J.F. Lehman & Co. portfolio firm Trident Maritime Systems recently signed a definitive agreement with Wilhelmsen Maritime Services AS to acquire Callenberg Technology Group in a sale that is scheduled for a late 2016 completion. Read More »

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently launched the Engineered Living Materials (ELM) program in the hopes of developing building materials that combine the structural advantages of traditional building materials with the adaptive advantages of living materials. Read More »

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter recently re-emphasized U.S. commitment to working closely with Turkey following two bombings and a rocket attack that killed at least 12 people in the country’s southeastern region. Read More »

U.S. carbon emissions have dropped to their lowest levels in 24 years, prompting sharp criticism against those opposed to fracking  from a veterans' group that advocates for a strong oil and gas industry. Read More »

The Energy Department’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability recently said it will provide funding for smart-grid and energy-storage research through the U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Research (PACE-R). Read More »

Following the White House's release of the final guidance for environmental reviews conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Bruce Josten highlighted his concerns about the new rules' potential impact on infrastructure projects. Read More »

Regulators appear to be intentionally trying to put Americans out of work by piling on additional regulations on the oil and gas industry, a veterans group opposed to new rules to limit methane emissions said recently. Read More »

Chevron Corp. will add Dambisa Moyo and Wanda Austin to its board of directors by the end of the year, with Moyo to serve on the Audit Committee and Austin to serve on the Board Nominating and Governance Committee and Public Policy Committee. Read More »

The American Energy Alliance (AEA) recently spoke out against permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which is being considered as Senate and House leaders work to reconcile their two energy bills. Read More »

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently called for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to extend the public review period for the proposed Regional Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for her state’s Eastern Interior Planning Area. Read More »

Money spent even as critics say the backlog of veterans care grows. Read More »

Shell recently announced an energy-exploration discovery at its Fort Sumter well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, which it anticipates will generate more than 125 million barrels of oil equivalent, though that figure stands to increase with further appraisal drilling. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently launched a TV and online advocacy campaign against proposed higher mandated minimum ethanol levels in gasoline under Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulations. Read More »

Ahead of the October launch of the next Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite, the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin recently delivered the satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Read More »

The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has been making progress in trying to expel Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces from Sirte, Libya, with help from U.S. precision airstrikes in taking out ISIL targets. Read More »

Saudi Aramco recently announced the completion of the Marham TP-9 Deck, the largest offshore tie-in oil platform constructed in Saudi Arabia to date and part of the company's In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) program. Read More »

Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of the Air Combat Command, recently declared the fifth-generation fighter aircraft F-35A Lightning II to be combat ready. Read More »

British Petroleum Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) and Atlantic LNG recently said the Trinidad Onshore Compression (TROC) project has received final approval following agreements between Atlantic LNG shareholders, the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, and other stakeholders. Read More »

Duke Energy Carolinas recently managed high-energy demands as North Carolina and South Carolina battled through a lingering heat wave, causing customers to reach a new summer peak usage record of 20,671 megawatt-hours of electricity, reached during the afternoon of July 27. Read More »

ConocoPhillips (COP) said recently that it plans to sell, through subsidiaries, its 35 percent stake in three exploration blocks offshore Senegal: Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore, including the SNE and FAN discoveries. Read More »