Patent Grants, Termination of Agreement, Sale and Purchase Agreements, Energy Equality Initiative, and Divestitures - Analyst Notes on Dow, Sherwin-Williams, Cheniere, Peabody, and Devon

NEW YORK, April 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW), Cheniere Energy Inc. (NYSE: LNG), Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE: BTU), and Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.AnalystsReview.com/register

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The Dow Chemical Company Analyst Notes 

On April 4, 2014, The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) announced that the Company has received the U.S. and European Union (EU) device patents for the use of encapsulant films in photovoltaic (PV) modules. According to the Company, the patents cover electronic devices having polyolefin (PO) encapsulant films along with certain commercially important physical, mechanical and compositional properties. The patents received by Dow in the U.S. are 8,581,094 and 8,592,679. Further, the Company has received Patent No. 2067175 in the EU that covers countries like Germany and Great Britain. Sang-Ho Kang, Global Business Leader, Dow Photovoltaic, said, "This patent illustrates the robust intellectual property Dow has developed as we work to provide our customers with solutions to improve power generation of PV modules and systems."  The full analyst notes on The Dow Chemical Company are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/04092014/DOW/report.pdf

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Sherwin-Williams Company Analyst Notes 

On April 4, 2014, paint and coating products maker - Sherwin-Williams Company issued a press release (Sherwin-Williams) announcing that it is ending its pursuit to acquire the Mexico business of coatings maker Consorcio Comex SA, after Mexican anti-trust regulator objected to the deal. Sherwin-Williams said either party had the right to terminate the agreement if it didn't close on or before March 31 2014, however, Comex accused Sherwin-Williams of breaching its obligations to use commercially reasonable efforts to close the deal. In response to Comex's accusations, the Company had filed complaint for a declaratory judgment in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County on April 3, 2014, requesting the court to declare that Sherwin-Williams has not breached the agreement and the termination was in accordance with the share purchase agreement. Sherwin-Williams will comment further on the collapse of the deal on its Q1 2014 conference call scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 17, 2014. The full analyst notes on Sherwin-Williams Company are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/04092014/SHW/report.pdf

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Cheniere Energy Inc. Analyst Notes 

On April 2, 2014, Cheniere Energy Inc. (Cheniere) along with its subsidiary, Corpus Christi Liquefaction LLC (Corpus) announced that they have entered into a sale and purchase agreement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Endesa Generacion S.A. (Endesa) for a period of twenty years with an option to extend the agreement for ten years. According to terms of the agreement, Endesa has agreed to purchase approximately 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG upon the commencement of operations from the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project, the LNG export facility being developed near Corpus, Texas. Further, the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project is being designed and permitted for up to three trains, with aggregate design production capacity of 13.5 mtpa of LNG. The agreement is subject to certain conditions, which include regulatory approvals, financing arrangements and making a final investment decision to construct the first train of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project by Corpus.  The full analyst notes on Cheniere Energy Inc. are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/04092014/LNG/report.pdf

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Peabody Energy Corporation Analyst Notes 

On April 3, 2014, Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody) issued a press release reporting the views of Gregory H. Boyce, Company Chairman and CEO, on Energy Inequality during an interview with the Wall Street Journal. As per the press release, Boyce asked business and energy leaders to come up with solutions to curb energy inequality by creating a level of energy access that enables people around the globe to have the same high standard of living enjoyed in the developed world. Boyce further added that policies and actions should be designed to increase the access to reliable, low-cost power by the use of advanced coal technologies that extends lives, builds economies and improves natural and indoor environments. The full analyst notes on Peabody Energy Corporation are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/04092014/BTU/report.pdf

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Devon Energy Corp Analyst Notes 

On April 2, 2014, Devon Energy Corp. (Devon) announced the completion of sale of its Canadian conventional assets to Canadian Natural Resources Limited for C$3.13 billion (Canadian dollars). According to the Company, it has retained its thermal heavy oil, Lloydminster and Horn River assets in Canada. The Company expects net proceeds of $2.7 billion and plans to use the amount to repay its debt related to financing of its Eagle Ford acquisition. The full analyst notes on Devon Energy Corp. are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/04092014/DVN/report.pdf

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