The World’s Most Innovative Companies 2011

The Fast Company magazine has published the list of the world’s 50 most innovative companies for 2011. Innovation is critical to the success of most businesses especially in this fast-changing highly competitive environment. The magazine mentioned the following with the introduction of the list: An artificial heart and its lightweight power drive. A better airline …

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The Top 15 Global Oilfield & Drilling Service Companies

This week oil driller Ensco plc(ESV) announced the acquisition of competitor Pride International (PDE) in a cash and stock deal valued at $7.3 billion. According to the deal, shareholders of Pride will receive a 0.4778 Ensco share and $15.60 in cash for each Pride share they own. This offer represents a 21% premium to Pride’s …

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Top 15 North America-Focused Exploration & Production Companies

Crude oil prices continue to march higher due to geo-political risks and other factors. On the New York Mercantile Exchange March crude rose 0.1% to settle at $90.86 a barrel. Across the U.S. consumers are already feeling the impact of rising oil prices with pump prices well above $3.00 a gallon.With the economy slowly recovering, …

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PFC Energy: The World’s Top 50 Listed Energy Firms 2010

The global energy consultancy PFC Energy has published the annual ranking of the world’s largest energy companies for 2010. The table below shows the top 25 firms: [TABLE=876] Source: PFC Energy Note: Market cap data is as of 12/31/2010. * Prior listings ranked BHP-Billliton based on total market capitalization; this year the company is ranked …

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