Wellington Dec 7 NZPA - Coalminer Solid Energy is putting together a shipment of 500 tonnes of Southland lignite for commercial trials of a United States drying plant it hopes will remove enough water so the low-quality coal can be shipped back to New Zealand as briquettes.

Wellington, Oct 22 NZPA - Contact Energy avoided providing profit guidance for this financial year at its annual meeting in Wellington today, citing a lack of certainty.

Wellington, Oct 7 NZPA - The value of the Crown's investment in state-owned Genesis Energy fell by $305 million between June 2008 and June 2009.

Wellington, Sept 28 NZPA - A lignite-to-urea fertiliser plant which Government coal miner Solid Energy is considering for Southland would qualify for millions of dollars a year in taxpayer-subsidies of its carbon debt, according to a Wellington think tank.

(CORRECTS H2980 NETWORKED YESTERDAY - REMOVES COMMENT ABOUT CONTACT'S FUTURE PROFIT FROM PAR 3) Wellington, Oct 2 NZPA - Genesis Energy increased its profit to $99.1 million in the year ended June 30 from a restated $89.5 million last year as it generated more power.

Wellington, Oct 2 NZPA - Genesis Energy increased its profit to $99.1 million in the year ended June 30 from a restated $89.5 million last year as it generated more power.