Vol 110, Issue 7a

New joint venture to keep Philadelphia refinery in operation

July 9, 2012

A once-doomed 330,000-b/d refinery in Philadelphia will remain in service and receive an upgrade helped financially by the government of Pennsylvania.

Government

Court rules for EPA, rejects challenges to GHG rules

July 9, 2012

A federal appeals court upheld the US Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in a decision that rejected challenges to the agency's finding...

Companies

Technology remains driving force behind US energy gains

July 9, 2012

Technology will continue to improve US energy production and use, but its contribution should not be overestimated, panelists at a conference on the US Energy Information Administration...

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EQUIPMENT | SOFTWARE | LITERATURE

July 9, 2012

Formation evaluation product suite upgradedThe latest version of Geolog formation evaluation software suite—Geolog 7—combines the system's technology with a modern, user friendly...

Government

Mandates and taxes

July 9, 2012

By rule of the US Supreme Court, a penalty imposed on failure to fulfill a congressional mandate represents a tax. This historic determination should inform regulation of ethanol...

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Drilling & Production

Oil and gas on exhibit

July 9, 2012

According to the American Association of Museums, there are at least 17,500 museums in the US. AAM estimates that American museums receive 850 million visitors per year.

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Tax confusion dogs politics of health care and gasoline

July 9, 2012

The oil and gas industry can relate to confusion over what constitutes a tax, which figured prominently in the historic June 28 decision by the US Supreme Court upholding health...

Government

DOI announces proposed final 2012-17 OCS leasing program

July 9, 2012

The US Department of the Interior released its proposed final 2012-17 US Outer Continental Shelf leasing program that it said makes areas with the most likely recoverable oil ...

Exploration & Development

Exploration/Development Briefs

July 9, 2012

AustraliaPetroFrontier Corp., Calgary, said its Australian unit has earned a 50% working interest in EP 127 and EP 128 in Australia's Northern Territory under an agreement with...

Companies

OGJ Newsletter

July 9, 2012

Interantional news for oil and gas professionals

Companies

Shell likely to receive Arctic offshore permits, Salazar says

July 9, 2012

Emphasizing that reviews are still under way, US Sec. of the Interior Ken Salazar said Shell Offshore Inc. appears likely to receive permits to begin drilling its Beaufort and...

Government

US should ratify Law of the Sea treaty, Senate panel told

July 9, 2012

It's becoming increasingly urgent for the US to join the Law of the Sea treaty, witnesses from the American Petroleum Institute and other business organizations told the US Senate...

Exploration & Development

UK study: Good practice, regulation make fracing safe

July 9, 2012

Hydraulic fracturing, properly managed and regulated, can be conducted in the UK without threatening groundwater or creating risks of serious earthquakes, according to a joint...

Exploration & Development

San Leon to test tight sands, shales in Poland Carboniferous

July 9, 2012

San Leon Energy PLC expressed encouragement and is shooting a 3D seismic survey around the Siciny-2 well in Poland's Carboniferous basin after having evaluated the quality of ...

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Watching Government: Sieminski lists EIA's challenges

July 9, 2012

Adam Sieminski, as usual, didn't mince words. Days after becoming the US Energy Information Administration's new administrator, he said that these dynamic times have created new...