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SAN ANTONIO, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tierra Companies and TexStar Midstream today announced that the companies have successfully completed the sale of Tierra Pipeline, LP to TexStar Midstream Services, LP. In addition, the companies have also entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to sell Tierra Transportation to Black Creek Well Services, a sister company of TexStar. Tierra and Black Creek will work together toward completion of the sale of the...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will conduct the first mission over the Gulf of Mexico with their unmanned aircraft from Monday, March 11, through Friday, March 15. High Resolution Photos: Flickr Slideshow YouTube Video: http://youtu.be/HGqlxym_CNI The unmanned aircraft, commonly called a "drone," will acquire data over the Gulf and South Texas ranchland as part of their search for new applications of...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Larry McKinney, Executive Director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, has been asked to lead a congressional briefing about artificial reefs on Monday, March 11, in Washington, D.C. The briefing has been organized by the International Conservation Caucus Foundation. Approximately 4,000 oil and gas platforms that dot the northwestern Gulf of...
Video: Lionfish sighting Non-native predators may impact Gulf ecosystems; endanger fishermen and divers CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Footage shot by scientists with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies is the first documented video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8MHwZIBuxE&feature=youtu.be) confirmation that a new non-native marine predator may pose a threat to the ecology of the waters along the Texas coast....
HOUSTON, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- M&G Group, leading producer of PET for packaging applications in the Americas and the market's technological leader, announces today that it has purchased the land in Corpus Christi, Texas where it will build its one million tons per year PET plant (2.2 billion pounds) and accompanying 1.2 million tons per year (2.6 billion pounds) PTA plant. The property has been purchased by the M&G Group from the philanthropic organization, The...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Susser Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SUSS) announced today that William F. Dawson, Jr., a member of the Company's Board of Directors, submitted his resignation. Dawson is currently a managing partner of Wellspring Capital Management, LLC. In July, Wellspring sold 5,750,000 shares in an underwritten secondary offering. Currently, Wellspring holds 854,882 shares of Susser Holdings stock representing 4.1% of the outstanding shares....
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TOR Minerals International (Nasdaq: TORM), producer of synthetic titanium dioxide and color pigments, specialty aluminas, and other high performance mineral fillers, announced today that the company plans to release results for its second quarter 2012 after the Market closes on Thursday, July 26, 2012. Olaf Karasch, President and CEO, will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, 4:00 p.m. Central, that day to discuss the...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Susser Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SUSS) has been recognized among America's 500 largest public companies by Fortune magazine. Based on 2011 sales of $4.9 billion, Susser today made its debut at No. 486 on the magazine's "Fortune 500" list. Susser, which operates more than 540 convenience stores in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, was also recognized in the magazine's annual rankings as delivering the fifth-largest gain in...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TOR Minerals International (Nasdaq: TORM), producer of synthetic titanium dioxide and color pigments, specialty aluminas, and other high performance mineral fillers, announced today that the Company plans to release results for its first quarter 2012 after the Market closes on Thursday, April 26, 2012. Olaf Karasch, President and CEO, will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, 4:00 p.m. Central, that day to discuss the...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TOR Minerals International (Nasdaq: TORM), producer of synthetic titanium dioxide and color pigments, specialty aluminas, and other high performance mineral fillers, announced today that the company plans to release results for its fourth quarter and year-end 2011 after the Market closes on Thursday, February 23, 2012. Olaf Karasch, President and CEO, will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, 4:00 p.m. Central, that day to...
