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ArcelorMittal Announces Acquisition of Concept Group

July 21st, 2008
ArcelorMittal Announces Acquisition of Concept Group

ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest integrated metals and mining company, today announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Concept Group (“Concept”).
Concept, located in southern West Virginia and adjacent to the recently acquired Mid Vol Coal Group in the Central Appalachian Coal Basin, produced 0.8 million tons of metallurgical coking coal in 2007 and [...]

Crude oil prices lift Schlumberger’s profit by 13 percent

July 21st, 2008
Crude oil prices lift Schlumberger’s profit by 13 percent

Oilfield services provider Schlumberger Ltd. reporting a nearly 13 percent jump in profit driven by robust spending among customers searching for new sources of crude and natural gas. Unless the global economy goes into the tank, Schlumberger said it expects continued brisk spending on exploration and production as energy companies try to benefit from high [...]

A Houston-based company tracked U.S. oil drilling activity

July 21st, 2008
A Houston-based company tracked U.S. oil drilling activity

Baker Hughes Inc. never stopped counting oil rigs in North Dakota, but in 1998 the company removed the state from its list of those with major drilling activity. The list is widely disseminated by the media.
Baker Hughes at the time cited a lack of drilling in North Dakota. The company does not have figures for [...]

Schlumberger Ltd; oil and gas exploration helped push its shares up 4 percent.

July 21st, 2008
Schlumberger Ltd; oil and gas exploration helped push its shares up 4 percent.

Schlumberger Ltd told the press that a better-than-expected jump in quarterly profit on Friday and the world’s largest oilfield services company gave an upbeat outlook for energy companies’ spending on oil and gas exploration that helped push its shares up 4 percent. Schlumberger Chief Executive, Andrew Gould, Citing customer response to higher prices, he repeated [...]

Bonanza Oil and Gas on published its acquisition of Black Pearl Energy Inc

July 20th, 2008
Bonanza Oil and Gas on published its acquisition of Black Pearl Energy Inc

Bonanza Oil and Gas Inc, a Nevada Corporation and an independent oil and gas company, is pleased to announce the merger between Bonanza Oil and Gas, Inc. and Black Pearl Energy, Inc. As a result of the merger, Black Pearl Energy, Inc. merged into a wholly owned subsidiary of Bonanza Oil & Gas, Inc. with [...]

Bonanza Oil and Gas, Inc and Black Pearl Energy, Inc are now mergered

July 19th, 2008
Bonanza Oil and Gas, Inc and Black Pearl Energy, Inc are now mergered

Bonanza Oil and Gas, Inc and Black Pearl Energy, Inc are two oil mining and exploration published their merger. As a result of the merger, Black Pearl Energy, Inc. merged into a wholly owned subsidiary of Bonanza Oil & Gas, Inc. with the wholly owned subsidiary being the surviving entity. Black Pearl’s assets consist of [...]

Lucas Energy, Inc and Bonanza Oil and Gas; mining and exploration

July 18th, 2008
Lucas Energy, Inc  and Bonanza Oil and Gas; mining and exploration

A U.S. based independent oil and gas company, Lucas Energy, Inc, Told the press about an update on Bonanza Oil and Gas, Inc.’s Apclark Project, in which Lucas is a minority shareholder, located in Borden County. Bonanza Oil and Gas, Inc., an independent oil and gas company, reported that its Everett #7 well, the second [...]

Drilling update for Lone Oak Prospect by Universal Energy Corp

July 17th, 2008
Drilling update for Lone Oak Prospect by Universal Energy Corp

An emerging U.S oil and gas exploration and production company, Universal Energy Corp, published an update on drilling operations at its lone oak prospect in Galveston Bay, Texas. As of this morning, drilling at Lone Oak has reached a measured depth of 11,975 feet. Drilling is scheduled to be complete later this week to the [...]

Oil price suffers biggest two-day drop since 1991

July 17th, 2008
Oil price suffers biggest two-day drop since 1991

Petroleum companies are facing the hardest time with its biggest two-day drop in 17 years. Crude oil fell over $4 a barrel on Wednesday. A surprise increase as the government announced and showed the data, especially in The U.S. James Williams, an economist at energy research firm WTRG Economics, said that If there is [...]

ArcelorMittal Acquires Outstanding Shares in Rolanfer Recyclage S.A.

July 16th, 2008
ArcelorMittal Acquires Outstanding Shares in Rolanfer Recyclage S.A.

ArcelorMittal announces is has acquired the outstanding 60% of the shares in Rolanfer Recyclage S.A. (“Rolanfer”) which now gives it 100% control over the company.
Rolanfer is based in Yutz (France) near Thionville on the border with Luxembourg and operates a shredder at the port of Illange. Rolanfer specialises in the processing and recycling of scrap [...]