In an unprecendented move, China's Sinopec is selling off shale gas acreages in Canada. An executive for the SInopec Group is seeking to sell half of its holdings in the two biggest shale gas acreages in Canada.

The bid made by LinnCo for Berry Petroleum is but one of the transactions that the US SEC is reviewing.

Atlantic Grid had moved to connecting power for delivery to New Jersey state. The company that had plans to build an undersea power transmission line backed by Google, Atlantic Grid Development LLC, has refocused its efforts in moving electrical power across New Jersey instead of its original plan of interconnecting offshore wind farms.

Eneva SA, whose main shareholders EON SE and Eike Batista Brazilian utility firm Eneva SA, whose main shareholders are German EON SE and Brazilian mogul Eike Batista, is in discussion with banks and its partners on means to avoid the redemption of USD300 million worth of indebtedness owed by a natural gas company it owns with Batista.

Microinverter maker Sparq Systems Inc secured USD 2.75 million from MaRS Cleantech Fund and other venture capital firms.

News about Ophir's asset sale in Tanzania caused the oil and gas explorer's shares to rise.

Henan Dayou Energy said the country's regulators were investigating them for disclosing information illegally.

Ian Dunlop, climate change advocate, is being campaigned against by no less than the BHP Billiton chairman for board director in the mining firm.

The acquisition of the GE Power & Water business by APR Energy Plc would also make General Electric Co a strategic investor in the temporary power provider.

The IPO of state-backed power firm Meridian Energy would raise USD 1.6 billion or NZD 1.88 billion for New Zealand.