Tangle

Shell Mounts Major Reorganization

Royal Dutch Shell plc will streamline its operations, it said last week, and could slash thousands of jobs as the company continues to tangle with weak commodity prices, a flagging economy and project delays.

June 1, 2009

Southern Union to Merge with PA Enterprises

While it continues to tangle with Oneok in an effort to acquireSouthwest Gas, Southern Union Co. agreed to merge with PennsylvaniaEnterprises Inc. (PEI). PEI’s Pennsylvania-based operations willbecome the fourth major autonomous division of Southern Union,complementing its Texas, Missouri and Florida operations.

June 8, 1999

AEP, CSW Tangle with Intervenors

American Electric Power (AEP) and Central and South West (CSW)said a recommendation from an Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC)administrative law judge creates a procedural hurdle, but “does notquestion the merits of the merger” of the companies and should notdelay its completion.

October 8, 1998