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Quest Resource Corporation Hires Thomas A. Lopus as Executive Vice President of Eastern Operations

July 7th, 2008
Quest Resource Corporation Hires Thomas A. Lopus as Executive Vice President of Eastern Operations

Quest Resource Corporation announced the appointment of Thomas A. Lopus as Executive Vice President - Quest Eastern Resource. Lopus will be based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and will direct all of Quest’s natural gas and oil exploration and production activity in the Eastern United States.
With more than 27 years of experience in the oil and [...]

Spectra Energy Declares Increased Quarterly Dividend

July 6th, 2008
Spectra Energy Declares Increased Quarterly Dividend

Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE) declared an 8.7 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock, from $0.23 to $0.25 per share. The dividend is payable September 15, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business August 15, 2008.
Spectra Energy Canada Exchangeco Inc. (”Exchangeco”), a subsidiary of Spectra Energy, also [...]

Enbridge to Present at the TD Newcrest Oil Sands Forum

July 6th, 2008
Enbridge to Present at the TD Newcrest Oil Sands Forum

Enbridge Inc. - Al Monaco, Executive Vice President, Major Projects, will be presenting at the 2008 TD Newcrest Oil Sands Forum in Calgary, Alberta on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 9:40 am. MT.
To view the presentation on Wednesday, July 9, 2008, please visit the Presentations and Calendar page of the Enbridge Inc. website: http://www.enbridge.com/investor/presentations-calendar.php.
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Samson Oil & Gas Clarifies Issuance of Ordinary Share Options at an Equivalent ADR Price of US$4.80

July 5th, 2008
Samson Oil & Gas Clarifies Issuance of Ordinary Share Options at an Equivalent ADR Price of US$4.80

Samson Oil & Gas Limited (AMEX:SSN)(ASX:SSN) has been advised by some of its shareholders that its previous announcement concerning the grant of a five-year option to an officer for the purchase of 2,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of A$0.25 per ordinary share (the “Option”) may have been misinterpreted by US investors on account of [...]

Crude Settles Over $145 Ahead of Holiday

July 4th, 2008
Crude Settles Over $145 Ahead of Holiday

Oil prices jumped past $145 a barrel for the first time, as traders added to their bets on the commodity ahead of the long holiday weekend.
There was little good news for Americans hitting the road for the July Fourth holiday, as gas prices set their own record near $4.10 a gallon.
Light, sweet crude for August [...]

OXY To Acquire 10% Interest in the General Partner of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

July 3rd, 2008
OXY To Acquire 10% Interest in the General Partner of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE:PAA) announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (“OXY”), has entered into definitive agreements to acquire an aggregate 10% equity interest in the general partner of PAA directly from the existing owners. Closing is expected to occur within the next 30 to 45 days and is subject [...]

Geokinetics Inc. Announces Increase to Capital Expenditure Budget

July 3rd, 2008
Geokinetics Inc. Announces Increase to Capital Expenditure Budget

Geokinetics Inc. announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved an increase to the Company’s capital expenditure budget for the year ended December 31, 2008. The approved amount has been increased to $80.0 million, up 24 percent from $64.7 million.
In response to robust customer demand for the Company’s seismic data acquisition and processing services, [...]

Teton Energy to Present at Collins Stewart Fourth Annual Growth Conference in New York, NY

July 3rd, 2008
Teton Energy to Present at Collins Stewart Fourth Annual Growth Conference in New York, NY

Teton Energy Corporation announced today its participation in the Collins Stewart Fourth Annual Growth Conference to be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York, NY on July 8-10, 2008.
Karl F. Arleth, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Lonnie R. Brock, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present on Tuesday, [...]

GulfMark Offshore Announces Closing of Rigdon Marine Transaction

July 2nd, 2008
GulfMark Offshore Announces Closing of Rigdon Marine Transaction

GulfMark Offshore, Inc. today announced it has closed on the previously announced acquisition of Rigdon Marine. The combined company will initially operate 90 vessels with an additional 16 vessels under construction for delivery through 2010. Geographically diversified, the GulfMark fleet will operate 24 vessels in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and bring the total Americas [...]

America West Resources Expands Horizon Mining Operations and Boosts Coal Production

July 2nd, 2008
America West Resources Expands Horizon Mining Operations and Boosts Coal Production

America West Resources, Inc., a domestic coal producer with mining operations in Central Utah, is pleased to announce that the Company has officially commenced coal production in Section II of its Horizon mining operations.
“Expanding our mining operations into Section II represents a mission-critical milestone for our Company and one that we have worked very hard [...]