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    Government

    US Congress told RIN program damaged, but worth repairing

    July 23, 2012
    Cases of fraud have badly damaged a federal biodiesel credits trading program, but it's not beyond repair and deserves to be saved, witnesses told a US House Energy and Commerce...
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    LNG

    OGJ Newsletter

    July 23, 2012
    International news for oil and gas professionals
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    IEA sees modest oil demand hike in 2013

    July 23, 2012
    In light of muted economic recovery, global oil demand in 2013 will increase by 1 million b/d to average 90.9 million b/d, the International Energy Agency said in its latest monthly...
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    Crimson updates Woodbine, Eagle Ford programs

    July 23, 2012
    Crimson Exploration Inc., Houston, has summarized continued success in its East Texas Woodbine and Karnes County Eagle Ford programs and provided an operational update on its ...
    Production Operations

    Statoil lets contract for Norwegian Sea spar hull

    July 23, 2012
    Statoil SA has signed a letter of intent with Technip for the construction of the hull for the spar platform to be used for development of Aasta Hansteen gas and condensate field...

    More content from Vol 110, Issue 7c

    Government

    Costs of climate remedies

    July 23, 2012
    Residents of countries aggressively trying to cut emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) pay more for energy than they would if their governments had more modest ambitions for mitigating...
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    Outsourcing spat shines light on jobs not created

    July 23, 2012
    To the oil and gas industry, a political spat over outsourcing must seem especially ironic.
    Drilling & Production

    Flim flam film redux

    July 23, 2012
    A bit more than 2 years ago, this space looked at "Gasland," a product of independent filmmaker Josh Fox.
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    EQUIPMENT | SOFTWARE |LITERATURE

    July 23, 2012
    New underwater tapping unitThe new 1200RC compact remote-controlled subsea hot tapping machine is lightweight and allows hot tapping to be carried out from the safety of a diving...
    Government

    States, oil producers see regulatory issues looming

    July 23, 2012
    Excessive and poorly conceived federal regulations threaten to stifle an onshore US oil and gas renaissance that is being made possible by hydraulic fracturing and other new technologie...
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    OOGA: Severance tax hike could hinder Ohio shale investments

    July 23, 2012
    Ohio's oil and gas producers believe Gov. John Kasich's proposal to increase the severance tax could discourage future investments in the state's emerging Utica and Marcellus ...
    Exploration & Development

    McMoRan says Davy Jones flow tests imminent

    July 23, 2012
    McMoRan Exploration Co., New Orleans, has perforated 165 ft of Wilcox sands in the Davy Jones-1 ultradeep discovery well on the Gulf of Mexico shelf and is running tubing to conduct...
    Reserves

    Obama reiterates support for safe, sensible natural gas development

    July 23, 2012
    US President Barack Obama reiterated his support for developing natural gas resources with new technologies as long as it can be done safely and in an environmentally sound manner...
    Exploration & Development

    Exploration/Development Briefs

    July 23, 2012
    AlbaniaPetromanas Energy Inc., Calgary, has reentered the Shpiragu-1 well on Block 2 in the Berati thrust belt onshore southern Albania and plans to deepen it as Shpiragu-2 to...
    Production Operations

    Watching Government: Arctic resource contradictions

    July 23, 2012
    Arctic offshore oil and gas resources extend beyond North America, experts reminded their audience at a July 12 forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Research.
    Government

    API: EPA's proposed PM standard update could boost energy costs

    July 23, 2012
    Tougher air-quality standards for particulate matter (PM), also called soot, could trigger higher energy prices, one witness testified July 17 during a field hearing in Philadelphia...