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  • Volume 108, Issue 39

    • Volume 108, Issue 39

    Government

    EPA starts voluntary program for Texas flexible permit holders

    Oct. 18, 2010
    The US Environmental Protection Agency has set up a voluntary audit program to help industries operating in Texas with flexible permits obtain air-quality permits that meet state...
    Companies

    Plains E&P to acquire more Eagle Ford assets in South Texas

    Oct. 18, 2010
    Plains Exploration & Production Co. signed an agreement to acquire from Houston American Energy Corp. its holdings in Karnes County, Tex. Houston American will retain an overriding...
    Government

    BOEMRE seeks public comments on CX review

    Oct. 18, 2010
    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Research, and Enforcement began on Oct. 7 to seek public comments on its review of using categorical exclusions (CXs) in decisions involving...
    Home

    Watching The World: China buys into Chesapeake

    Oct. 18, 2010
    The US oil and gas industry has doubtlessly watched with interest CNOOC International Ltd.'s decision to buy a 33.3% stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s acreage in the Eagle Ford...
    Government

    World oil shortages would center on liquid fuels, forum told

    Oct. 18, 2010
    The world could face more of a liquid fuels than crude oil shortage as national economies recover, experts agreed at an Oct. 7 Capitol Hill forum.

    More content from Volume 108, Issue 39

    Drilling & Production

    Regulation vs. safety

    Oct. 18, 2010
    That the Macondo tragedy of last April would inaugurate a new era of offshore regulation was inevitable.
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    Oct. 18, 2010
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    Companies

    Offshore slowdown, like other intrusions, erodes employment

    Oct. 18, 2010
    A costly slowdown in permitting of shallow-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico shows in microcosm how regulatory juggernauts wreck economies.
    Economics & Markets

    Crude prices climb in early October

    Oct. 18, 2010
    The price of front-month crude oil rose Oct. 8, its sixth increase within eight sessions in the New York market.
    Home

    EQUIPMENT | SOFTWARE | LITERATURE

    Oct. 18, 2010
    New Line of Welded Pipe and Tube ProductsNow offered to the industry is nonstandard welded tubular items in stainless, duplex, nickel, and 6-moly and chrome moly materials, in...
    Drilling & Production

    Ramifications of an 'Obamatorium'

    Oct. 18, 2010
    The "Obamatorium" ban of Gulf of Mexico drilling—just lifted last week—has joined "ObamaCare" as yet another catch phrase used by opponents to tie another potential economic disaster...
    Government

    Deloitte examines risk of US oil, gas tax increases

    Oct. 18, 2010
    Potential US tax increases related to oil and natural gas operations are likely to vary depending on how and when Congress pursues other tax items on its agenda, now expected ...
    Exploration & Development

    Pennsylvania Marcellus rules protect environment, official says

    Oct. 18, 2010
    The Marcellus shale represents an amazing opportunity for Pennsylvania, and the state's government has responded by enacting what probably are the nation's toughest regulations...
    Refining

    OPEC reports uptick in 2010 demand outlook

    Oct. 18, 2010
    The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has revised its forecast of 2010 global oil demand by 100,000 b/d in its latest monthly Oil Market Report, citing a world economy...
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    Exploration & Development

    Regulators voice concerns at Marcellus shale conference

    Oct. 18, 2010
    Producers and government officials should anticipate potential problems with shale gas development and be prepared to respond to them, participants on two panels said Oct. 11 ...
    Refining

    Experts examine how Cuba's offshore oil could be 'game changer'

    Oct. 18, 2010
    Cuba's anticipated development of its offshore oil resources would profoundly affect its national economy, but have more political impacts on relations with the US, experts generally...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Oct. 18, 2010
    GENERAL INTEREST — Quick TakesIran reclaims third position in oil reservesIran has reclaimed third position in officially estimated oil reserves, only days after the Iraqi government...
    Drilling & Production

    SMU: Shallow-water permit delays threaten 40,000 jobs

    Oct. 18, 2010
    A marked slowdown in the US government's issuing of new Gulf of Mexico shallow-water drilling permits poses serious implications for the US Gulf Coast's economy, a new Southern...
    HSE

    Watching Government: Manipulating climate

    Oct. 18, 2010
    The global climate-change debate has raised several serious questions. Geoengineering will not provide the right answer, warns James R. Fleming, a science and technology professor...
    HSE

    Deepwater moratorium ends; groups fear slowdown

    Oct. 18, 2010
    Offshore oil and gas producers warned of a de facto moratorium on deepwater drilling in the US Gulf of Mexico as the Department of the Interior lifted a formal moratorium in effect...