Siegel to retire from Nucor board

After 40 years of service with Nucor Corp., Samuel Siegel has announced his retirement from the Board of Directors.

Huge Siberia oil find

Russian oil firm Slavneft said on Wednesday it had made a new oil find in its eastern Siberian field of Kuyumbinsky and put estimated recoverable hydrocarbon reserves at 365 million tonnes (2.5 billion barrels).

Self-moving platform rigs for Gulf of Mexico

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. announced today that it received commitments for two new self-moving platform rigs.

Missouri coal plant

Great Plains Power Inc. has selected the engineering firm Burns & McDonnell to assist in the development and design of Weston Bend I, a coal-fired power plant located at a site near Weston, Missouri, with an expected output of 500 to 900 megawatts.

AMECO wins services contract for Reliant Energy

AMECO has been awarded a contract to provide fleet maintenance and repair services for Reliant Energy Power Generation's (REPG) fleet equipment at its Texas GENCO plants.

Environmental Elements gets orders for AOD Units

Environmental Elements Corporation has received two significant new contracts from American Electric Power for EEC's Ammonia-on-Demand(TM) (AOD) technology, which facilitates the control of nitrogen oxide emissions.

KCA wins contract in Iran

Abbot Group's wholly owned subsidiary KCA Drilling has received confirmation of a contract with Elf Petroleum Iran, a subsidiary of TotalFinaElf, appointing KCA as the onshore drilling contractor for the Dorood Field development on Kharg Island in Iran.

Pride to build platform rigs for BP

Drilling contractor Pride International is in exclusive talks with BP over a contract to design, build and manage up to three major new-build platform rigs for the supermajor's deep-water developments in the Gulf of Mexico.

Statoil develops Mikkel gas field

Norway's state-controlled oil and gas firm Statoil says it had submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Norwegian Sea gas and condensate Mikkel field.

Japan invests in Iran

Japan moved closer to securing the right to develop Iran's largest oil field, shrugging off U.S. efforts to stop allies from making major energy deals with the nation.