Reaches

After being designated a Tropical Storm late Thursday, Fabian achieved Hurricane status Friday afternoon, becoming the third storm to reach that designation this season. As of 5 p.m. EDT Friday, the storm was swirling westward through the Atlantic 1,075 miles east of the lesser Antilles, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

After being designated a Tropical Storm late Thursday, Fabian achieved Hurricane status Friday afternoon, becoming the third storm to reach that designation this season. As of 5 p.m. EDT Friday, the storm was swirling westward through the Atlantic 1,075 miles east of the lesser Antilles, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) last week reached a $49 million settlement agreement with Shell Oil Co. on unauthorized flaring or venting of large volumes of natural gas at its Auger platform and other facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Minerals Management Service said Tuesday that it has reached a $49 million settlement agreement with Shell Oil Co. on unauthorized flaring or venting of large volumes of natural gas at its Auger platform and other facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.

Dominion has reached a $1.2 billion agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and five states under which the electric utility will install state-of-the-art emissions control equipment on its largest coal-fired generating units in Virginia and West Virginia.

UniSource Energy Corp. and Citizens Communications Co. (CCC) said that they have reached an initial agreement with state officials that would clear the way for UniSource Energy’s planned acquisition of Arizona gas and electric system assets from CCC.

UniSource Energy Corp. and Citizens Communications Co. (CCC) said Wednesday that they have reached an initial agreement with state officials that would clear the way for UniSource Energy’s planned acquisition of Arizona gas and electric system assets from CCC.

Checking off three more asset divestitures last week, El Paso Corp. announced it has completed or announced more than $1.35 billion in sales so far this year, approximately 40% of the company’s recently expanded asset sales goal of $3.4 billion for calendar year 2003.

Checking off two more asset divestitures Monday, El Paso Corp. announced it has completed or announced $1.35 billion in sales so far this year, approximately 40% of the company’s recently expanded asset sales goal of $3.4 billion for calendar year 2003.