On Tuesday, Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D)’s shares inclined 2.18% to $69.33.
Dominion Resources (D) asked the Virginia State Corporate Commission (SCC) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to build a $1.3 billion state-of-the-art natural gas-fired power station in Greensville County.
If approved, the high-efficiency, combined-cycle station would generate about 1,600 megawatts, enough electricity to power 400,000 typical homes during peak demand. Construction is planned to start next year pending SCC approval.
The station will have a low carbon intensity because it utilizes clean burning natural gas, combined cycle technology and best accessible control technology to reduce emissions. It will also have lower water usage and a wastewater discharge plan that minimizes the impact to rivers and streams.
Greensville Power Station is part of Dominion’s plan for meeting demanding new air quality and projected carbon dioxide emissions standards while keeping up with growing customer demand for energy. When the station is online in 2019, it will be part of a diverse portfolio that comprises 400 megawatts of planned solar generation, counting zero carbon emission nuclear power.
Dominion Resources, Inc. produces and transports energy in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Dominion Virginia Power (DVP), Dominion Generation, and Dominion Energy. The DVP segment engages in regulated electric transmission and distribution operations that serve residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental customers in Virginia and North Carolina.
SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM)’s shares dropped -0.90% to $9.93.
Sallie Mae (SLM), the nation’s saving, planning and paying for College Company, declared a 2015 third-quarter dividend on its Preferred Stock Series A of 6.97 percent, or $0.87125 per share. The dividend will be paid on July 30, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 20, 2015.
On March 31, 2015, Sallie Mae had about 3.3 million shares of Preferred Stock Series A outstanding.
SLM Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, operates as a saving, planning, and paying for education company in the United States. The company offers private education loans to students and their families. It also provides banking products, such as high yield savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposits; and operates a consumer savings network that offers financial rewards on everyday purchases to assist families save for college. SLM Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
At the end of Tuesday’s trade, Planned Hotels and Resorts Inc (NYSE:BEE)‘s shares surged 1.75% to $12.79.
Planned Hotels and Resorts Inc (BEE) declared that it has closed a new $750.0 million unsecured credit facility with an accordion feature allowing for additional borrowing capacity up to $1.0 billion. The new facility is comprised of a $450.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility and a $300.0 million unsecured term loan. The new facility replaces a $300.0 million stock secured revolving credit facility.
The new revolving credit facility’s interest rate is based upon a leverage-based pricing grid ranging from LIBOR plus 165 basis points to LIBOR plus 240 basis points. Initial pricing will be LIBOR plus 165 basis points, which is a reduction from the previous facility’s pricing of LIBOR plus 200 basis points. The new term loan’s interest rate is also based upon a leveraged based pricing grid ranging from LIBOR plus 160 basis points to LIBOR plus 235 basis points. Initial pricing will be LIBOR plus 160 basis points. At closing, the Company has $80.0 million outstanding on the revolving credit facility in addition to the $300.0 million funded unsecured term loan. The combined unsecured facility has a five-year term and will mature in May 2020.
Planned Hotels & Resorts, Inc is an equity real estate investment trust. The firm invests in the real estate markets of the United States. It is owner and asset manager of the highest quality portfolio of upper-upscale and luxury hotels and resorts. The firm was formerly known as Planned Hotel Capital Inc. Planned Hotels & Resorts, Inc was founded in 1997 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE:SGY), ended its Tuesday’s trading session with 7.79% gain, and closed at $11.35.
Stone Energy Corporation (SGY) offered a drilling and production update. In the Gulf of Mexico deepwater, operations at the Cardona #6 development well, located in Mississippi Canyon block 29, have been proceeding ahead of plan and below budget, and drilling has been accomplished through the targeted zones. The well encountered about 288 feet of net pay in two intervals, similar to the Cardona #5 net pay of 275 feet. Analysis of logging and pressure data confirmed the existence of oil in the pay zones. The well has been successfully cased and cemented across all productive zones, the subsea tree has been installed and completion operations have begun. The well will be tied into our existing Cardona subsea infrastructure, which flows into Stone’s Pompano platform. It is predictable that gross production from Cardona #6 will reach about 5,000 Boe per day (65% working interest) from the lower completion by late September. The upper completion is predictable to have a similar production rate and will be accessed in the future by hydraulically shifting sleeves between the upper and lower completions.
Upon completion of the Cardona #6 well, the ENSCO 8503 deepwater drilling rig will be released for about 60 days to receive planned maintenance and to be outfitted with mooring capabilities. The rig will then be mobilized to Mississippi Canyon block 26 to finish the completion of the Amethyst discovery (100% working interest). Amethyst will also be tied back to the Pompano platform, where first production is predictable early in the first quarter of 2016. Following the Amethyst completion, the rig is presently projected to drill the Cardona #7 development well and the Lamprey deep water exploration prospect.
Stone Energy Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development, and operation of oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico and the Appalachia region. As of December 31, 2014, it had estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves of about 915 billion cubic feet of gas equivalent. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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