SAN DIEGO, CA - September 14, 2011 (Investorideas.com energy stocks newswire) - Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. (OTCBB: OEDV), along with its partners Slawson Exploration Company and U.S. Energy Development Corporation, is pleased to announce that we have been able to continue to increase our net land position to 15,000 acres in the highly prospective area east of the Nemaha Ridge in the Oklahoma horizontal Mississippian play.

Slawson Exploration Company is the Operator of the project and owns 45%, U.S. Energy Development Corporation owns 30%, and Osage Exploration has 25%.

Global Industries Signs Merger Agreement with Technip

Global Stockholders to Receive $8.00 per Share

Global Industries, Ltd. (Nasdaq:GLBL - News) announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Technip (NYSE Euronext Paris: TEC) under which Technip will acquire Global in an all cash merger.  Under the terms of the agreement, which was unanimously approved by Global's Board of Directors, Global stockholders will receive $8.00 in cash for each share of Global's common stock.  The transaction values Global at an enterprise value of approximately $1,073 million, including Global's approximately $136 million of net debt.  The $8.00 per share acquisition price represents a 55% premium to Global's closing share price on September 9, 2011, the last trading day prior to announcement of the transaction, and a 92% premium to Global's average closing share price for the 30 trading days ending on September 9, 2011.  The transaction is not subject to any financing condition.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ  September 8, 2011 (Investorideas.com energy newswire) - American Petro-Hunter, Inc. (OTC.BB:AAPH) ("American Petro-Hunter" or the "Company") today provides an update regarding ongoing operations at the NOW-2H horizontal oil well site at the Company's North Oklahoma Project. All field preparations have been completed and readied for the arrival of the drilling rig. The Company has been informed that we are next in line for the rig, which is anticipated to arrive on site shortly.

The NOW-2H horizontal well is a direct 160 acre offset to, and a mile from, the NOM-1H well which began full commercial oil and gas production on July 6th. Once drilling commences and the Mississippi formation reservoir is reached vertically, the subsequent directional drilling will involve a 1,600 foot lateral leg drilled directly along the over-100-foot-thick pay zone.

North American Energy Partners Announces $127 Million Oil Sands Contract

Also Updates Status on Canadian Natural Contract Discussions

North American Energy Partners Inc. ("NAEP" or "the Company") (TSX: NOA) (NYSE: NOA) today announced it has been awarded a $127 million heavy civil construction contract with Fluor Canada Limited at Syncrude Canada Ltd's (Syncrude) Base Mine and provided an update on the progress of discussions with Canadian Natural Resources Limited (Canadian Natural).

The new contract at Syncrude is the first of several large construction contracts to be let relating to the mine train relocations(1) at Syncrude's Base and Aurora Mines.