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• 11/08/2011 -- Colorado: Mesa County Dakota oil development eyed
  The US Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a plan by Fram Operating LLC to develop oil in the Cretaceous Dakota formation at 4,500-5,000 ft in Mesa County near Whitewater, Colo., about 15 miles east of Grand Junction.
• 11/07/2011 -- Industry officials attack latest call to raise oil, gas taxes
  Oil and gas industry association officials blasted a proposal sent by several congressional Democrats to the deficit reduction super committee on Nov. 2 to raise revenue by eliminating key provisions benefiting the industry.
• 11/07/2011 -- MARKET WATCH: Energy prices up slightly on flat jobs report
  Energy commodities mostly registered small to moderate price increases Nov. 4 after the US Department of Labor reported little change in the number of unemployed US job seekers (13.2 million) and the unemployment rate (9%).
• 11/07/2011 -- Automotive consultancy sees oil demand peak by 2020
  “Peak oil” will be a demand rather than supply phenomenon, says a UK engineering, management, and automotive consultancy.
• 11/07/2011 -- Bridas cancels deal to buy BP's stake in Pan American Energy
  BP PLC said Bridas Corp. has terminated its plans to buy BP’s 60% interest in Pan American Energy LLC (PAE) for $7 billion because Bridas had not obtained Argentine antitrust approvals and Chinese regulatory approvals for the Argentina-based exploration company (OGJ Online, Nov. 29, 2010).
• 11/04/2011 -- Rapidan Group sees oil price up by $175/bbl if Iran attacked
  Oil prices could spike by as much as $175/bbl according to a new analysis of the impact on oil markets of an Israeli attack on Iran and subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
• 11/04/2011 -- Setting clocks back recalls series of US energy mistakes
  As the US switches off Daylight Saving Time, Americans should wonder why Congress in 2005 didn’t just fiddle with clocks and call it a day.
• 11/04/2011 -- Witnesses discuss US ability to respond to oil spill offshore Cuba
  The US is working with adjacent countries to develop effective responses to offshore crude oil spills that could threaten US coasts, a US Department of the Interior official told a US House subcommittee.
• 11/04/2011 -- European Union seeks unified policy for offshore drilling
  European Union officials, eyeing the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico last year, have proposed new rules aimed at bringing offshore oil and gas drilling under a common policy.
• 11/04/2011 -- MARKET WATCH: Greek referendum killed; oil prices rise
  The Greek prime minister canceled a proposed referendum on the austerity programs in that troubled country, causing prices to climb in commodity and equity markets.