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Former energy reporter for Bloomberg News. Now reinventing myself. Opinions are my own. Hell, call it a parody account.

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Jim Polson’s Biography

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Energy and Utility reporter at Bloomberg News since 2000.
Prior: News Director at Maine Public Radio, Editor at Oil Spill Intelligence Report, News Reader at Monitor Radio, Cultural Affairs Director at WHQR-FM in Wilmington, NC

Jim Polson’s Journalist Portfolio

Peabody Joins the Fight to Rescue U.S. West's Biggest Coal Plant

Peabody Joins the Fight to Rescue U.S. West's Biggest Coal Plant

Navajo plant earmarked for closure before end of the decade Cheap natural gas has challenged economics of coa…

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Blackstone Bets There's Gas Money to Be Made in the Oil Patch

Blackstone Bets There's Gas Money to Be Made in the Oil Patch

Private equity giant buys EagleClaw Midstream for $2 billion Permian gas output is climbing with crude oil pr…

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Sunoco Is Getting Out of the Snack Business

Sunoco Is Getting Out of the Snack Business

Sunoco's $3.3 billion gas station sale latest in retail exodus 'No one' in energy sector wants to buy station…

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Southern CEO Flew to Tokyo to Look Toshiba CEO in the Eye

Southern CEO Flew to Tokyo to Look Toshiba CEO in the Eye

The head of U.S. utility-owner Southern Co. says he flew to Tokyo for one primary reason: "To look the CEO of…

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The New Way to Make Money in Energy: Demolition

The New Way to Make Money in Energy: Demolition

When business is bad for the coal industry, it's good for Mark Loizeaux. "Fully 70 percent of the projects we…

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Fate of $8 Billion Utility Takeover Hinges on S.C. Governor

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By Jim Polson
| ndtvprofit.com
Dominion hasn’t even gained regulatory approval to buy Scana Corp., and state legislators are already threatening to throw a wrench in its plans. The state senate passed a bill late Wednesday that would cut the money Scana can recoup for a massive nuclear project that failed. If signed into law, it could be a “material” change that offers Dominion a reason to walk away with no strings attached. Ultimately, the fate of this takeover rests in the hands of South Carolina’s governor.
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Vermilion to buy Spartan Energy for $860 million in stock

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By Jim Polson, Michael Bellusci
| World Oil Verified
NEW YORK and TORONTO (Bloomberg) -- Vermilion Energy Inc. agreed to buy Spartan Energy Corp. for about C$1.08 billion ($860 million) in stock, adding to its production and acreage in southeast Saskatchewan in the largest oil and gas company takeover in Canada this year. Spartan holders will get 0.1476 of a Vermilion share for each Spartan share, Vermilion said in statement Monday. That represents a premium of 5 percent, based on Friday’s closing prices.
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Vermilion to Buy Spartan Energy for $860 Million in Stock

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By Jim Polson, Michael Bellusci
| ndtvprofit.com
The deal is the latest in a series of moves by Vermilion to boost its position in Saskatchewan, an area the company prefers for profitability and a favorable regulatory environment as Canadian oil companies struggle with pipeline bottlenecks and prices that have trailed the global rebound. Vermilion entered the region in 2014 with the purchase of Elkhorn Resources Inc. and added acreage there in 2017 and 2018.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter at Sun Newspapers in Omaha, NE

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

Making it crazy