Canadian Superior Energy Inc. announced that Canadian Superior, along with its partners, BG International Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the BG Group plc and Challenger Energy Corp. , have successfully run and cemented in place the 9-7/8″ intermediate casing string in the “Endeavour” well, to a depth of approximately 14,492 feet subsea, and that [...]

Deep Blue Marine Inc. announced that the company has entered into a contract to purchase 110 troy ounces of gold from the wreck of the SS Central America which sank off the east coast of the United States of America. The gold ingot was originally recovered by Odyssey Marine Inc. (OMR) and is registered [...]

Westmoreland Coal Company announced that its Westmoreland Resources, Inc. subsidiary, which owns and operates the Absaloka Mine, has formed Absaloka Coal, LLC and partnered with an East Coast financial institution. Absaloka Coal will serve as the producer and seller of coal leased from the Crow Indian Tribe in Montana, and will benefit from [...]

The Goldfield Corporation, a leading provider of electrical construction and maintenance services in the southeastern United States and a developer of condominiums on the east coast of Florida, announced that its Board of Directors approved an extension of Goldfield’s stock repurchase plan until September 30, 2009. As of September 15, 2008, the Company has repurchased [...]

Chevron Canada Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, today announced on behalf of itself and its co-venturers the completion of legal agreements with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to develop the Hebron heavy oil project offshore the East Coast of Canada.
The Hebron field is located 340 km offshore the province of Newfoundland [...]

Marking a new era of partnership in oil development in the province, the Honourable Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the province’s oil industry co-venturers today announced and signed the final deal for the development of the province’s fourth offshore oil project, Hebron. The Premier was joined by: the Honourable Kathy Dunderdale, Minister [...]

Challenger Energy Corp., along with its partners Canadian Superior Energy Inc. (”Canadian Superior”) (Toronto:SNG.TO)(AMEX:SNG), and BG International Limited (”BG”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the BG Group plc (LSE:BGL.L), announced today they have unanimously agreed to case and conduct flow testing on the “Bounty” well located approximately 65 miles off the east coast of the [...]

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. announced, as Operator of the “Bounty” well offshore Trinidad, that Canadian Superior and its partners, BG International Limited (”BG”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the BG Group plc (LSE:BGL.L - News) and Challenger Energy Corp. (”Challenger”) (CDNX:CHQ.V)(AMEX:CHQ) have unanimously agreed to case and conduct flow testing on the “Bounty” well located [...]

Private forecasting group AccuWeather.com is watching conditions in the western Caribbean and the area around Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula that could lead to tropical storm development.
“Several runs of the models have been showing a low pressure area developing,” said Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. “It’s forecasted to drift slowly northward and it will be on the [...]

The East Coast has a greater risk than usual of being hit by a hurricane this year, according to the latest forecast from AccuWeather.com
The private forecasting company expects a dozen named storms in 2008, with a relatively high number making landfall. “Our forecast is that two or three storms will bring at least tropical storm [...]