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    Drilling & Production

    Salazar unveils plans to streamline onshore drilling permit process

    April 9, 2012
    US Interior Sec. Ken Salazar announced plans to develop a federal onshore oil and gas drilling permit system that potentially could reduce the application review period to as ...
    Government

    Watching Government: Forces behind gasoline prices

    April 9, 2012
    As the US Senate moved toward its Mar. 29 vote on legislation that would have raised the nation's five largest oil companies' federal taxes, four experts reminded the Energy and...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Parnell announces Point Thomson agreement, pipeline commitment

    April 9, 2012
    Two major milestones were met in Alaska's efforts to bring North Slope natural gas to Alaskans and markets beyond, Gov. Sean Parnell announced.
    Government

    EPA extends deadline on drilling-related air pollution standards

    April 9, 2012
    The US Environmental Protection Agency's deadline for issuing New Source Performance Standards to reduce air pollution from oil and gas drilling and production was extended from...
    Home

    EPA raises allowable ethanol limit in gasoline to 15%

    April 9, 2012
    The US Environmental Protection Agency raised the allowable limit of ethanol in gasoline to 15% on Apr. 2 as it approved the first registration applications to supply the additive...

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    Government

    Fracturing fear

    April 9, 2012
    Memo to the people of France: With reference to the fear to which Parliament sacrificed your energy and economic interests last year, please disregard.
    Drilling & Production

    Guide to surviving the boom: Resist the eternal mistake

    April 9, 2012
    An eternal mistake in the oil and gas business is believing some current trend will last forever. The ruinous mistake is betting money on it.
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    EQUIPMENT | SOFTWARE | LITERATURE

    April 9, 2012
    New management system measures chemical usageThe new economy liquid inventory management system (ELIMS) helps measure oil field chemical usage. It's designed for the inventory...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    'All-of-the-above' at work

    April 9, 2012
    Living in the US, one could be forgiven for believing that continued development of global fossil fuel resources and infrastructure must come at the expense of alternative energies...
    Government

    Both sides frustrated as Senate rejects Menendez oil tax bill

    April 9, 2012
    The US Senate procedurally rejected Robert Menendez's (D-NJ) bill that would have ended several federal tax deductions for the five largest US oil companies and redirect the money...
    Government

    EPA drops Texas water contamination case against Range

    April 9, 2012
    The US Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn an administrative order issued to Range Resources Corp. and Range Production Co. on Dec. 7, 2010, that alleged Range polluted...
    Companies

    BSEE approves Shell's Beaufort Sea oil spill response plan

    April 9, 2012
    The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement approved Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.'s oil spill response plan (OSRP) for the Beaufort Sea on Mar. 28.
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    OGJ Newsletter

    April 9, 2012
    International news for oil and gas professionals
    Exploration & Development

    Shell, Nexen locate more oil in gulf Norphlet trend

    April 9, 2012
    Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. and Nexen Inc. have demonstrated a contingent recoverable resource of 215 million bbl of oil equivalent in the Jurassic Norphlet formation in the northeast...
    Government

    GAO report eyes offshore well containment regulatory progress

    April 9, 2012
    The US Department of the Interior has strengthened oversight of the offshore oil and gas industry's ability to respond to a subsea well blowout, and industry has responded by ...
    Tankers

    Total prepares parallel operations to stop Elgin gas leak

    April 9, 2012
    A flare on the Elgin platform in the UK North Sea extinguished itself Mar. 31, and Total SA outlined plans to stop the gas leak by boarding the platform to control the well while...