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Infinito Awards Project Financing Mandate to BNP Paribas

September 19th, 2008

Infinito Gold Ltd. announce that it has signed an engagement letter under which it has given BNP Paribas an exclusive mandate to act as lead arranger of a $US 66 million debt financing facility to complete the construction and start-up of Infinito Gold’s 100% owned Crucitas Gold Mine Project located in north central Costa Rica. [...]

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC Advises Concept Mining on Sale of Its West Virginia-Based Coal Business to ArcelorMittal

August 20th, 2008

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC, a full service, independent, middle-market investment bank, today announced that it was the exclusive advisor for the privately-owned Concept Mining and The Ridge Land Group on the sale of its metallurgical coal business in West Virginia to ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest integrated metals and mining company. The transaction adds in excess [...]

Atlas Pipeline Partners loss widens in 2nd quarter on termination of oil derivative contracts

August 2nd, 2008

Natural gas company Atlas Pipeline Partners LP has recently told the press that it posted a dramatically wider loss in the second quarter, after it terminated about 85 percent of its crude oil derivative contracts that it used as hedges.
Atlas Pipeline said Thursday that it recognized a loss after paying preferred dividends of $279.3 million, [...]

Consol Energy Inc; 2Q earnings fall 34 percent

August 1st, 2008

Shares of Consol Energy Inc has recently been reported falling sharply Thursday after the coal mine operator said its second-quarter profit dipped 34 percent as productivity problems pushed up costs.
Pittsburgh-based Consol said it earned $101 million, or 54 cents per share, in the quarter. Consol earned $153.1 million, or 83 cents per share, in the [...]

Helmerich & Payne profit up 9 percent in 3rd-qtr on margins, growth in rig activity

August 1st, 2008

Contract driller Helmerich & Payne told the press that its third-quarter profit rose 9 percent, powered by growth in its U.S. land rig operations. Helmerich & Payne said it made $125.4 million, or $1.18 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, compared with $115.2 million, or $1.09 per share, a year ago. Revenue rose [...]

Natural gas producer CNX Gas Corp. profit soars 55 percent in 2nd quarter, but miss Wall Street estimates

July 31st, 2008

Natural gas producer CNX Gas Corp. has just published a report saying that profit soared 55 percent in the second quarter on record production, but results came in below Wall Street estimates.
CNX, which extracts methane gas from coal beds in the Appalachian Basin, said it made $64.3 million, or 42 cents per share, for the [...]

Ensco International 2nd-qtr earnings increase 17 percent

July 25th, 2008

Ensco International Inc. is reported to have posted a report saying that a 17 percent jump in second-quarter profit and a surge in revenue, beating Wall Street expectations. For the period ended June 30, the contract driller posted profit of $296.7 million, or $2.07 per share, compared with profit of $254.4 million, or $1.72 per [...]

Shares of Schlumberger Ltd profit rises 13 percent

July 21st, 2008

Schlumberger Ltd announced that its shares jumped Friday after the oilfield services provider said its second-quarter profit rose 13 percent and issued a bullish outlook. Analysts praised the results. The stock rose $4.72, or 4.9 percent, to $101.50 in late-morning trading.
The Houston-based company said high oil and natural gas prices led to heavier spending [...]

Profit up of 19 persent by CSX on demand for coal

July 16th, 2008

It is reported that as the trend continues its efforts to strengthen its operations and management team in such a hard way, freight railroad operator CSX Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter earnings rose 19 percent on strong demand for coal, grain and metals. Besides, the company emphasizes its Full-year earnings prediction with a target of [...]

Mining equipment maker Joy Global shares surge to year high

June 1st, 2008

Investors on Friday rewarded Joy Global Inc., which makes mining equipment, for a fiscal second-quarter profit that easily topped Wall Street expectations. The stock peaked at a new year high.
Net income for the three months ended May 2 fell to $72.1 million, or 66 cents per share, from $77.6 million, or 70 cents per share, [...]