“The times, they are a-changing” could be Southern Company’smotto after a recent blitz of reorganization. The company reportedthat its board of directors approved the long-awaited spin-off ofMirant Corp. — formerly known as Southern Energy — and ChairmanA.W. “Bill” Dahlberg is retiring upon completion of thetransaction.
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Illinois Power Switches to Alliance RTO
Illinois Power, now a subsidiary of leading marketer DynegyCorp., is changing its game plan, telling regulators it wants todrop out of the more conservative Midwest Independent SystemOperator (MISO) to join the Alliance Regional Transmission Operator(Alliance RTO).
Focus Changing in Canadian Industry
With new outlets to markets the Canadian natural gas industry ismoving into a new stage with higher prices dictating a change inthe priorities of doing business.
Texas Utilities Now TXU
Dallas-based Texas Utilities Co. is changing its name to TXU,which is also the company’s stock symbol. The action bringstogether divisions and subsidiaries, domestic and international,under one name. TU Electric/Lone Star Gas, the company’s largestdomestic operation, will be renamed TXU Electric & Gas.
Low Prices, Changing Industry Sink RMOGA
The Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Association (RMOGA) has fallenprey to low commodity prices and industry belt-tightening justshort of its 80th anniversary. The trade group plans to shut itsdoors permanently June 1.
Hot Potato TPC Picked Up By NIPSCO
TPC Corp. is changing hands yet again as PacifiCorp unloads yet another non-core asset. NIPSCO Industries subsidiary NI Energy Services is buying Houston-based TPC for $132.5 million. The deal also involves a payment for working capital to be determined at closing. NI Energy Services also gets PacifiCorp’s 66% interest (held by TPC) in Market Hub Partners LP (MHP).
NIPSCO Buying TPC From PacifiCorp
TPC Corp. is changing hands yet again. This time NIPSCOIndustries subsidiary NI Energy Services is buying Houston-basedTPC for $132.5 million from PacifiCorp. The deal also involves apayment for working capital to be determined at closing. NI EnergyServices also gets PacifiCorp’s 66% interest in Market Hub PartnersLP (MHP)
Columbia’s Richard Sees Changing M&A Market
When assessing the market of an acquisition target, allcustomers are not equal, Columbia Energy Group Chairman Oliver G.Richard told a merger and acquisition symposium this week.
GRI Study Optimistic on Future Supply
A newly released Gas Research Institute study examining theshift in perceptions of the U.S. gas resource base, titled”Changing Perceptions Of Remaining U.S. Conventional GasResources,” discusses how the move — from the shortage mentalityof the 1970s to today’s view that gas is abundantly available –has resulted from an interplay of factors. Factors discussedinclude increased exploration success rates in frontier plays,improved gas well recoveries and continued reserve appreciationactivity in existing fields. GRI, with Energy and EnvironmentalAnalysis Inc. of Arlington, VA, developed the study.
GRI Study Optimistic for Future Gas Supply
A newly released Gas Research Institute study examining theshift in perceptions of the U.S. gas resource base, titled”Changing Perceptions Of Remaining U.S. Conventional GasResources,” discusses how the move – from the shortage mentality ofthe 1970s to today’s view that gas is abundantly available – hasresulted from an interplay of factors. Factors discussed includeincreased exploration success rates in frontier plays, improved gaswell recoveries and continued reserve appreciation activity inexisting fields. GRI, with Energy and Environmental Analysis Inc.of Arlington, VA, developed the study.