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XI'AN, China, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- China Natural Gas, Inc. (Pink: CHNG.PK), a leading provider of compressed natural gas for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi'an, China, today announced that it plans to release its third quarter 2012 financial results on Friday, Nov 9, 2012. Management will hold a conference call on Monday, Nov 12, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. ET (5:30 a.m. Pacific) to discuss its third quarter results. To...

DOVER, Del., Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2012. The Company's net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 was $3.2 million, or $0.33 per share. This represents an increase of $822,000, or $0.08 per share, compared to the same quarter in 2011, and quarter-over-quarter increases of 34 percent and 32 percent for net income and earnings per share, respectively. For the...

ABBOTSFORD, BC, Nov. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - The Vedder Transportation Group is pleased to announce Fred Zweep, President of the Vedder Transportation Group is set to receive a prestigious Global Natural Gas "NGV Champion" Award November 7, 2012 in Mexico City, Mexico. The "NGV Champion" Award is presented biennial by The International Association of Natural Gas Vehicles with its global head office in Auckland, New Zealand. A "NGV Champion Award" is granted based on the following...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that we have entered into a long-term agreement with Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. for an onshore natural gas drilling program in the continental United States that we believe will ensure a reliable, low cost supply of natural gas for our existing and expected future needs for more than 20 years. Under the terms of the agreement, Nucor will pay its share of costs plus an additional amount...

ATLANTA, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power today filed a request with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to reduce fuel rates by approximately 7 percent and total annual billings by approximately $122 million. That equates to a savings of approximately $1.82, or 1.6 percent, on the total monthly bill of a typical residential customer averaging 1,000 kilowatt-hours. The new, lower rates would begin Jan. 1, 2013. Last month, the company announced it would...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the first utility to use an innovative, super-sensitive, vehicle-mounted technology for detecting potential gas leaks, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) today announced two recent successes while using Picarro Surveyor(TM) systems in Northern California to detect potential gas leaks that would have previously been difficult to locate. In Santa Clara, Calif., PG&E crews had spent months searching for a very small leak...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) has developed its first public mobile app, which converts weight and volume measures for common industrial gases and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Air Products Gas Converter is available for free download from global Apple(®) iTunes(®) Stores for use on iPhone(®), iPad(®), and iPod(®) touch devices. The new app enables users to quickly convert weight and volume measures for industrial gases such as...

JACKSON, Mich., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Falling temperatures signal to Michigan residents that heating season has arrived, and with it comes an increased risk of carbon monoxide dangers. That's why Gov. Rick Snyder has joined with Consumers Energy and declared Oct. 28 - Nov. 3 "Michigan Carbon Monoxide Safety and Awareness Week." Consumers Energy reminds home and business owners to take preventive measures now that will provide protection against carbon monoxide (CO), a toxic...

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers of Laclede Gas Company will benefit from lower natural gas costs for the winter heating season (November 2012 through March 2013). Yesterday, Laclede Gas filed a request with the Missouri Public Service Commission (MoPSC) to lower its rates by six percent as a result of reduced natural gas costs. If approved, these rates will be the lowest in nine years with customers paying an average of $0.54 per therm for the natural gas portion...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: APL) ("APL", "Atlas Pipeline", or the "Partnership") today reported adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA"), of $55.9 million for the third quarter of 2012, driven by record volumes across each of the Partnership's primary systems. Processed natural gas volumes averaged 769 million cubic feet per day ("MMCFD"), a 36% increase over...