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Byline: Claire Poole in Houston Dearborn, Mich., utility CMS Energy Corp. said Oct. 25 that its Consumers Energy unit had agreed to sell its electricity transmission system to Washington, D.C., [...]

Atlanta power producer Mirant Corp. said Tuesday it completed its purchase of power facilities in Georgia and Florida from El Paso Corp. of Houston for $480 million, including $150 million [...]

Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP said Tuesday it completed two transactions worth $25 million that will boost its terminal business. KMP signed a letter of intent to [...]

Byline: Claire Poole in Houston and Laura King in Toronto Burlington Resources Inc. joined the gold rush for Canadian energy acquisitions Oct. 9, announcing it would acquire Canadian Hunter Exploration […]

Byline: Claire Poole Beleaguered energy trading and marketing giant Enron Corp. finally found a willing buyer for Portland General Electric Co., saying Oct. 8 it had agreed to sell the [...]

Byline: Claire Poole in Houston Portland, Ore.-based utility Northwest Natural Gas Co. confirmed Oct. 5 it is in talks to acquire Portland General Electric Co. from Houston energy trading and […]

Dallas oil explorer Toreador Resources Corp. said Thursday it would acquire Madison Oil Co., also of Dallas, for about $16.4 million in stock. Madison shareholders will receive 0.118 of a [...]

Byline: Claire Poole in Houston Dallas natural gas utility Atmos Energy Corp. announced Monday it agreed to acquire Mississippi Valley Gas Co., a privately held gas distributor in Jackson, Miss., [...]

Arlington, Va., power producer AES Corp. said Friday it completed the sale of certain electric assets in Argentina to TotalFinaElf of France for $367 million. The assets include 70% of [...]

Oklahoma City oil explorer Aspen Group Resources Corp. said Friday it acquired 44 producing wells comprising 39 leases and other assets in the El Dorado field in Kansas from Saco [...]

Tulsa, Okla., telecommunications company Williams Communications Group Inc. said it closed the sale of its new headquarters to its former parent, the Williams Cos., also of Tulsa, for $276 million [...]

SatCon Technology Corp., a Cambridge, Mass., maker of products for digital markets, said Thursday it plans to distribute nearly 52% of its stake in energy technology developer Beacon Power Corp. […]

Byline: Claire Poole in Houston Richmond, Va., utility Dominion Resources Inc. joined in the natural gas-buying frenzy Monday, announcing it would acquire Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp. of Oklahoma City [...]

Oklahoma City oil company Devon Energy Corp. said Friday its Devon Acquisition Corp. unit has mailed a formal offer to shareholders of Anderson Exploration Ltd. of Calgary, Alberta to purchase […]

Abraxas Petroleum Corp., a San Antonio oil and gas explorer and producer, said Thursday it had tendered 5.1 million shares, or 76%, of Calgary's Grey Wolf Exploration Inc. in exchange […]

Energy Conversion Devices Inc., a Troy, Mich., electric car battery developer, said Wednesday that Texaco Inc. of White Plains, N.Y. bought 448,358 shares of its stock for about $8.9 million. [...]

Houston law firm Vinson & Elkins llp said Tuesday it advised Newark, N.J., utility Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. on the sale of its stakes in four power companies in [...]

Byline: Claire Poole American Water Works Co. refused to comment Aug. 27 on reports that it was in talks to be acquired by German utility giant RWE AG for $3.6 […]

Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp., a unit of Oklahoma City oil company Kerr-McGee Corp., said Wednesday it and its partners were the high bidders on 42 blocks in the Western [...]

Save On Energy Inc., an energy technology developer in Forest Park, Ga., said Thursday it had hired Aspen Capital Partners llc, a financial and management advisory firm in Tampa, Fla., […]

New York oil company Amerada Hess Corp. boosted the size of its debt offering this week from $1.2 billion to $2.3 billion, lead manager Salomon Smith Barney Inc. said Tuesday. [...]

Tulsa, Okla., energy firm Williams Cos. said Thursday it completed its purchase of Denver natural gas producer Barrett Resources Corp. after shareholders approved the deal at a special meeting in [...]

Houston energy transporter El Paso Corp. said Monday that its unit, El Paso Oil & Gas Canada Acquisition Inc., received clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau to acquire Velvet Exploration […]

Wilmington, Del., electric utility Conectiv Inc. said Tuesday its shareholders approved its proposed $2.2 billion purchase by Potomac Electric Power Co., or Pepco, of Washington, D.C. Pepco stockholders are scheduled […]

KFx Inc., a Denver developer of solutions for the electricity industry, and its unit, Pegasus Technologies Inc., said Monday they had agreed to acquire the power generation business of Pavilion […]

Plug Power Inc., a fuel cell developer in Latham, N.Y., said Wednesday that units of General Electric Co. of Fairfield, Conn., and Detroit utility DTE Energy Co. have tentatively agreed […]

Byline: Claire Poole in Houston U.S. refining giant Valero Energy Corp. continued its acquisition spree June 4, announcing it would acquire a 115,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, as well [...]

Energy Search Inc., an oil and gas explorer in Knoxville, Tenn., said Wednesday it was open to other offers after having agreed to be purchased by EOG Resources Inc. of [...]

Allegheny Ventures, a unit of Hagerstown, Md., electric and gas utility Allegheny Energy Inc., said Wednesday it agreed to acquire Fellon-McCord & Associates Inc., a Louisville, Ky., energy consultancy and […]

Oil and gas drilling services providers Patterson Energy Inc. of Snyder, Texas, and UTI Energy Corp. of Houston said Tuesday they completed their $1.3 billion merger after both companies' shareholders […]

Omaha pipeline operator Northern Border Partners LP said Monday it had completed its acquisition of Midwestern Gas Transmission from Houston natural gas transporter El Paso Corp. for $100 million. The […]

Huntway Refining Co., a Newhall, Calif., crude oil refiner, said Friday more than $1 million in professional fees related to its proposed merger with San Antonio refining giant Valero Energy […]

Houston oil-and-gas explorer Ocean Energy Inc. said Monday it had completed its acquisition of oil and gas assets in east Texas and northern Louisiana from EnSight Resources llc of Shreveport, […]

Dallas energy services firm Halliburton Co. said Monday it had agreed to acquire Magic Earth Inc., a Houston developer of 3-D imaging technology for the oil and gas exploration industry, […]

Denver natural gas explorer Barrett Resources Corp. said Thursday it was postponing its annual shareholder meeting scheduled for May 3 while it continues to look for a buyer. It did […]

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., an oil and gas explorer in Irving, Texas, said Wednesday it has filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission to merge with unit […]

Edison Mission Energy, a unit of Rosemead, Calif., utility Edison International, confirmed Tuesday it is considering selling two of its U.K. electric plants in Britain and has hired Goldman, Sachs [...]