2015

Encana released a highly disciplined 2016 capital program today which directs 95 percent of its total $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion planned investment to its core four assets. The company will continue to capture sustainable cost efficiencies and maintain operational momentum in its core four assets to grow high margin production, generate quality corporate returns and position the company for

In advance of completion of its recommended combination with BG Group, Shell today announced further details of the proposed operational and administrative restructuring under consideration. Shell expects the restructuring will be required to achieve the expected benefits of the recommended combination, including previously disclosed and reported-on pre-tax synergies of $3.5 billion (subject to the bases of belief, principal assumptions and

Black Hills Corp. (BKH) today announced the appointment of Linden R. “Linn” Evans, to president and chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Evans has served as president and chief operating officer of utilities for the company since 2004. David R. Emery, who has served as chairman, president and CEO of Black Hills Corp. since 2004, will continue as chairman

Lynn Peterson to Assume CEO Position, co-CEOs will Step Down Synergy Resources Corporation (Synergy)(NYSE MKT: SYRG), a U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company focused on the Greater Wattenberg Area of the Denver-Julesburg Basin, today announced Synergy’s co-CEOs, Ed Holloway and William Scaff, are stepping down from their executive positions with the company effective December 31, 2015. Mr. Holloway

From Barron’s Natural gas prices fell to 2012 levels on Friday, down 11% for the week, and the pain continues Monday, as natural gas fell toward a 14-year low. Natural gas for January delivery slid 5.5% to $1.881 per million British thermal units at recent check. That’s territory that the commodity hasn’t seen since January 2002. If prices held at