Bristow Group Inc. (BRS) has surprised on estimates 3 out of the last 4 quarters by an average of 10.50%. The company is trading at 11.7x forward earnings.

Company Description

Bristow Group is one of the largest providers of helicopter services in the world. Its primary customers are in the offshore energy industry in the North Sea, Nigeria, the Gulf of Mexico, Australia, Brazil, Russia and Trinidad. The company provides transportation, maintenance and search and rescue services.

Bristow Surprised by 39.39%

On Nov 4, Bristow Group reported its fiscal second quarter and surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 26 cents per share. Earnings per share rose 19.5% to 92 cents from 77 cents in the year ago period. Analysts were expecting just 66 cents.

Revenue was virtually unchanged from the second quarter of 2008 at $291.6 million compared to $291.7 million in 2008.

While the operating

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Ecosphere Technologies is a diversified water engineering and environmental services company with a primarily focus on the natural gas industry. One of the shining stars of Ecosphere Technology is their subsidiary, Ecosphere Energy Services, LLC (EES), which today announced that it has closed a major financing round of $7.5 million with Fidelity National Financial (FNF).

The union of EES and FNF will provide benefits to all involved. EES has become known as a leading provider of proprietary water purification and management systems to the energy industry and showcase the proprietary Ozonix technology which offers an eco-friendly “Total Water Management” system that is capable of cost effectively reclaiming water for maximum reuse and minimal waste. This technology has the capability of protecting our most precious resource while providing protection to the environment.

As for FNF, they are a leading provider of title insurance and specialty insurance. Being a known

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Iran is 'unwilling to accept' a deal that would see most of its enriched uranium shipped abroad. 'Tehran is obviously probing to see whether President Obama can play hardball or whether he can be played.'  Russia will share the 'prize' that is the giant Yamal gas resource, but only because Gazprom can't handle the challenge on its own, argues Rossiyskaya Gazeta.  Ecuador's President Rafael Correa made his first visit to Russia this week to court support for a planned overhaul of his country's energy industry.  Signing a series of agreements on arms and energy (particularly hydropower), President Dmitry Medvedev heralded 'the beginning of cooperation'.  Will state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom take the place of Germany's RWE in the Belene nuclear power plant?  Speaking at the Solar Power International Conference, being held in California this week, Robert Kennedy ...

China Technology Development Group Corp. is an integrated clean energy group focused on solar energy products and solutions in China. The company today announced a Stock Purchase Agreement with China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd. (CTSPHL Group) in which CTDC will become the majority shareholder of CTSPHL Group by acquiring a 51 percent equity interest in the company.

Operating through its subsidiary, CTSPHL Group is developing a 100MW grid-connected solar power plant project in Delingha City of Qaidam Basin in Qinghai Province, Northwestern China.

Per today’s announced agreement, CTDC and CTSPHL Group will work together to develop the Delingha 100MW Solar Project, a collaboration that CTDC says it believes will help it reach its goal of becoming an integrated solar company engaged in the design, building and operation of solar power plants.

“We are very pleased to become a controlling shareholder of CTSPHL Group. This marks a significant step that CTDC has

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Yesterday, oil drilling equipment maker FMC Technologies Inc. (FTI) closed the previously announced acquisition of Stavanger, Norway-based oil service company Multi Phase Meters AS for an initial cash payment of $30 million. The deal also calls for FMC to provide two performance-based payouts in 2012 and 2013.  Multi Phase Meters is focused on the manufacture and delivery of high-performance multiphase flow meters for the oil and gas industry. The company’s meters are unique in the sense that they are able to maintain consistently high accuracy over the full operating range of a well irrespective of the gas fraction, watercut or fluid composition. Additionally, the meters require virtually no maintenance and are developed for a period of more than 25 years at extreme condition.  As such, the ownership of Multi Phase Meters will significantly expand FMC’s product portfolio and help the company to further optimize its subsea ...

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NOK, Nokia Corp.

NOK is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world’s leading maker of mobile devices.

NOK and Accenture announced the completion of Accenture’s acquisition of Nokia’s Symbian Professional Services, which was initially announced on July 17, 2009. With this transfer, Accenture assumes full ownership of Nokia’s Symbian Professional Services unit responsible for Symbian OS customer engineering and customer support.

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PWRM, Power 3 Medical Products Inc, PWRM.OB

Power3 Medical Products, Inc. is a leading bio-medical company engaged in the commercialization of neurodegenerative disease and cancer biomarkers, pathways,

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October 13, 2009 - Washington, DC... EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, today released the results of the sixth EcoPinion Survey to test consumer awareness and acceptance of terms used by the media and energy industry for messaging and communications around energy conservation, clean energy and smart grid.

Russia and China have asserted a desire to increase cooperation in the energy industry, at the fifth round of Russian-Chinese energy talks in Beijing, attended by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and China's deputy premier Wang Qishan.  When Vladimir Putin visits Beijing this week, he is apparently likely to seal a deal for transit of Russian gas to China which would make the energy-hungry power Gazprom's biggest customer.  According to the Moscow Times, the deal is 'fairly general' and does not mention loans.  Gazprom has not as of yet agreed on the price of natural gas, says Ria-Novosti.  Factbox on Russia-China energy relations here.  Gazprom is apparently on the verge of opening a Brazilian office that will manage its expanding Latin American operations.  ITAR-TASS reports that Iraq is ready to commence talks with Lukoil regarding ...

Houston-based Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (DO) on Monday sold $500 million of senior notes. These are 5.70% unsecured notes due on Oct. 15, 2039. The notes were offered at 99.344% of the principal amount. The company plans to utilize the net proceeds from the sale for general corporate purposes. The transaction is expected to close on Oct. 8, 2009. Diamond Offshore is a major contract driller, providing comprehensive offshore drilling services to the global energy industry. The company is leveraged to global deepwater markets through its fleet of high-specification and mid-water depth equipment. Last week, the company purchased a dynamically positioned semi-submersible offshore drilling unit (PetroRig II) for approximately $490 million. The rig was renamed Ocean Valor. The transaction is followed by the company’s acquisition of PetroRig I (renamed Ocean Courage) in June. Diamond's deepwater orientation and solid contract backlog offer a very high level ...

Octus Energy is a smart energy management company focused on transforming the energy industry. The company develops, markets and sells energy-efficient lighting and cooling solutions that enable public sector and private organizations to reduce their energy use. Their solutions are delivered through OctusSEP, a turnkey energy savings and demand response management program, and proprietary energy-efficiency products.

The OctusSEP system will include a combination of proprietary and best-in-class intelligent energy-efficient lighting, cooling and automation products as well as a smart, Web-based energy management communication platform to control, monitor and verify energy usage and savings. The company will offer project financing for customers through Octus’s Energy Savings as a Service program.

Octus is managed by a team of proven, entrepreneurial executives, and is supported by a world-class group of strategic partners and industry and professional advisors. Leveraging an established ecosystem of strategic partners and industry-leading advisors, the company is well positioned to bring market-ready

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