Hines Bending Inc., the leading original equipment manufacturer of mandrel bending equipment, announced today it had added a powerful interactive feature to its web site. “George W,” Hines’ new talking spokesperson, greets visitors and explains the many benefits buyers receive with a Hines Mandrel Bending Machine.
“The Prez is an advocate of small business,” said Jim [...]
Rio Tinto Alcan has successfully completed its rehabilitation of the Pramont industrial residue disposal site in the Valais region, which is now integrated into a regional framework for environmental protection on the left bank of the Rhone River between Sierre and Granges, Switzerland.
“This rehabilitation is the outcome of eight years of hard work and regional [...]
Delta Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas exploration and development company, announced that it has signed agreements for two separate transactions in the Columbia River Basin of Washington and Oregon. The first is a transaction with EnCana USA, Inc., through which Delta has acquired all of EnCana’s net leasehold position and interest in wells [...]
Unit Corporation announced that it will participate at The Merrill Lynch Global Energy Mid and Small Cap Conference, which will be held October 1st – 2nd, 2008 in New York, New York. Unit’s presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet on Wednesday, October 1st at 9:05 a.m. Eastern Time. Listeners may access the webcast [...]
Ameron International Corporation reported net income of $15.0 million, or $1.63 per diluted share, in the third quarter ended August 31, 2008, compared to $21.1 million, or $2.32 per diluted share, in the third quarter ended August 26, 2007. Sales in the third quarter of 2008 totaled $170.1 million, compared to sales of $165.0 million [...]
CME Group, the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced that it will launch US Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil (HRC) steel futures contracts for trading and clearing on CME Globex® and ClearPort®, beginning on October 19 for the October 20 trade date.
The contract will be financially settled against an index developed by CRU International [...]
Dominion announced that it is amending its agreement with Antero Resources, and will assign drilling rights to 114,259 acres in the Marcellus Shale prospect to Antero for about $347 million, or about $3,037 per acre, a higher value per acre than the prior agreement. Dominion expects to close the amended agreement on September 30.
The amount [...]
DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase for all DuPont(TM) Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide grades sold in Latin America.
Effective Oct. 1, Latin American prices for all DuPont titanium dioxide grades will increase by $150 (USD) per metric ton. This increase is in addition to the price increases previously announced.
“Demand for TiO2 remains strong. Higher raw [...]
Chevron Corporation announced that its subsidiary Chevron Africa Holdings Limited has agreed to sell Chevron Nigeria Holdings Limited to Corlay Global S.A, a Panamanian company owned by an African-based consortium composed of MRS Holdings Limited and Petroci Holdings. Chevron Nigeria Holdings Ltd. is a Bermudan company that holds 60 percent of the issued shares of [...]
Praxair, Inc. announced that North West Upgrading Inc. (NWU), has selected Praxair Canada Inc., the largest industrial gas supplier in Canada, to provide the industrial gases needed for its heavy oil Upgrader in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. North West’s process eliminates production of coke, uses gasification to make hydrogen from the heaviest components of [...]
