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    OSHOT: Recovered sulfur from oil, gas operations set to rise

    July 30, 2012
    The amount of sulfur recovered from global oil and gas operations is set to increase by the equivalent of 30% of current production during 2011-16, according to Uday Parekh of...
    Companies

    CNOOC to acquire Nexen for $15.1 billion

    July 30, 2012
    CNOOC Ltd. will acquire Nexen Inc., Calgary, for $15.1 billion as China expands its holdings in worldwide exploration and production operations.
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    Drought raising water costs, scarcity concerns for shale plays

    July 30, 2012
    The most widespread drought across the US in more than 50 years is calling attention to the volume of water that the oil and gas industry uses for hydraulic fracturing in shale...
    Exploration & Development

    Watching Government: Lights! Camera! Advocacy!

    July 30, 2012
    In retrospect, it was inevitable. Claims made in Josh Fox's anti-fracing documentary "Gasland" were so dramatic and troubling that other filmmakers started to look into them.
    Exploration & Development

    Africa Oil updates Kenya, Ethiopia exploratory deals

    July 30, 2012
    Africa Oil Corp., Vancouver, BC, updated its progress on several farmout agreements in East Africa.

    More content from Vol 110, Issue 7d

    Drilling & Production

    A Romney differentiator

    July 30, 2012
    A presidential campaign supposedly focused on the US economy and noisy with irrelevancy somehow remains silent on energy.
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    EQUIPMENT | SOFTWARE | LITERATURE

    July 30, 2012
    Interactive refinery guideA new interactive guide for refineries gives a comprehensive overview of relevant industry standards, descriptions of relevant tests, and an overview...
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    Midstream drives M&A

    July 30, 2012
    Upstream shale transactions have driven US oil and gas merger and acquisition activity for the last 2 years, but PwC US reports investors shifted their attention toward the midstream...
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    Hydrogen reappears as a fuel of the day on US political menu

    July 30, 2012
    Has hydrogen reemerged as a fuel of the day in American politics?
    Pipelines

    Dilbit, heavy crudes are similar, NAS panel told

    July 30, 2012
    Diluted bitumen (dilbit) from Alberta's oil sands is so similar to heavy crude oils, which US pipelines have handled for years, that it is unlikely to pose corrosion problems,...
    Companies

    Sinopec to buy stake in Talisman's UK North Sea assets

    July 30, 2012
    Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration & Production Co. will acquire a 49% equity interest in Talisman Energy Inc.'s UK North Sea business for $1.5 billion, retroactive to...
    Discoveries

    Barryroe Wealden resource seen at up to 1.6 billion bbl

    July 30, 2012
    Comprehensive postwell studies indicate oil in place of 1 billion to 1.6 billion bbl, as much as four times earlier estimates, in the Middle and Basal Wealden formations at the...
    Exploration & Development

    Exploration/Development Briefs

    July 30, 2012
    ArgentinaAmericas Petrogas Inc., Calgary, has set production casing at a vertical exploratory well on the Totoral block in Argentina's southern Neuquen basin and plans to test...
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    OGJ Newsletter

    July 30, 2012
    International news for oil and gas professionals
    HSE

    Flattened drilling seen challenging US upstream thinking

    July 30, 2012
    Drilling activity has flattened in the US despite gyrations of crude oil and natural gas prices in an unusual pattern that challenges managers of the oil and gas producing industry...
    Drilling & Production

    Baker Hughes: Bakken formation, Eagle Ford shale drilling could slow

    July 30, 2012
    The pace of oil drilling could slow in the Bakken formation in North Dakota and also in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas if US prices were to drop below $80/bbl for a sustained...
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    Cenovus lists oil sands, heavy oil, conventional progress

    July 1, 2012
    Cenovus Energy Inc., Calgary, has provided updates on its Foster Creek, Christina Lake, Pelican Lake, Telephone Lake, and Narrows Lake oil sands and heavy oil projects in western...