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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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]