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• Thu Dec 15 11:03:00 CST 2011 -- Deloitte: Most Americans say shale development rewards outweigh the risks
  A majority of Americans polled believe developing natural gas by tapping shale formations offers greater rewards than it does risks, including risks possibly associated with hydraulic fracturing, said a survey conducted by the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions.
• Thu Dec 15 10:35:00 CST 2011 -- Utah: Comments due on proposed Natural Buttes wells
  The US Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on EOG Resources Inc.’s proposal to directionally drill 11 natural gas wells from two pads 50 miles south of Vernal, Utah.
• Thu Dec 15 10:10:00 CST 2011 -- Final Macondo report calls for 'system safety' approach
  Two US scientific academies urged companies involved in offshore oil and gas activities to take a “system safety” approach to anticipate and manage possible dangers at every operating level.
• Thu Dec 15 08:37:00 CST 2011 -- Idaho: Bridge may sell gas fields, farm out acreage
  Bridge Resources Corp. and its joint venture partner Paramax Resources Ltd., both of Calgary, has completed the process undertaken by Meagher Energy Advisors to review strategic options for the Bridge-Paramax joint venture’s western Idaho assets, including the Willow-Hamilton gas development area.
• Wed Dec 14 13:00:00 CST 2011 -- MARKET WATCH: Crude temporarily tops $101/bbl but uncertainty haunts market
  Energy prices climbed Dec. 13 with front-month crude surging above $101/bbl in the New York market before closing above $100/bbl, up 2.3% for the day.
• Wed Dec 14 12:45:00 CST 2011 -- Workshop examines how speculation, regulations impact oil prices
  Linkages between physical and financial oil markets were the focus of a second annual workshop hosted by the International Energy Agency, International Energy Forum, and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries last month in Vienna, IEA reported in its most recent monthly oil market report.
• Wed Dec 14 12:32:00 CST 2011 -- OPEC agrees to hold oil output steady
  At its meeting Dec. 14 in Vienna, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to maintain its current oil production level of 30 million b/d, including production from Libya, “now and in the future.”
• Wed Dec 14 11:31:00 CST 2011 -- Colorado adopts fracturing fluid disclosure rules
  Colorado adopted hydraulic fracturing fluid ingredient regulations, effective Apr. 1, requiring disclosure of all chemicals and establishing ways to protect proprietary information. The rules drew praise from both oil and gas industry and environmental organizations.
• Tue Dec 13 15:07:00 CST 2011 -- IEA: Iraq leads increased medium-term OPEC production capacity
  The International Energy Agency, revising upward earlier estimates, said it expects production capacity of members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to reach 38.1 million b/d by 2016.
• Tue Dec 13 13:15:00 CST 2011 -- MARKET WATCH: Oil, gas prices fall on European ratings warnings
  Prices fell in energy and most other markets Dec. 12, with crude down 1.7% and natural gas losing 1.9% in the New York futures market as ratings agencies warned European leaders may not have done enough to resolve the economic crisis during last week’s summit and may yet have their credit ratings reduced.