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 [...]

U.S. Energy Corp., a natural resources exploration and development company with interests in molybdenum, uranium, oil and gas, gold, and real estate, today announced that PetroQuest Energy L.L.C. (”PetroQuest”) (PQ) has spudded the Bluffs Prospect in Louisiana.
U.S. Energy Corp. is participating in this well as a 20% working interest partner with PetroQuest. This initial well [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Beacon Energy Corp., an emerging producer and investor in the developing biodiesel sector, has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beacon Energy Holdings, Inc., a public reporting company. As a result of the transaction, all stockholders of Beacon Energy Corp. exchanged their interests for stock of the public company.
Source: Beacon Energy Corp.
Beacon Energy Corp. was formerly [...]

Universal Energy Corp., announced an update on drilling operations at its Lone Oak prospect in Galveston Bay, Texas. Installation of 7 5/8″ intermediate casing is now complete to a total measured depth of 11,470 feet. Drilling will commence later in the week to the target measured depth of 12,615 feet.
Billy Raley, Chief Executive Officer of [...]

Shares of petroleum refiners hit new 52-week lows as the price of crude oil surged.
Valero Energy Corp., Tesoro Corp., Sunoco Inc., Holly Corp. and Frontier Oil Corp. all hit new lows in morning trading before regaining some ground.
Refiners’ margins have been squeezed by rising crude prices and falling demand for refined products such as gasoline [...]

Duke Energy Corp. will buy privately held Catamount Energy Corp. for $240 million, plus assumed debt, to bolster its wind energy generation capability.
Duke bought the Rutland, Vt.-based renewable energy company from private-equity firm Diamond Castle Holdings LLC.
Catamount currently operates facilities providing 300 megawatts of renewable energy.
In May 2007, Duke bought Austin, Texas-based Tierra Energy, which [...]

Sonterra Resources, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SOTR) announced today that Donald Vandenberg has been named as Chief Executive Officer and President of Sonterra effective as of June 23, 2008. Gary Lancaster has been named as Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Sonterra as of June 23, 2008.
Michael Pawelek, Sonterra’s current Chairman of the Board [...]