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LONDON, September 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jean-Francois Cirelli, President of the world's largest utility company, GDF SUEZ, will deliver a keynote speech at a major international energy summit in Paris this November that examines the future for European gas. Mr Cirelli will be supported by many other international energy chiefs as they aim to address key challenges facing the European gas business, including: "Where will Europe get its gas from and what will be the 'drivers...

HOUSTON, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA has made a donation of $10,000 to fund scholarships for the Leadership Lone Star College. Leadership Lone Star College provides an opportunity to educate and mentor emerging student leaders for diverse roles of leadership, linking the Lone Star College System and the community. The goal of the program is to develop and enhance the leadership skills of its students, while encouraging an appreciation by the students for...

HOUSTON, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, one of the largest retail electric providers in the country, announced today that it will donate 2,000 renewable energy certificates (RECs) to the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to offset 100 percent of the projected energy consumption at the 2011 US Open held from Aug. 26 through Sep. 11 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow - Corona Park in Flushing, NY. Each REC represents the...

HOUSTON, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, one of the largest retail electric providers in the United States, will again join Cox Media Group and Kroger in sponsoring the 2011 "Stuff the School Bus" event, an education initiative designed to collect school supplies for Houston-area students.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100210/DA52541LOGO)Through Aug. 22, Kroger stores across the area will set up collection barrels at the front of each location....

PARIS, August 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 2011 Half-year Results: Results in line with 2011 targets: - Revenue: EUR7,376M, +11.8% and +11.3% at constant forex, increasing in the three divisions - EBITDA: EUR1,233M, +18.3% and +17.6% at constant forex - Current Operating Income (EBIT): EUR562M, +28.6% and +27.4% at constant forex - Net Result group share: EUR221M, i.e. EUR0.43 per share -...

HOUSTON, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GDF SUEZ Energy Resources, one of the largest retail energy providers in the United States, today announced the completion of an energy efficiency and sustainability project at Lufkin Industries that will reduce the manufacturer's annual energy consumption by nearly 18 percent and decrease annual CO2 emissions by more than 16 million pounds. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100210/DA52541LOGO) The initiative underscores GDF SUEZ Energy...

PHILADELPHIA, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA announced today that it will provide power to the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. Phillies' officials who were involved in negotiating the two-year agreement said there were a number of factors that contributed to the selection of GDF SUEZ Energy Resources. These included the retail electric provider's commitment to work with the team in order to meet its demands on a number of critical issues. "GDF SUEZ Energy...

PARIS, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A public consortium comprising CNP Assurances, CDC Infrastructure and Caisse des Depots has finalised the creation with GDF Suezof a long-term cooperative venture in the natural gas transportation industry in France and the rest of Europe. To this end, the consortium has acquired a 25% minority stake in GRTgaz for EUR1.1 billion. Through this investment, the consortium intends to support GRTgaz's development plan for the next ten...

HOUSTON, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA has posted its "Wake Up Ohio" webinar online, providing Ohio businesses with the opportunity to better understand the impact of FirstEnergy's decision to transition control of its Ohio transmission utilities from the Midwest ISO to the PJM Interconnection.To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/gdfsuezenergyresources/50484/The webinar covers a broad...

NEW YORK, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GDF SUEZ and International Power (70% owned by GDF SUEZ) are pleased to announce that the Astoria Energy II plant in New York City commenced commercial operation on July 1. The 575MW gas-fired project, in which IPR-GDF SUEZ North America has a 30% equity interest, will sell its entire output to the New York Power Authority under a 20-year contract. The total project cost of Astoria Energy II is approximately US$1.3 billion (euro 0.9 billion). (Photo:...