El Paso Corporation announced the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has given final approval to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to proceed with an agreement announced last year to obtain 375,000 dekatherms per day of capacity on the Ruby Pipeline for the delivery of natural gas to PG&E’s gas and electric customers.
The unanimous CPUC [...]
The heavy construction industry is increasingly recognizing the benefits of specifying ASTM F1554 anchor bolts for steel to concrete connections. F1554AnchorBolts.com is a new technical resource developed by Portland Bolt & Manufacturing Company that clearly outlines the benefits of the new standard for construction applications. The content draws on the company’s 96 years of anchor [...]
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) issued this statement in response to Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski’s state climate change agenda:
“ACCCE expresses deep concern with the governor’s decision to develop emissions standards for new energy production sources, ensuring they be ‘at least as clean as natural gas’. This action would preclude any new coal [...]
Aultra Gold Inc. announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to merge with Dutch Gold Resources, Inc., a gold producer with a mine in Oregon.
Said Rauno Perttu, President of Aultra Gold, “We are excited with this merger, which will join us with the Dutch mining team and their Oregon mine and mill. [...]
MDU Resources Group, Inc. announced that its acquisition of Intermountain Gas Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of privately held Intermountain Industries, Inc., has been finalized. The enterprise value of the transaction, including indebtedness, is approximately $328 million.
Intermountain Gas, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, serves more than 300,000 customers in 74 communities in Idaho, including the Boise metropolitan [...]
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 [...]
Newmont Mining Corporation announced the selection of Brian Hill as Executive Vice President, Operations and other executive management appointments, effective October 1, 2008.
Richard O’Brien, Newmont’s President and CEO, said, “Our Executive Leadership Team is now established and well positioned to drive further improvement in our operational and project execution. As we continue to develop our [...]
Lake Shore Gold Corp. announced that it has commenced driving a ramp from surface to access reserves above the 400 metre level at its 100%-owned Timmins West property. In addition, the Company’s advanced exploration program at Timmins West is progressing on schedule and budget with the planned 710 metre shaft having reached the 100 metre [...]
Paramax Resources Ltd. announce that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of a 50% interest in approximately 90,000 acres of land in the Rocky Mountain gas basin in Idaho and Oregon (the “Shale Gas Asset”) from an arm’s length party (the “Acquisition”). Paramax acquired the interest in the land for a cash consideration of [...]
Les Schwab Tire Centers announced today that it plans to phase out use of lead based wheel weights for wheel balancing on passenger cars and light trucks in all stores throughout its seven states of operation. The company expects to eliminate all sales of lead based wheel weights for these vehicles by mid 2009.
“We are [...]
