which was $0.4350 per unit, or $1.74 per unit on an annualized basis. The

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ensco plc (NYSE:ESV) reported that its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 earnings conference call will be held at 10:00 a.m. CST (11:00 a.m. EST and 4:00 p.m. London) on Thursday, 23 February 2012. The earnings release will be issued before the New York Stock Exchange opens that morning. The conference call will be webcast live at www.enscoplc.com. Interested parties

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE:PAA), today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Plains Gas Solutions, LLC (“PGS” and formerly known as CDM MAX, LLC) plans to construct a cryogenic gas processing plant with deep cut ethane plus recoveries and specification product fractionation capability, at its multi-product Ross Complex near Ross, North Dakota. The

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SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today reported earnings of $5.1 billion ($2.58 per share – diluted) for the fourth quarter 2011, compared with $5.3 billion ($2.64 per share – diluted) in the 2010 fourth quarter. Full-year 2011 earnings were $26.9 billion ($13.44 per share – diluted), up 41 percent from $19.0 billion ($9.48 per share – diluted) earned in 2010.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of NRGM GP, LLC, general partner of Inergy Midstream, L.P. (NYSE:NRGM), announced that it has declared a prorated cash distribution of $0.04 per limited partner unit for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. The $0.04 cash distribution per limited partner unit corresponds to an initial quarterly cash distribution of $0.37 per quarter (

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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE) today announced that the Board of Directors of the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., declared a cash distribution of $0.76 per common unit for the fourth quarter of 2011, for an implied annual rate of $3.04 per common unit. The fourth quarter 2011 distribution represents an increase of $0.11 per common unit, or

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EVERGREEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BENTEK Energy, a leading energy markets information and analytics company, today announced the availability of the PADD 4 (Rockies) section of its Crude Awakening: Shale Boom Hits Oil Market Alert, which reveals significant crude oil production growth of more than 77% will take place in the U.S. PADD 4 region by 2016. Fueled by the Niobrara Shale play and the

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OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CHKM) today announced that the Board of Directors of its general partner declared a cash distribution of $0.39 per limited partner unit for the 2011 fourth quarter. The fourth quarter distribution represents an increase of $0.0525, or 15.6%, compared to the 2010 fourth quarter and represents an increase of $0.015, or 4.0%,

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IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil will release its fourth quarter and full year 2011 earnings on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. A news release will be issued over Business Wire. Reporters can listen to a conference call with David Rosenthal, vice president, Investor Relations and Secretary, via webcast or by phoning (888) 455 - 2265 (Domestic) or (719) 457 - 2606 (International). Please

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BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) has been awarded three new General Services Administration (GSA) electricity supply and renewable energy contracts in five states. The additional contracts expand Constellation’s federal supply to 2.7 million megawatt hours of electricity per year, serve almost every region of the country eligible for competitive supply, and build upon

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DULUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ALLETE (NYSE:ALE) Board of Directors has increased the quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock to 46 cents per share. “This increase reflects the Board’s confidence in ALLETE’s earnings growth outlook for the future,” said Al Hodnik, ALLETE Chairman, President and CEO. “The Board is committed to returning value to its shareholders, and expects to

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