Halliburton Co., the world’s No. 2 oilfield-services company, likely will report an increase in second-quarter profit after customers spent more on drilling in North America.
The Houston-based company may say profit rose to 49 cents a share, according to the average estimate from 23 analysts in a Thomson Financial survey. That’s 29 percent higher than the [...]
A new report by the Environment Michigan Research and Policy Center regarding the future construction of coal-fired power plants suggests that, if the United States invested $137 billion in energy-efficiency measures instead of building power plants, electricity demand could be reduced by 19% by 2025.
The nation’s energy companies plan to build more than 150 coal-fired [...]
Plans for a $1.3 billion plant that would convert Illinois coal into synthetic natural gas are moving ahead now that two energy companies have pledged to buy much of the gas, officials announced Thursday.
Ameren Corp. and Nicor Gas Inc. reached 20-year deals with project developer Power Holdings LLC to buy roughly two-thirds of the gas [...]
West Hawk Development Corporation (TSX VENTURE: WHD)(FWB: H5N) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the advancement of both social processes and technical evaluation for its Mackenzie Valley Coal-to-Gas Project in Northwest Territories, Canada. Successful, preliminary meetings with Elders and Business Executives followed by public meetings with residents of Tulita and Norman Wells, NWT, have recently [...]
Dejour Enterprises Ltd. (“Dejourâ€) (TSX-V: “DJEâ€) Robert L. Hodgkinson, Chairman & CEO, is pleased to provide the results of the initial April/May 2006 drilling in the Athabasca Basin, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada and comment on the Company’s working capital position.
Athabasca Basin Update:
The majority of the 15 diamond drill holes completed in the spring 2006 drill program [...]
Uranium prices may gain as Japan, South Korea, India and the United Kingdom build more nuclear reactors to meet rising energy demand, Merrill Lynch & Co. said.
Uranium for immediate delivery may average $43 a pound this year, Vicky Binns and Daniel Hynes said in a July 12 report. This is 8 percent higher than Merrill’s [...]
Titan Oil and Gas, Inc. (TNOG: PK) is pleased to announce that the rig has arrived and was set up at the Bastrop site yesterday.
Drilling on the site commences today, and operations will be conducted as described in the In-Depth Bastrop County Report at the company’s website. Visit: http://www.titanoilandgas.com/future.htm
Results are expected within 10 days. When [...]
Niger has awarded licences to a group of companies from China to explore for uranium as the Asian economic powerhouse steps up its hunt for strategic sources of energy and raw materials in Africa.
China, one of the world’s fastest growing economies, is looking to meet booming energy demand by rapidly expanding its nuclear energy programme. [...]
With global oil and U.S. gasoline prices reaching new highs on worries about Middle East violence and pipeline explosions in Nigeria leading to supply disruptions, the Alliance to Save Energy urges motorists to be more fuel efficient to benefit the nation’s energy security as well as their own pocketbooks.
The Alliance’s tips for proper vehicle maintenance [...]
Aurora Energy Resources Inc. (”Aurora”) (TSX: AXU) reports today that new wider and higher grade drill intersections continue to expand the heart of the Michelin uranium deposit (”Michelin”). Results from M-06-16 and M-06-13 returned the best grade-thickness intervals ever intersected at Michelin, all within 420 metres of surface:
- Drill hole M-06-16 returned 0.18% U3O8 over [...]
