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    The names of oil and gas fields offer a way for Anglophones to acquire some non-English vocabulary.
    May 4, 2009
    US House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) planned to mark up cap-and-trade legislation the week of May 11 when he and Rep. Edward J. Markey (D...
    May 4, 2009
    Because the US government plans to spend heavily on energy over the next decade, taxpayers have reason to wonder what they’ll get for their money.
    May 4, 2009
    Refiners will be hit harder than other US manufacturers under proposed cap-and-trade legislation, a ConocoPhillips official told the US House Energy and Commerce Committee.
    May 4, 2009
    Activist organizations are urging the US Environmental Protection Agency to expand regulation of wastewater discharges from the oil and gas drilling industry to cover a host of...
    May 4, 2009
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    General Interest — Quick TakesEx-Im Bank approves $900 million in loans to PemexThe US Export-Import Bank has approved $900 million worth of 10-year direct loans to Mexico’s state...
    May 4, 2009
    He was not originally scheduled to testify. Then the US House Energy and Commerce Committee announced former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) would follow former Vice-President Al...
    May 4, 2009
    Two thirds of Cuba’s petroleum demand currently relies on imports, and Venezuela is the single source of these imports under heavily subsidized payment terms.
    May 4, 2009
    How US markets will accommodate the impending flood of LNG continues to puzzle industry observers.
    May 4, 2009
    The Falkland Islands are in the news again, a matter of interest to the oil and gas industry given the reserves under the region’s waters, estimated at 18 billion bbl.
    May 4, 2009
    Formation characteristics from two of its first five wells indicate that the Cretaceous Eagle Ford shale in LaSalle and McMullen counties of South Texas “is one of the highest...
    May 4, 2009
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    The Steel-Trak Model 640S immersible thermal mass flowmeter now comes in a special high-temperature option capable of trouble-free operation in process temperatures as high as...
    May 4, 2009
    The push by consumer nations for lower oil prices to help spark an economic recovery may be undermined when crude-producing nations see those governments take advantage of oil...
    May 4, 2009
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    A new Gulf of Mexico offshore damage prevention and notification “one-call” system, operating in conjunction with existing onshore systems, offers a cost-effective means of preventing...
    May 4, 2009
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    ENERTAG Inc.,a subsidiary of ENERTAG SAS, Meudon La Foret, France, has expanded its operations by opening an office in Houston. Oleg-Serguei Schkoda, CEO of both entities, hired...
    May 4, 2009
    In Canada, calling Alberta green—even brownish green—can cause a ruckus.
    May 4, 2009
    ABS America American Bureau of Shipping ……… [email protected] ……… www.anp.gov.brAir France ……… www.airfrance.comAlliance Engineering, Inc. ……… www.alliance-engineering...
    May 4, 2009
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    Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines is launching a bid round of three blocks in the lightly explored Afghan-Tajik and Amu Darya basins.
    May 4, 2009
    Peru’s state-owned Perupetro, recovering from earlier scandals connected with the awarding of exploration licenses, has signed 13 new contracts valued at $650 million with international...
    May 4, 2009