- 31May
CORAL GABLES, Fla., May 30, 2013 /CNW/ - MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) today announced that it has acquired Big Country Energy Services Inc., and its affiliated operating companies (collectively, "Big Country"), a North American oil and gas pipeline and facility construction services company headquartered in Calgary, Canada. The Company also has construction offices in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, as well as in Wyoming and North Dakota. Big Country's services include: oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids gathering systems and pipeline construction; pipeline modification and replacement services; compressor and pumping station construction; and other related services supporting the oil and gas production, processing and transportation industries.
- 31May
State will compete against other sites for future work Boeing is moving some design work for new commercial airplanes to South Carolina and Southern California, the company announced Friday.
- 31May
Major changes to Ontario’s rules on green energy projects will give municipalities a greater say over the location of new wind and solar farms, and a chance to get a slice of the revenue, Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli said Thursday. “There’s a lot more incentive for municipalities to want to participate,” said Mr. Chiarelli.
- 29May
Deloitte presents a series of manufacturing roadshows and ways to benefit from the reindustrialization of North America
- 29May
Taking the pencil from out behind the ear, the first thing a manager of any business asks is, “What are the sales figures for the week?” The boss will be pleased after running the numbers on the oil and gas division of Canada’s economy. Five months into 2013, the top line revenue of the industry is on track for a robust year, second only to the peak recorded in 2008.
- 29May
HENDERSON, NV--(Marketwired - May 29, 2013) - Blue Earth, Inc. (OTCQB: BBLU) a renewable energy and energy efficiency services company, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Xnergy Inc. signed two agreements totaling approximately 4 megawatts with National Energy Partners, LLC ("NEP") for the sole purpose of building and providing operational services for custom solar PV rooftop power systems for 24 schools in Hawaii. Nine of the schools are located on the Island of Oahu and 15 of the schools are located on the Island of Kauai, which constitutes the majority of the Kauai Complex Area School System.
- 29May
Over the last year, Energy XXI has been a dramatic underperformer. Production levels were missed. It drilled a couple of bad wells and oil prices subsided from their peaks of a year or two ago. On the other hand, gas prices have doubled over the last year which helps a little. Little income is derived from gas compared to the huge contribution to cash flow and earnings EXXI derives from being an “oily” company.
- 29May
A joint meeting on energy will be one of the key elements of a visit to Regina by the ambassador of the Republic of Korea in June. Ambassador Cho Heeyong will meet with provincial cabinet ministers or senior civil servants in the field of energy and agriculture.
- 29May
The union representing workers at Northstar Aerospace in Lakeshore said Wednesday it was hopeful the two sides will reached a tentative agreement before the current contract expires Friday. “We’re very optimistic, said Fran LaSorda, second vice-president at CAW Local 444. “We are currently discussing monetary issues.”
- 27May
CALGARY – British Columbia’s shale gas fields stand to gain as buyers flee landlocked bitumen reserves in neighboring Alberta. Canada’s westernmost province is likely to see an uptick in “selective” merger and acquisition activity as global liquefied natural gas players seek reserves needed to backstop export developments, Greg Pardy, co-head of global energy research at RBC Dominion Securities Inc., said in May 22 report.
