Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. announced that each company’s Board of Directors has approved a definitive merger agreement under which Cleveland-Cliffs will acquire all outstanding shares of Alpha in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $10 billion.
Under the terms of the agreement, for each share of Alpha common stock, Alpha [...]

Novelis Inc. has been selected by BMW to supply aluminum sheet for the lightweight hoods of its all-new X6 crossover SUV. Novelis is the world’s leading supplier of high performance aluminum sheet for use in automotive applications.
“The X6 is yet another landmark vehicle from BMW, and we are proud that Novelis was chosen to supply [...]

The sale of Claude Resources’ oil and natural gas assets is being brokered through Ted Renner of Kiora Resources (producingproperty(at)mac.com or 403-990-9138). A detailed property list can be obtained from Mr. Renner.
Following advertisement of the properties and extensive industry contact with potential purchasers, negotiations will be conducted with the most interested parties with the intent [...]

Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc., an SAP® channel partner authorized to resell the SAP Business All-in-One solution to midsize companies in North America, and a leading consulting and staffing firm that has achieved premier-level status in the SAP Consulting Partner Program in North America, today announced that the company’s new Optimize LodeOne for metals and mining [...]

Khan Resources Inc. announced that Western Prospector Group Ltd. has advised that it has irrevocably waived the application of its shareholder rights plan to Khan’s offer to acquire the outstanding shares of Western Prospector (the “Offer”), as it may be amended or varied, in order to allow Khan to take up shares of Western Prospector [...]

EnerCom, Inc., announced today the lineup and schedule for The Oil & Gas Conference®, http://www.theoilandgasconference.com. In its 13th year, the Conference, held in Denver Aug. 10-14, is the oldest and largest energy investment conference hosted in Denver, showcasing more than 70 companies with a combined enterprise value of more than $500 billion. This premier forum [...]

FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it signed a contract with StatoilHydro for the manufacture and supply of additional subsea equipment for its Norne field development, located in the Norwegian Sea. The contract, valued at approximately $87 million in revenue, is a call-off from a frame agreement that was originally signed in 2007.
FMC’s scope of supply [...]

In response to inquiries, Precision Drilling Trust (”Precision”) clarified today for its unitholders that it will immediately re-approach the board of directors of Grey Wolf, Inc. (”Grey Wolf”) with its June 24, 2008 US$10.00 per share proposal if the merger agreement with Basic Energy Services, Inc. (”Basic”) is terminated.
Precision will await the outcome of [...]

CGGVeritas provides its vessel utilization and fleet allocation updates for the second quarter of 2008 and announces the release date for the second quarter financial results.
Vessel utilization update for the second quarter 2008:
Going forward, CGGVeritas will publish on a quarterly basis a vessel utilization update. Two indicators will be disclosed:
- Vessel availability rate, a metric [...]

WSP Holdings Limited, a leading Chinese manufacturer of API (American Petroleum Institute) and non-API seamless casing, tubing and drill pipes used in oil and natural gas exploration, drilling and extraction (”Oil Country Tubular Goods” or “OCTG”), and other pipes and connectors, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipes Company, Limited (”WSP China”), [...]