Occidental Petroleum Corporation has appointed James Lienert as executive vice president and CFO, effective August 15, 2010.

Nicor, a holding company engaged in the gas distribution business, has reported a net income of $24.2m for the second quarter ended June 30 2010, compared to $22.9m for the same period in 2009.

Soot from the burning of fossil fuels and solid biofuels contributes far more to global warming than has been thought, according to a new Stanford University study.

PowerFilm, a manufacturer of solar panels, has formed a formal strategic relationship with Ferrari Textiles for developing and marketing a specifiable, differentiated building integrated solar product that combines the complementary strengths of Ferrari's leading architectural fabric products and market position with PowerFilm's breakthrough building integrated solar panels.

Energy firm Fortum has signed a contract with the Polish Po?udniowy Koncern Energetyczny (PKE), part of Tauron Group, to reduce nitrogen oxides at Polish power plants. The E55m contract is the largest of its kind in terms of value in Poland.

DTE Energy has reported a net income of $87m for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to $84m for the same period in 2009.

Walter Energy has reported a net income of $116.16m, or $2.16 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to $11.07m, or $0.21 basic diluted share, for the same period in 2009.

A-Power Energy Generation Systems has renewed its license agreement with German wind technology company Fuhrlander.

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Eni have signed a strategic framework agreement for the development of joint initiatives in the fields of exploration, production and transportation of hydrocarbons.

BP has reported a loss of $17.04 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 compared to a profit of $4.42 billion for the same period in 2009.