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First Quarter Production Results and Corporate Update

2013-04-24 20:21:22

TORONTO, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - U.S. Silver & Gold Inc. (TSX: USA) (OTCQX: USGIF) ("U.S. Silver & Gold" or the "Company") today announced production figures for its two 100% owned operating mines, the high-grade silver Galena Mine Complex in Idaho and the high-grade gold and silver Drumlummon Mine in Montana. First Quarter Highlights -- Consolidated production of 598,139 silver ounces and 2,161 gold ounces during the first quarter, which...

Oil Industry's Addiction To Toxic Dispersants Costing Everyone Billions (Not Just BP!)

2013-04-19 08:21:38

LAWRENCE ANTHONY EARTH ORGANIZATION (LAEO) PUBLISHES NEW STUDY CITING EPA MISGUIDANCE IS AT FAULT LOS ANGELES, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Year 3, Gulf Oil Spill Disaster -- An entirely new approach to oil spill problems associated with drilling, transport, pipelines and storage mishaps could find surprising common ground between the oil industry and environmentalists, according to a new position paper just released entitled: A Call for a Twenty-First-Century SOLUTION in Oil Spill...

StockCall Pre-Market Review on Exxon Mobil, BP plc, Encana, and Royal Dutch Shell

2013-04-17 08:22:33

LONDON, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reports about continuation of monetary stimulus helped markets regain their optimistic sentiments. Strong earnings reports also pulled the stocks higher. Markets are expected to remain strong this week as the major companies announce their quarterly figures. The basic materials sector remained mixed with a bullish bias. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and BP plc (NYSE: BP) remained neutral while Encana Corporation (NYSE: ECA) and...

National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME) and ExxonMobil Foundation Advance Opportunities for More Students to Pursue Engineering

2013-04-09 12:32:43

April 10(th) event featuring key government officials will discuss critical need to increase representation of minorities in engineering WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME), a premier non-profit organization focused on increasing the number of underrepresented minority students pursuing careers in engineering, announced today that ExxonMobil Foundation is providing an additional $1...

National Safety Council honors Exxon Mobil Corporation with the Green Cross for Safety medal

2013-04-03 12:22:50

Record-breaking funds raised to further the safety movement ITASCA, Ill., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Safety Council presented Exxon Mobil Corporation with the Green Cross for Safety medal at its annual fundraising dinner in Houston last night. The dinner honored ExxonMobil for its leadership and comprehensive commitment to safety excellence. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120705/DC35658LOGO) "It is an honor to receive this medal on behalf of...

Plains Pipeline Prevails in Houston Indemnity Lawsuit, Awarded $450,000 in Legal Fees

2013-04-02 12:25:00

AZA helps client overturn BP's earlier win in pumping station case HOUSTON, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., (NYSE: PAA) recently won a victory against BP Oil Pipeline Company (NYSE: BP) when a Houston judge tossed a BP lawsuit and ordered the company to pay all of Plains Pipeline's legal fees. Last week, the judge in Harris County's 80(th) District Court awarded $453,400 in attorneys' fees for Plains Pipeline based on arguments from attorneys John...

U.S. Silver & Gold Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2012 Financial Results

2013-03-28 16:21:20

TORONTO, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - U.S. Silver & Gold Inc. (TSX: USA) (OTCQX: USGIF) ("U.S. Silver & Gold" or the "Company") today reported year-end financial and operational results for 2012. This earnings release should be read in conjunction with the Company's MD&A, Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for the corresponding period, which have been posted on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and are also available on the Company's website at...

Veris Gold Corp. Announces Unaudited Year End Results for 2012

2013-03-20 00:20:14

VANCOUVER, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Veris Gold Corp. (TSX: VG) (OTCQB: YNGFF) (Frankfurt Xetra Exchange: NG6A) today announced the unaudited financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. All figures are in thousands of United States ("U.S.") dollars unless otherwise noted((1)). __________________________________________________________________ |Unaudited | Three months ended | Year ended | |...

StockCall Early Morning Insight into Exxon Mobil, Encana, BP plc, and Total

2013-03-19 08:24:28

LONDON, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Energy Information Administration (EIA) earlier this year reported that global crude oil consumption rose by an estimated 0.9 million barrel per day in 2012 to 89.2 barrels per day. The growth in oil consumption was decent given the weakness in the global economy last year. The EIA expects oil demand to grow by 0.9 million barrels per day in 2013 as well. The outlook is based on the fact that global oil production is expected to rise...

B.P. Oil Spill Settlement Funding Program To Focus On New Orleans Business Owners

2013-03-04 04:20:45

- Legal-Bay announces that their B.P. Claim funding program to target businesses in New Orleans, with aggressive marketing program to be launched starting in March. NEW ORLEANS, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal-Bay LLC, The Lawsuit Settlement Funding Company, announced today that they have begun an aggressive marketing programmed geared to the businesses of New Orleans, Louisiana who have been damaged by the B.P. Oil Spill. New Orleans' business community is made up of 98% of...