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• 10/28/2011 -- Santos to sell Evans Shoal stake to undisclosed buyer
  Santos Ltd., Adelaide, has followed through with a decision to sell its 40% stake in the Evans Shoal natural gas field in permit NTP/48 in the Timor Sea.
• 10/28/2011 -- MARKET WATCH: European Union agreement boosts oil prices
  Crude oil and stock prices soared higher in “a monster market bounce” Oct. 27 after European Union leaders agreed to reduce Greece's sovereign debt, support European banks facing additional losses on Greek bonds, and increase the European Financial Stability Facility to €1 trillion.
• 10/28/2011 -- Statoil commences tender offer for Brigham
  Statoil ASA on Oct. 28 said it has commenced its tender offer for Brigham Exploration Co. at a price of $36.50/share.
• 10/27/2011 -- Oil & Gas UK rejects 'blanket' offshore drilling safety rules
  New proposals by the European Union's executive body to increase the safety of oil and gas offshore drilling have been rejected by industry lobbying group Oil & Gas UK.
• 10/27/2011 -- MARKET WATCH: Energy prices fell but likely will rebound on EU agreement
  Energy prices tumbled Oct. 26, giving up gains from the previous session with crude dropping 3.3% in the New York market following a government report of a hefty increase in US crude inventory amid market uncertainties about the European Union summit that day.
• 10/27/2011 -- API-commissioned study finds broad pension ownership in US industry
  Nearly half the outstanding stock in publicly traded US oil and gas companies is held by public and private pension and retirement plans, including 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts, a new study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute found.
• 10/27/2011 -- EIA shale predictions need closer scrutiny, peak oil group says
  Federal oil and gas forecasters have not fully considered factors affecting future US supplies in their recent estimates, members of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas USA (ASPO-USA) warned on Oct. 26.
• 10/26/2011 -- Eni signs antibribery research agreement
  Eni SPA has signed a research agreement on antibribery programs with the International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program (ISPAC).
• 10/24/2011 -- BSEE notice aims to clarify new offshore safety requirements
  The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) issued a notice to offshore lessees that consolidates guidance and information to help operators meet requirements under the previously issued Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) rule. Operators must implement a SEMS program by Nov. 15, BSEE noted on Oct 24.
• 10/24/2011 -- TNK-BP unveils management committee as Barsky departs
  TNK-BP stakeholders Alfa, Access, Renova (AAR) and BP PLC have agreed to form a new management committee that will run the Anglo-Russian firm on a day-to-day basis.