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     <title>The White House, Washington, D.C.</title>
     <link>http://www.minoritiesinenergy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1347</link>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:08:38 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>On Friday June 19th, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs  Public Engagement and the Council on Environmental Quality hosted a Green Jobs and Clean Economy Briefing for minorities.  By invitation, members of NCMEÃƒÂ¢Ã¯Â¿Â½Ã¯Â¿Â½s Board of Directors and representatives of other key organizations met with administration officials to discuss opportunities for participating in Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) programs and grants in the green jobs and energy area.</description>
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     <title>Sempra Generation Signs Wind-Power Contract With Southern California Edison</title>
     <link>http://public.sempra.com/newsreleases/viewpr.cfm?PR_ID=2183Co_Short_Nm=SE</link>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:22:03 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>SAN DIEGO, July 2, 2007 - Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), today announced it has signed a 20-year agreement to provide Southern California Edison with up to 250 megawatts (MW) of wind power generated at the La Rumorosa Wind Power facility under development in Baja California, Mexico.</description>
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     <title>OSYKA CORPORATION MAKES HISTORY</title>
     <link>http://www.minoritiesinenergy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/230</link>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:15:55 CST</pubDate>
     <description>NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Spencer D. Jordan, 866/663-9045
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 3, 2005

Washington, D.C. October 3, 2005 - Osyka Corporation (Osyka), an African-American wholly-owned and operated oil and gas exploration company based in Houston, TX, have become the first-ever African-American company to be awarded an oil block in Africa. Osyka has secured block OPL 277 in the Federal Republic of Nigeria's recently concluded 2005 Oil and Gas Licensing Round.

OPL 277 is...</description>
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     <title>U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNUAL REPORT ON SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS</title>
     <link>http://www.minoritiesinenergy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/232</link>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:27:58 CST</pubDate>
     <description>FISCAL YEAR 2004

WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Council of Minorities in Energy (NCME) is pleased to congratulate the U.S. Department of Energy on it's Report to the Secretary on the U. S. Department of Energy's Small Business Programs and the U. S. Department of Energy's Strategic Plan for Small Businesses.

The Department of Energy's, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Annual Report to the Secretary on Small Business Programs for FY 2004 and it's Strategic Plan for...</description>
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     <title>NCME WELCOMES SEMPRA ENERGY</title>
     <link>http://www.minoritiesinenergy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/233</link>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:29:04 CST</pubDate>
     <description>WASHINGTON, DC (Tuesday, July 6, 2004) - The National Council of Minorities in Energy ("NCME") is pleased to welcome Sempra Energy's, "San Diego Gas  Electric and The Southern California Gas Company" ("Sempra") as a corporate member "Founding Partner" to NCME. "I'm glad to see NCME is moving forward and that the membership is open to both minority-owned and women-owned companies," Ms. Shawn Farrar, Director, Diverse Business Enterprises, Sempra said.

"I'm delighted to welcome the...</description>
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     <title>Energy Leadership Roundtable</title>
     <link>http://www.minoritiesinenergy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/234</link>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:30:31 CST</pubDate>
     <description>"STRENGTHENING U.S. ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH THE DIASPORA"

Hosted by The Honorable Vicky A. Bailey
Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs
U.S. Department of Energy

For Immediate Release:
September 28, 2003

For further information, contact:
Mr. Jerry V. Curry: (866) 663-9045

The National Council of Minorities in Energy (NCME) is a non-profit organization working to create a more diverse domestic and international market in the energy sector and energy related...</description>
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     <title>NCME SIGNS "MOU" WITH DOE</title>
     <link>http://www.minoritiesinenergy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/235</link>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:31:18 CST</pubDate>
     <description>WASHINGTON, DC (Tuesday, April 15, 2003) - The National Council of Minorities in Energy ("NCME") and the Department of Energy's, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity ("DOE") entered into an Memorandum of Understanding to promote and enhance the business opportunities for our member companies. The objective of the MOU is to formalize our collaborative intent to develop a sustained program that will contribute to our Nation's economy by promoting business opportunities for our member...</description>
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     <title>NCME Trade Mission to London, England</title>
     <link>http://www.minoritiesinenergy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/236</link>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:31:58 CST</pubDate>
     <description>On February 20-22, 2002, NCME led a trade mission to London, England for several NCME member companies. The purpose of the trade mission was to promote NCME and provide participating members with the opportunity to develop relationships with, and promote products and services to, potential buyers and strategic business partners globally.

Participating NCME members included:

· NCME Chairman Jerry Curry, Victoria International (Natural Gas)

· Ezekiel Patten III, Patten Energy...</description>
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     <title>NATIONAL COUNCIL OF MINORITIES IN ENERGY TO HOLD INAUGURAL RECEPTION</title>
     <link>http://www.minoritiesinenergy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/237</link>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:32:48 CST</pubDate>
     <description>New Organization will create more diverse markets in the energy industry

Washington, DC (October 23, 2001) - The National Council of Minorities in Energy ("NCME") will hold its inaugural reception from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm today, October 23, 2001, in the Monet IV Room at Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, D.C. NCME has been established to be the nation's premier trade association to educate, advocate for, and promote the development and utilization of,...</description>
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