Canadian Natural Resources Limited announced that Toronto Stock Exchange has accepted notice filed by Canadian Natural of its intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid through the facilities of Toronto Stock Exchange. Purchases may also be made through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange.
The notice provides that Canadian Natural may, during the [...]

Canadian miner Caledonia Mining Corp is expecting to report an operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2006 but its directors have decided against re-opening the Barbrook Mine in South Africa, which was crippled by industrial action in November last year.
Caledonia will now focus on gold and cobalt concerns in Zimbabwe and Zambia, it [...]

Blackstone Ventures Inc. is pleased to announce that Blackstone and its joint venture partner Sulfidmalm A/S (a wholly owned subsidiary of Xstrata Nickel) and Xstrata Nickel have come to terms under which Blackstone will acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Sulfidmalm for a total of US $15.5 million. Sulfidmalm’s main assets are the [...]

Meetings begin Thursday for people interested in investing in Charleston’s Diamond Ethanol plant, announced Green Lion Bio-Fuels, the bio-fuels developer.
Green Lion also has ethanol plants under way in Streator (Emerald Ethanol) and Beardstown (Prairie Breeze Ethanol).
The meetings will offer interested farmers, landlords and off-farm investors an opportunity to buy shares in the Diamond Ethanol plant. [...]

Continental Energy Corporation announcedthat it has released its Annual Report and audited financial statements for its year ended June 30, 2006, and filed the report with securities regulators on SEDAR.
At the Company’s January 25, 2006 Annual General Meeting the shareholders approved a change in the date of the Company’s fiscal year end from July [...]

The chief financial officer of oil and gas producer Berry Petroleum Co. exercised options for 20,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday.
In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Ralph Goehring reported he exercised the options Tuesday for $8.15 apiece and then sold all of them the same [...]

Retail petroleum players are set to compete for growth in their efforts to increase market share in a more challenging environment.
In the pursuit to improve revenue and profit, the players are focused on building customer loyalty at the petrol stations and increasing operational efficiency to reduce cost and optimise uptime.
In concentrating on customer service and [...]

The Board of Directors of Petroleum & Resources Corporation voted today to extend its share repurchase program and has authorized the repurchase of up to 5% of the outstanding shares of the Corporation’s common stock over the next twelve months. Purchases will be made in the open market when the shares are trading at a [...]

The chief financial officer of oil and gas driller Union Drilling Inc. exercised options for 25,400 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday.
In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Dan E. Steigerwald reported he exercised the shares Monday and Tuesday for $3.80 apiece [...]

A state grand jury returned a 9-count felony indictment today against Arizona Mine Inspector Doug Martin, accusing the state’s longest-serving elected official of thousands of dollars in fraud, theft and violations of state purchasing procedures.
Martin is the third top elected official to face criminal charges in Arizona this year. Last week, former state Treasurer David [...]