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Bromwich calls for global cooperation in regulating offshore
International cooperation will be the key to formulating effective offshore oil and gas regulations worldwide, US Bureau of Offshore Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement Director Michael R. Bromwich told his counterparts from eight other countries at a meeting in Vancouver, BC.
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EC proposes European rules for offshore oil and gas work
The European Commission has edged toward suggesting a partial suspension of offshore drilling while proposing centralization of oil and gas licensing and regulation off Europe and beyond.
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Official sees oil spill cleanup along gulf continuing for months
Some 16,200 people continue working on oil spill response efforts in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, US Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft said in a weekly news briefing on Oct. 13.
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BOEMRE issues draft SEIS for Chukchi Sea lease sale
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) of Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193 on Oct. 12 that the agency said addresses issues a federal district court in Alaska raised in a July 21 ruling.
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EPA raises allowable ethanol limit to 15% with partial waiver
The US Environmental Protection Agency partially waived its 10% limit on ethanol in motor fuels, allowing up to 5% more for model year 2007 or newer cars and light trucks.
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Watching Government: A failed compromise
It isn't often that Friends of the Earth and the petroleum industry agree.
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Speakers say road work emerging issue in Marcellus development
Speakers at the 2010 Marcellus Summit continued to emphasize the importance of steady and open communications will all interested parties as the conference at Penn State University moved into its second and final day.
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WEA, six independents sue BLM for not issuing leases
The Western Energy Alliance and six independent producers sued the US Bureau of Land Management on Oct. 15 for not issuing oil and gas leases within 60 days of receiving payment for them as required in the Mineral Leasing Act.
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BLM review of oil shale RD&D noms moves to state offices
The US Bureau Land Management's Washington office completed its review of three nominations for oil shale research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) leases in Colorado and Utah, and has forwarded them to its offices in those two states for further review, the US Department of the Interior agency announced on Oct. 13.
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Trinidad and Tobago to offer sub-licenses for stranded gas
The Trinidad and Tobago government identified at least 4 tcf of stranded gas that it intends to unlock by offering sub-licenses to companies in blocks operated by large multinational oil and gas companies.
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TNK-BP to buy Venezuela, Vietnam assets for $1.8 billion
BP PLC said it has agreed to sell its upstream businesses and associated interests in Venezuela and Vietnam to TNK-BP for a total of $1.8 billion.
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Japan plans to withdraw from Iran's Azadegan oil field project
The government of Japan and Inpex Corp. plan to withdraw from Iran's Azadegan oil field in an effort to avoid the possibility of violating US sanctions against the country, according to media reports.
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Watching The World: Yemen's 'blurred image'
Although the international oil and gas industry has become the target of the terrorist al-Qaeda organization in Yemen, officials there insist the country is safe for investment.
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Iraq awards three gas fields in effort to become major exporter
The Iraqi government, aiming to boost the country's role in natural gas production, hailed the results of its licensing round after naming winners for the three projects offered.
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API: Modestly better US oil demand reflects general economy
US petroleum demand signaled a modest general economic improvement in September as deliveries for all products grew year-to-year, the American Petroleum Institute said in its latest monthly and quarterly statistical report.
