Thursday, July 3, 2025

Total Energy Services Inc. Announces That it Will Not Proceed With A Takeover Bid for Strad Energy Services Ltd.

CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Sep 23, 2015) – Total Energy Services Inc. (“Total” or the “Company“) (TOT.TO) announced today that as a result of the implementation of a shareholder rights plan (the “Poison Pill”) by Strad Energy Services Ltd. (“Strad”), which requires any takeover bid to remain open for 120 days in order to qualify as a “permitted bid”, Total will

ETP Simplifies Structure with $20 Billion Sunoco Acquisition

Valero Energy Partners LP Announces Acquisition of Corpus Christi Terminal Services Business for $465 Million

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Valero Energy Partners LP (NYSE: VLP, the Partnership) today announced that the board of directors of its general partner has approved the Partnership’s acquisition of the Corpus Christi Terminal Services Business from a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO, Valero) for total consideration of $465 million.  The transaction is expected to close effective

Exclusive: Williams to consider revised Energy Transfer offer – sources

From Reuters Williams Companies’ (WMB.N) board of directors is preparing to meet as early as this week to consider a sale to oil and gas pipeline peer Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE.N) after the latter revised its offer, according to people familiar with the matter. Energy Transfer has offered to tweak its all-stock offer for Williams, which is currently worth

Badlands NGL’s Enters Agreement With Continental Resources, Inc. for Ethane Supply to North Dakota Plastics Plant

BISMARCK, ND–(Marketwired – September 23, 2015) – Badlands NGL’s (Badlands) today announced that it has entered into a “Precedent Agreement,” with one of the largest and most important oil and gas producers in the Williston Basin, Continental Resources, Inc. (CLR). The agreement dedicates a long-term ethane supply to Badlands’ North Dakota based project: a world-scale NGL sourced ethane gas to

R. Poe Reed to Join Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. as Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer

HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwired – Sep 23, 2015) –  Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. (Midcoast) (NYSE: MEP), an Enbridge company, today announced that R. Poe Reed will join the company’s general partner as vice president and chief commercial officer, effective Sept. 28, 2015. Midcoast, an Enbridge Inc. indirect subsidiary, is a limited partnership formed by Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (EEP) (NYSE: EEP) to

API: Oil and Gas Industry’s $90 Billion Investments are a “Driving Force” in Emissions Reduction

Oil and gas sector leading the way emissions technology investments from 2000 to 2014 Since 2000, the oil and gas industry has invested more capital in carbon emission technologies than the automotive, electric utilities and agriculture processor sectors combined, according to a new study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute (API). From 2000 to 2014, the oil and gas industry has

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Oil & Gas Drilling: Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Case on Local Control

Decision could have wide reaching implications for Colorado oil and gas operations The Colorado Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear cases that will decide the debate on local control on hydraulic fracturing in state. The court agreed to decide whether cities can ban fracing within city-limits, something the oil and gas industry has long challenged, arguing it

Presidential Candidates on Energy: Cruz

Cruz says he wants to “unleash American jobs and opportunity by harnessing our nation’s energy resources” Texas Senator Ted Cruz posted a detailed list of his energy policy stances on his U.S. Senate website in Feb. 2014. They are as follows: Prevent the Federal Government from Undermining the American Energy Renaissance and the Jobs It Creates (1-5) 1) Prevent Federal Regulation of

Health insurance premiums up only 4% – unless your business is really small

From The Business Journals Sep 22, 2015, 2:35pm EDT Health insurance premiums increased only moderately for most employers, but that’s partly due to workers paying higher deductibles.   Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 4 percent this year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust. For employers as a whole, that continues a 10-year