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CSB chief to Bromwich: Macondo well blowout preventer examination compromised
The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board can't meaningfully examine the Macondo well's blowout preventer as long as the BOP's owner, Transocean Ltd., and manufacturer, Cameron International Inc., "have been granted unique access to the testing process," CSB told the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement.
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FWS clarifies polar bear designation; Alaska ponders suit
The US Fish and Wildlife Service clarified for a federal court its 2008 designation of the polar bear as a threatened but not endangered species after Alaska said it is considering a legal challenge to FWS's designation of more than 187,000 sq miles in the state as critical polar bear habitat under the Endangered Species Act.
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Watching Government: The 2010 'Watchies'
Let others condemn a certain beleaguered multinational oil company's chief executive for letting his guard down for a few moments and saying something he quickly regretted late last spring.
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EPA assumes GHG authority in eight states as carbon regulation begins
The US Environmental Protection Agency issued its initial greenhouse gas regulation implementation plans, giving it authority to issue permits in seven states until state and local agencies can revise their regulations.
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IHS Herold outlines 2011 outlook for oil services, drillers
Rising oil prices, unconventional gas drilling in the US and Canada, along with offshore projects worldwide appear likely to drive recovery for oil and gas service providers during 2011 despite the major setback of the 2010 drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts said.
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Iraq promotes al-Shahristani; appoints Luaibi as oil minister
Iraq's Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani was promoted to the country's deputy prime minister for energy, with current deputy oil minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi being designated as his successor.
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Chevron: No scientific basis for $113-billion Ecuador claim
Chevron Corp. said admissions during court-ordered depositions of the plaintiffs' own consultants confirm there is no scientific basis for the $113-billion claim for damages in litigation pending in Lago Agrio, Ecuador.
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Mixed outlook seen in '11 for N. American refiners
North American refiners, while benefiting from slow recovery of the global economy, remain vulnerable to pressures from global overcapacity, relatively expensive crude oil, and high US unemployment rates, says Fitch Ratings.
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Watching the World: Baghdad's Brave New World
Iraq's new Oil Minister Abdulkarim al-Luaybi wasted precious little time in making his presence felt.
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Texas leads North Dakota in 2009 oil reserves hike
Texas' Permian basin topped North Dakota's Bakken play as contributors to a 9% increase in US crude oil and condensate reserves in 2009 as shale plays drove gas reserves to the highest since 1971.
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Total, Suncor sign $1.75 billion Canada oil sands deal
Total E&P Canada Ltd. and Suncor Energy Inc. said they will form a strategic oil sands alliance encompassing the Suncor-operated Fort Hills mining project, the Total-operated Joslyn mining project, and the Suncor-operated Voyageur upgrader project.
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Trinidad and Tobago awards four shallow-water blocks
Trinidad and Tobago has announced the award of four shallow-water blocks in its 2010 shallow-water bid round.
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