Articles From: Ecuador: Tesoro Refining & Marketing, Phillips 66 Win Oil Tender to EV Energy Partners Announces Quarterly Cash Distribution

QUITO, Ecuador --Tesoro Refining & Marketing and Phillips 66 (PSX) won a tender to buy a total of 3.24 million barrels of Oriente crude oil, said Ecuador's state-run company Petroleos del Ecuador (PCD.YY), or Petroecuador.

EdR (NYSE:EDR) , one of the nation’s largest developers, owners and managers of collegiate housing, today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Election of Eleven Members to the Board of Directors of Canam Group Inc. Canada NewsWire   SOURCE: CANAM GROUP INC.

NEW YORK , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Multimedia studio Electus, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI) , today announced that its global distribution arm, Electus International, has licensed the format for Bet On Your Baby, its hit reality competition series, securing deals directly with broadcasters in Brazil (TV Globo), Australia (Network Ten), Ukraine (1+1) and France , as well as options to producers in Italy , Metronome in Norway , Tresor in Germany , Gil Productions in Israel and Endemol in India , Portugal , and Turkey.

Element Financial Schedules Q1-2013 Analyst Conference Call Canada NewsWire A conference call to discuss the results with analysts will be held on Tuesday May 14, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. ET .

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer announced today that it has signed a firm order with United Airlines for the sale of 30 EMBRAER 175 jets, with options for an additional 40 of the same model, taking the firm order and options to a total of up to 70 aircraft.

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EMBRAER S.A. (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3) RELEASES 1th QUARTER RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS: In the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13), Embraer delivered 17 commercial and 12 executive (8 light and 4 large) jets; representing a reduction of 4 commercial and 1 executive jets delivered in the same period of 2012; Firm order backlog grew to US$ 13.3 billion , mainly as a result of an improvement in the order environment in Commercial aviation, as well as continued orders in the Defense & Security segment; As a result of aircraft deliveries, coupled with revenues from the Company's growing Defense & Security business, 1Q13 Revenues reached US$ 1,085.9 million and gross margin was 22.2% for the period; EBIT and EBITDA margins were 3.6% and 9.2% respectively, in 1Q13; Net income attributable to Embraer and Earnings per ADS totaled US$ 30 million and

ROSELAND, N.J., April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:EMIS) today announced that it has agreed with Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) to amend the two companies' Development and License Agreement to develop and commercialize oral formulations of Novo Nordisk's proprietary GLP-1 receptor agonists, which have the potential of treating Type 2 diabetes, using Emisphere's Eligen ® technology (the "Oral GLP-1 Development Agreement"). Under the terms of the amendment, Novo Nordisk will pay to Emisphere $10 million as a prepayment of development milestone payments that would have otherwise become payable to Emisphere under the Oral GLP-1 Development Agreement upon the initiation of Phase II and Phase III testing of an oral GLP-1 product by Novo Nordisk, in exchange for a reduction in the rate of potential future royalty payments arising from future sales of an oral GLP-1 product developed under the Oral GLP-1 Development Agreement.

ROSELAND, N.J., April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:EMIS) ("Emisphere" or the "Company") today announced that it has reached agreement with MHR Fund Management LLC and its various affiliated funds (collectively "MHR") to restructure the terms of its obligations under various promissory notes issued to MHR.

Endace Product Line Recognized for Leadership in the Network Recorder and Traffic Visibility Market COSTA MESA, Calif.

SAN DIEGO , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECPG) , a leader in consumer debt buying and recovery, announced today that it will host its seventh annual investor day on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 , in New York City , following the conclusion of business at its annual meeting of stockholders.

Endeavour Mining sells non-core Rare Earths shareholding for US$5.3M cash Canada NewsWire VANCOUVER , April 29, 2013 /CNW/ - Endeavour Mining Corporation ("Endeavour" or the "Corporation") (TSX:EDV) , (ASX:EVR), (OTCQX:EDVMF) has sold its entire 38.5% shareholding in Namibia Rare Earths Inc. (TSX:NRE) .

HOUSTON , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --   Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE: END) (LSE: ENDV) today announced that it had received United Kingdom regulatory approval for the Monetary Production Payment ('MPP'). Endeavour entered into the MPP in March with a group of investors for the purchase price amount of $107.5 million .

HOUSTON , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE: END) (LSE: ENDV) will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its 2013 first quarter financial and operating results on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 9 a.m. Central Time , 3 p.m. British Time.

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Energen Corporation (NYSE: EGN) announced today that its earnings in the three months ended March 31, 2013, totaled $56.7 million, or $0.78 per diluted share.

ST. LOUIS , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:  ENR) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend for the third quarter of its fiscal 2013 of $0.40 per share of Common Stock, payable on June 11, 2013 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 21, 2013 .

Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.36 in first quarter 2013, compared to $1.20 per share in first quarter 2012.

ATLANTA, April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) , a leading provider of identity and fraud solutions , announced today that Rajib Roy, President, Identity and Fraud Solutions group, is speaking at the FS-ISAC & BITS Annual Summit on Wednesday, May 1 at 4:00 p.m. at the Sawgrass Resort in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

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LEAGUE CITY, Texas, April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ERF Wireless (OTCBB:ERFB) , a provider of enterprise-class wireless and broadband products and services, announced today that during the first quarter of 2013 company officers and directors have secured an initial round of debt and equity financing that totals approximately $1,665,000. This financing was secured from various funds, high-net-worth individuals and E-Bond purchasers.

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BASEL, Switzerland , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Syngenta today acknowledged that European Union (EU) Member States for the second time failed to agree on the European Commission's proposal for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides.

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MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets pushed higher in early trading on Monday, with drug stocks and banks providing support, and Italian stocks in the lead as a new government settled in.

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets notched moderate gains on Monday, while Italian stocks rallied on relief that a new government was sworn in over the weekend.

Education institutions across the region chose the cloud-based productivity suite for improved communication, collaboration and cost benefits.

HOUSTON , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EV Energy Partners, L.P. (Nasdaq:EVEP) today announced a cash distribution attributable to the first quarter of 2013 of $0.768 per unit for all of its outstanding units.