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Producers, environmentalists try to bridge hydraulic fracturing gap
An official from an independent producer and one from a leading environmental organization are working together to address some of the most contentious questions surrounding shale gas development.
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Bakken-Three Forks output encourages Whiting
Reserves estimates in the North Dakota Middle Bakken and Three Forks formations continue to pleasantly surprise Whiting Petroleum Corp., Denver, which said that it also appears that further infill drilling is warranted in Sanish field.
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Tests suggest Macondo cement was unstable, commission told
Laboratory tests of cement and additives closely resembling what BP PLC used in its Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico strongly suggest that the mixture was unstable, the chief counsel for US President Barack Obama's independent commission investigating the Apr. 20 accident and subsequent crude oil spill said on Oct. 28.
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USCG: Macondo plug-and-abandonment activities to continue until Nov. 30
Plugging-and-abandonment activities on the deepwater Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico tentatively are expected to continue until Nov. 30, a US Coast Guard spokesman said during an Oct. 27 media briefing.
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BP oil spill charges reach nearly $40 billion
BP PLC said its pretax charges related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have reached $39.9 billion through the end of the third quarter.
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Salazar proposes formation of ocean energy safety institute
US Interior Sec. Ken Salazar proposed the establishment of an ocean energy safety institute to facilitate research and development, training, and implementation of safe standards and practices.
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Bromwich plans to continue frequent industry meetings
US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement Director Michael R. Bromwich plans to continue meeting frequently with members of the oil and gas industry because he considers it a key component of his job, he told OGJ on Oct. 29.
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API sees problems with EPA's ozone, GHG proposals
American Petroleum Institute officials expressed concern that the US Environmental Protection Agency could implement poorly conceived and inadequately researched regulations in the next few months.
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Watching Government: Taking a second look
The US Bureau of Land Management's field office in Vernal, Utah, intends to prepare an air-quality supplement to the Greater Natural Buttes Gas Development Project draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) it announced on Oct. 19.
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NPRA: California's GHG reduction law will hurt jobs, raise costs
The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association said the defeat of California Proposition 23 will hurt California residents by threatening jobs and raising the cost of various types of energy, including gasoline, diesel, and electricity, within the state.
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BG revises upwards resource estimates off Brazil
BG Group raised its estimate of economically recoverable gross resources by 2.7 billion boe for Tupi, Iracema, and Guara fields in the Santos basin, off Brazil.
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Clinton: US willing to help Papua New Guinea manage LNG revenues
US Sec. of State Hillary Clinton offered the nation's help to Papua New Guinea in creating a sovereign wealth fund to manage its coming resource revenues and avoid the so-called "resource curse."
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UK awards licenses; companies question immigrant cap
Britain's Department of Energy and Climate Change offered 144 licenses to 83 companies for 268 blocks in the North Sea.
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Watching The World: Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference opened last week, heralded as "the platform of choice" for regional players to showcase projects, establish new relationships, and strengthen trade and business ties around the globe.
