International Business News - STR 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 In an effort to reduce air pollution in southwest Wyoming natural gas fields, oil and gas companies are adding new emission control systems to their drilling rigs' engines and replacing polluting trucks with pipelines, industry officials say. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/oil-gas-industry-acts-to-cut-pollution-in-wyoming.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:43:22 EST Energy company executives are cheering Colorado voters' rejection of a severance tax ballot measure, but they warn that uncertainties about the economy, new state rules and a new president could reduce investment by the industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/colorado-oil-gas-industry-braces-for-tough-2009.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:44:59 EST Questar Gas and more than 500 of its customers share the burden in a proposed settlement over a case of faulty equipment that led to under-billing. Under a proposal announced Thursday, 582 customers who were under-billed will have to pay, on average, $385 each. The company would have to write off $480,000. The rest of the company's customers will have to pay about 30 cents each. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/settlement-proposed-for-questar-billing-blunder.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:43:06 EDT Questar Gas Co. plans to offer a rate cut because drilling in the Rocky Mountains is driving down prices in the volatile natural gas business. Questar will lower the price it charges households for natural gas by 5.3 percent starting next month. It filed the request on Thursday with the Utah Public Service Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/utah-gas-utility-questar-files-for-rate-reduction.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:52:11 EDT Shares of utilities jumped Thursday morning after embattled Constellation Energy Group Inc. agreed to a buyout and the broader markets rebounded following steep drops earlier this week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/utilities-rebound-on-constellation-buyout-news.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:22:20 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 Questar Gas Co. and the Utah Division of Public Utilities have reached a settlement agreement that outlines increased safety procedures and more oversight for the utility. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/questar-settles-suit-stemming-from-utah-explosion.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:06:37 EDT Shares of energy companies closed mostly down Tuesday as oil prices plummeted amid concerns about future demand. The decline in the energy sector was widespread, from natural gas producers and oil companies to oil-services companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/sector-wrap-oil-natural-gas-companies-fall.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:52:56 EDT A director of natural gas company Questar Corp. sold 12,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/questar-director-sells-shares.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:39:31 EDT A telecommunications company CEO leads the list of the most highly paid chief executives in the U.S.'s Mountain region. Edward Mueller of Qwest Communications was No. 1 in the region that includes Arizona, Colorado and Utah. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/the-most-highly-paid-ceos-in-the-mountain-region.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:25:19 EDT Questar Gas is making plans for another price increase as a current one has yet to be decided. A proposed $22.2 million increase is still pending. Questar had asked for a $27 million hike, but state regulators said in March that amount was too much. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/utah-gas-utility-weighs-another-price-hike.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 16:51:01 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Monday, April 28, from AP Financial News: PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) _ Drug development services company Covance Inc. said Monday it expects profit of $3.18 per share in 2008, matching Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/outlook-roundup-covance-plum-creek-timber.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:58:21 EDT Among the earnings stories for Monday, April 28, from AP Financial News: SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ Chip maker Atheros Communications Inc. said Monday its first-quarter profit declined as expenses grew, but adjusted earnings met Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/earnings-roundup-atheros-questar.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:55:39 EDT More than two-thirds of Colorado students could get college scholarships under an initiative announced Thursday that would get the money by taking away a tax credit from the oil and gas industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/ritter-wants-to-increase-number-of-college-scholarships.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:19:46 EDT