International Business News - D http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Eye care products maker Advanced Medical Optics Inc. said Tuesday its ophthalmic surgical agent Healon D has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/amo-says-fda-approves-surgical-agent-healon-d.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:13:56 EDT Energy company Dominion said Tuesday that it closed its agreement to assign drilling rights to 114,259 acres in the Marcellus Shale prospect to Antero Resources for about $347 million, or about $3,000 per acre. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/dominion-closes-deal-on-marcellus-shale.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:48:58 EDT Energy producer Dominion said Wednesday it is reducing the number of natural-gas drilling rights on production from the Marcellus Shale project because of Antero Resources' problems obtaining financing due to "current market turmoil." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/dominion-cuts-drilling-rights-on-market-turmoil.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:46:58 EDT Allegheny Energy Inc., bowing to intense community opposition in southwestern Pennsylvania, has agreed to reroute a proposed multistate high-power line and move its end point so that only one mile of it passes through the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/power-company-to-reroute-big-power-line-in-pa.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:57:38 EDT Regulated utilities remain an attractive investment in a low-interest rate environment given expected net income growth of up to 9 percent, a Goldman Sachs analyst said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/ahead-of-the-bell-regulated-utilities.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:31:02 EDT Shares of most utilities dropped Monday morning after Hurricane Ike ripped through southern Texas, widely disrupting power, and the broader markets tumbled on concern about the financial sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/shares-of-utilities-slide-after-ike-cuts-power.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:50:52 EDT New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says Xcel Energy Inc. has agreed to disclose risks to investors from its stake in coal-burning power plants and any related liability from global warming, lawsuits and new regulations or laws. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/cuomo-says-xcel-will-disclose-global-warming-risks.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:09:13 EDT Two Pennsylvania judges have dealt a setback to efforts by power companies to build a major new Pennsylvania-Virginia power line, saying the line is unnecessary and that alternatives should have been considered. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/pa-judges-deal-setback-to-major-new-power-line.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:50:09 EDT Torrential rains from a slow-moving Tropical Storm Fay triggered a new round of flooding Thursday, submerging roads and forcing dozens of people to flee the rising water in their homes. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113349-tropical-weather-fay.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/tropical-storm-fay-forces-more-evacuations-in-fla.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/tropical-storm-fay-forces-more-evacuations-in-fla.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:17:19 EDT A project aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from smokestacks is key to coal's future, a southwest Virginia congressman said. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., on Monday spoke at a gathering in Cedar Bluff to launch a test to determine whether captured carbon dioxide can be stored in a coal seam. Some 1,000 tons of the greenhouse gas will be injected into an unmineable seam in Russell County. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/virginia-project-aims-to-store-greenhouse-gases.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:28:41 EDT Don't be surprised if your doctor orders a vitamin D test during your next physical. Blood tests to check levels of the so-called sunshine vitamin are on the rise as doctors and patients react to headline-grabbing research that suggests having too little may not only hurt your bones--it might increase your risk of certain cancers or heart disease. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/vitamin-ds-wild-days-who-to-test-what-to-take.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:04:54 EDT A subsidiary of energy producer Dominion has agreed to acquire Cirro Energy to gain a foothold in the Texas retail electricity market. Under terms of the agreement announced late Wednesday, Cirro will become a subsidiary of Dominion Retail, an energy marketing company, but financial terms were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close by the end of the third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/energy-producer-dominion-to-buy-cirro-energy.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:52:36 EDT Massachusetts safety officials have found that defective welding and corrosion led to a boiler explosion at the Salem Harbor Springs power plant that killed three workers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/mass-says-corrosion-led-to-fatal-boiler-explosion.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:06:02 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, July 31, from AP Financial News: ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP)--General Communications Inc., Alaska's largest telecommunications company, on Thursday reaffirmed its sales outlook for the full fiscal year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/outlook-roundup-general-communications-teco.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:39:53 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 31, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Innospec Inc. lost nearly a third of their value Thursday after the specialty chemicals maker said its second-quarter profit plunged on hefty write-downs related to dropped acquisitions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/earnings-roundup-innospec-dominion-resources.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:32:53 EDT Electricity and natural gas producer and transporter Dominion Resources Inc. on Thursday tightened its guidance for 2008 while raising its outlook for 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/dominion-tightens-2008-guidance-raises-2009.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:47:17 EDT Electricity and natural gas producer and transporter Dominion Resources Inc. on Thursday met Wall Street's second-quarter profit expectations on contributions from its generation, gas transmission and retail energy businesses and warmer-than-normal weather in its electric utility service area. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/dominion-resources-2q-profit-up-meets-the-street.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:36:54 EDT A Virginia State Corporation Commission hearing examiner recommended Monday that regulators approve an application for Virginia's portion of a proposed multistate power line. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/va-regulator-recommends-power-line-approval.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:32:03 EDT Environmentalists are challenging the state's approval of a $1.8 billion coal-fired power plant in southwest Virginia. Four organizations filed papers Friday appealing a state board's approval of two permits for the Dominion Virginia Power plant in Wise County. The Southern Environmental Law Center filed the notices of appeal in Richmond Circuit Court. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/environmentalists-appeal-va-power-plant-permits.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:18:06 EDT State, local and Dominion Virginia Power officials will test their ability to handle a nuclear emergency at the utility's North Anna Power Station this week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/dominion-drill-for-va-plant-set-for-this-week.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:38:50 EDT