The Swedish Armed Forces recently awarded a contract to Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, which will provide helicopter aerial gunnery training for the military. Read More »

British Petroleum and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) recently signed a second production-sharing contract (PSC) for shale-gas exploration and development in a 386-square-mile area in China's Sichuan Basin, neighboring the exploration area covered in the first contract, signed in March. Read More »

During the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) recently in Vladivostok, Russia,  Rosneft, British Petroleum (BP) and Schlumberger signed agreements to combine their resources on seismic research and development. Read More »

Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said a bilateral meeting between U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman was held while both were attending the recent United Nations Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial in the United Kingdom. Read More »

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) recently launched a video and radio spot to detail its position in the West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency court battle, which the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear soon. Read More »

The American Gas Association (AGA) recently released a study, published by ICF International, detailing how governments at all levels and industry stakeholders are working to provide better natural gas service to multi-family dwellings and the potential benefits of that access. Read More »

Arch Coal Inc. recently released its proposed membership for its new board of directors, which, contingent upon approval by the company’s Plan of Reorganization, will lead the company as it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Read More »

Aerojet Rocketdyne said it successfully tested its sub-scale, oxygen-rich preburner recently at full power and full duration, the last in the company’s test series for an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) project. Read More »

General Dynamics successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its Bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), which launched multiple Bluefin SandShark micro-autonomous underwater vehicles (M-AUV), during the 2016 Annual Naval Technology Exercises (ANTX) recently in Newport, Rhode Island. Read More »

For the seventh consecutive year, Cenovus Energy Inc. has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, based on the company's long track record of corporate responsibility. Read More »

The U.S. Navy recently commissioned the USS Montgomery, an Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) and the second ship to be named in honor of Montgomery, Alabama. Read More »

Hughes Network Systems LLC and Airbus Defence and Space recently signed an agreement to expand their partnership and better meet the needs of tactical military communications. Read More »

Spire Inc. recently completed a previously announced acquisition of EnergySouth Inc. and Willmut Gas & Oil Company from Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, a Sempra Energy Company, for $320 million, with Spire assuming $67 million in existing debt. Read More »

The Dakota Access Pipeline was the focus of a recent discussion between API President and CEO Jack Gerard and North America’s Building Trades Unions President Sean McGarvey. Read More »

After serving as president and CEO for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) for more than four years, Mike Duncan said recently that he will step down from the company’s top position at the end of the year. Read More »

A $53 million contract was awarded to CSRA Inc. to maintain services provided to assist the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO). Read More »

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) recently was awarded a $54 million contract to supply five Marine Common Aircrew Trainers (MCATs) to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). Read More »

Secretary of State John Kerry recently received a letter from a group of U.S. senators who alleged that dangerous synthetic drugs and counterfeit goods have been entering the U.S. because of lax international mail security standards. Read More »

Through its new Integration and Optimization of Novel Ion-Conducting Solids (IONICS) program, the Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) recently announced $37 million in grants for 16 battery and fuel-cell product projects. Read More »

Arch Coal Inc. expects to emerge from bankruptcy in early October, over eight months after filing for Chapter 11, with a recent confirmation of the company’s Amended Plan of Reorganization by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Read More »