Sector Snap: Airline shares rise (AP) AP - Airline stocks rose Friday as oil prices tumbled, easing the carriers' fears over jet fuel costs. Oil settles lower after US unemployment report (AP)
Shell Oil to pay $19.5M in environmental fines (AP) AP - Shell Oil Co. has been ordered to pay $19.5 million to the state for environmental violations at gas stations around California. Rosetta Resources swings to 3Q profit (AP) AP - Rosetta Resources Inc. said Friday its revenue fell by nearly half due to lower natural gas prices. Number of active rigs increase by 9 (AP) AP - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week has risen by nine this week to 1,078. Uniform Solar Energy Code Named an American National Standard (PR Newswire) PR Newswire - Dril-Quip profit slips from a year ago (AP) AP - Dril-Quip Inc., which makes equipment for offshore oil drilling, said Friday its profit slipped from a year ago on a charge even as sales rose, and it gave a fourth-quarter outlook in line with Wall Street expectations. Energy West gets 83 percent of Cut Bank utility (AP) AP - Energy West Inc., a natural gas and energy marketing company in Great Falls, has bought 83 percent of the outstanding shares of Cut Bank Gas Co., a natural gas utility serving Cut Bank. Halliburton gets drilling contract (AP) AP - Halliburton Co. said Friday it received a contract to drill and complete oil wells in Saudi Arabia's Ghawar field. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AFP - Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, joined the international club of gas exporters Saturday with pumping starting at a newly built liquefied natural gas plant in the Gulf of Aden.
AP - Oil prices tumbled Friday after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate topped 10 percent for the first time since 1983.