Struggling

NUI Expects to Announce Sales Agreement in Third Quarter

NUI Corp., which put itself up for sale last year after struggling financially, on Thursday announced it had amended its Form 10-Qs for the first and second quarters of fiscal 2004 to reflect prepayments related to its natural gas supply. The Bedminster, NJ-based gas utility said it expects to sign a definitive agreement with a purchaser in the third quarter of this year.

June 18, 2004

NUI Shares Fall 18% After Dividend Suspension

The shares of struggling NUI Corp. tumbled 18% Friday to $12.80 after the company suspended its dividend because of the new terms of amended credit agreements with lenders.

May 17, 2004

NUI Shares Fall 18% After Dividend Suspension, 2003 Losses

The shares of struggling NUI Corp. tumbled 18% Friday to $12.80 after the company suspended its dividend because of the new terms of amended credit agreements with lenders.

May 17, 2004

Southern Pines Storage Project Development Resumes After Long Delay

After more than a year delay because of the struggling merchant energy business, SGR Holdings said its 12 Bcf Southern Pines Energy Center is back on track and subsidiary, SG Resources Mississippi LLC (SGRM) plans to proceed with construction of the high deliverability storage project in Greene County, MS, with service starting in 2006.

April 26, 2004

Southern Pines Storage Project Development Resumes After Long Delay

After more than a year delay because of the struggling merchant energy business, SGR Holdings said its 12 Bcf Southern Pines Energy Center is back on track and subsidiary, SG Resources Mississippi LLC (SGRM) plans to proceed with construction of the high deliverability storage project in Greene County, MS, with service starting in 2006.

April 23, 2004

Private Investment Group Inks Deal to Buy Enron’s Portland General for $2.35B

After struggling for more than a year to sell Portland General Electric (PGE), Enron Corp. finally reached a $2.35 billion deal, including the assumption of $1.1 billion in debt, last Tuesday with a new company funded by a private investment group and run by local business and community leaders.

November 24, 2003

Private Investment Group Inks Deal to Buy Enron’s Portland General for $2.35B

After struggling for more than a year to sell Portland General Electric (PGE), Enron Corp. finally reached a $2.35 billion deal, including the assumption of $1.1 billion in debt, Tuesday with a new company funded by a private investment group and run by local business and community leaders.

November 19, 2003

Energy Futures Complex Dazzles as Physical Gas Falls

The cash market finally found the burden of struggling higher with little visible means of fundamental support too much to bear Thursday, resulting in across-the-board retreats ranging from about a nickel to a little more than 15 cents.

October 10, 2003

Centrica’s Retail Unit Drops Out of Georgia Gas Market

Energy America, Centrica’s U.S. retail gas marketing subsidiary, is calling it quits in the Georgia retail gas market after struggling to build its customer base there last year and then being hit with a fine and other penalties last month by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) for slamming.

October 8, 2003

Calpine to Establish a Canadian Natural Gas Trust

Trying to tap one of its most valuable assets to improve its still struggling balance sheet, San Jose, CA-based Calpine Corp. announced Wednesday it plans to establish a new trust centered on its oil/natural gas reserves in western Canada. The company said it has filed a preliminary prospectus with the provincial securities commissions in Canada to form Calpine Natural Gas Trust (CNG Trust).

August 28, 2003