CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Black Hills Power is seeking to raise electricity rates for its 2,700 customers in northeastern Wyoming.

SYDNEY, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia's ocean energy company, BioPower Systems, today announced that it had entered into a collaborative agreement with the City of San Francisco to investigate the generation of wave energy from the Pacific Ocean.

HOUSTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its 2009 third quarter financial and operating results on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 9 a.m. Central Standard Time, 3 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time.

At issue is the price tag of a House-passed bill and a similar Senate measure that would impose progressively tighter limits on the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners says its third-quarter profit rose 9 percent .

A commodities regulator said he favors limiting positions some traders can hold, but wants to set the limit high to avoid disrupting operations or prompting traders to move overseas.

LONDON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Second only to the Middle East, the Caspian Region of Russia holds a wealth of natural resources and an open opportunity for market growth in the near future. Europe/Eurasia has 11.61% of the world proved oil reserves and 33.5% of the world's proved gas reserves. Frost & Sullivan reports that the energy market in this region is one of the most attractive markets today due to its strategic importance for Europe. Investments into pipeline infrastructure alone (North Stream, South Stream and Nabucco) range in the US$ 60 billions, demonstrating the importance that this region plays and will play in the near future. On oil and gas markets in Russia Frost & Sullivan will host a complimentary analyst briefing which will take place on 28 October, at 3 pm GMT. The presentation will be live and will include a dedicated question and answer session. It will also be recorded and the recording will be available to everyone interested in these markets.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. ("Solarfun" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: SOLF), a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots and photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules in China, today announced the appointment of Bruce A. Ludemann as Vice President and General Manager of Solarfun, North America. Mr. Ludemann will be charged with expanding Solarfun's North American market presence and accelerating sales of Solarfun's PV products in the region.

Calgary-based Husky Energy reported third quarter earnings of $325 million, or 38 cents a share, on Wednesday, kicking off what's expected to be an ugly reporting season from Canada's oil and gas industry.

Coral ecosystems are worth an amazing $172 billion a year to the world economy, according to research presented last week at the DIVERSITAS biodiversity conference in Cape Town, South Africa. [More]