Johnson Matthey Inc. today announced an agreement with the U.S. government, resolving virtually all government claims of alleged environmental violations at Johnson Matthey’s Salt Lake City gold and silver refining facility.
The case, which centered on claims by the government that Johnson Matthey had violated environmental laws during 2000 to 2002 regarding certain wastewater treatment activities [...]

Precision Drilling Trust and Grey Wolf, Inc. announced that their Board of Trustees and Board of Directors, respectively, unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Precision will acquire Grey Wolf.
The combination of Precision and Grey Wolf will have land drilling operations in virtually every conventional and unconventional oil and gas basin in [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan’s new report “North American Submersible Pump Markets” to their offering.
Municipal water and wastewater applications are helping sustain the growth of the North American submersible pumps market. The municipal wastewater treatment sector has been witnessing tremendous growth and as the population continues to grow, the [...]

Precision Drilling Trust’s released a report that its cash distribution has been approved by the board of trustees of $0.13 per trust unit of Precision. The distribution will be payable on August 15, 2008 to unitholders of record on July 31, 2008. The ex-distribution date is July 29, 2008. Holders of Class B limited partnership [...]

In response to inquiries, Precision Drilling Trust (”Precision”) clarified today for its unitholders that it will immediately re-approach the board of directors of Grey Wolf, Inc. (”Grey Wolf”) with its June 24, 2008 US$10.00 per share proposal if the merger agreement with Basic Energy Services, Inc. (”Basic”) is terminated.
Precision will await the outcome of [...]

There’s a saying in these parts: Where oil flows, a city grows.”
Yet more than just oil and gas is fueling a recent growth spurt for the southeastern New Mexico town, whose 2,700 residents have begun to feel the initial impact of a $1.5 billion uranium enrichment plant going up nearby. Situated on 640 acres just [...]

While many local business organizations have voted to support a $1.3 billion coal-fired power plant in northeast Waterloo, one local businessman says he’s withholding his support for the project until traffic and environmental questions are addressed to his satisfaction.
Bob Molinaro, president of Warren Transport Inc. and a member of the Waterloo Industrial Development Association board [...]

Precision Drilling Trust is reducing its monthly cash distribution 39 per cent, to 19 cents a unit from 31 cents, citing a “persistent decline in natural gas and oil price trends.”
The payout for January will be payable Feb. 15 to unitholders of record as of Jan. 31.
Units of the trust fell $1.54, 5.6 per cent, [...]

A state agency’s decision to deny gravel mining permits on Crooked Creek in north Arkansas could still be reversed, though public comment collected so far greatly favors not allowing the mining.
Permits were denied last month to mine gravel at three sites on the river, which is considered to be among the best smallmouth bass [...]

Precision Drilling Trust (”Precision”) announced today that Gene Stahl, President & Chief Operating Officer, will make a brief presentation and participate in a panel discussion at the 2006 RBC Capital Markets Oil & Gas Income Trust Conference being held in Toronto, Ontario, on Wednesday, November 29, 2006. The panel discussion is scheduled to begin at [...]