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    HSE

    National scientific academies criticize Macondo well procedures

    Nov. 22, 2010
    Numerous technical and operation breakdowns that contributed to the Macondo well accident and subsequent crude oil spill in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico suggest there was no suitable...
    Reserves

    OPEC: Global oil demand rising, with marked upswing in Asia

    Nov. 22, 2010
    The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries forecasts continued growth in global oil demand over the next 20 years, while acknowledging the potential impact of environmental...
    Government

    API, NOIA hope BOEMRE studies don't jeopardize 2011 leasing

    Nov. 22, 2010
    The American Petroleum Institute and National Ocean Industries Association separately expressed concern that supplementary environmental impact statements (SEISs) the US Bureau...
    HSE

    Macondo actions did not sacrifice safety to save money, panel told

    Nov. 22, 2010
    Decisions made in the hours before the Macondo deepwater well blew out on Apr. 20 apparently did not subordinate safety to save money, the chief investigator of US President Barack...
    HSE

    Macondo partners parry payment claims from BP for oil spill

    Nov. 22, 2010
    Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Mitsui Oil Exploration (Moeco), co-owners with BP PLC in the Macondo oil well, have not changed their views on payment of costs for the Deepwater ...

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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Nov. 22, 2010
    International News for Oil and Gas professionals
    Companies

    Watching Government: Pennsylvania showdown

    Nov. 22, 2010
    In one of the more dramatic lame-duck moves after the Nov. 2 elections in the US, the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PennVest) approved a $172,682 loan and ...
    Production Operations

    ExxonMobil rig attacked in Nigeria; production shut in

    Nov. 22, 2010
    ExxonMobil Corp.'s Nigerian subsidiary confirmed a claim by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) that it attacked a company oil rig in the region and abducted...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Watching The World: FARC down, Colombia up

    Nov. 22, 2010
    Colombia's oil and gas industry is increasing its output these days and for many reasons, not least a decline in the power of the Colombian rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Ecopetrol, six firms partner in Colombian pipeline project

    Nov. 22, 2010
    Colombia's Ecopetrol is joining with six other firms to build and operate a 450,000 b/d oil pipeline system that will transport crude from Araguaney, in the Casanare Department...
    Government

    Interior IG traces deepwater ban peer review misunderstanding

    Nov. 22, 2010
    The administration of US President Barack Obama incorrectly implied that a late-May recommendation for a deepwater drilling moratorium following the Macondo well accident and ...
    Exploration & Development

    Tullow looking to expand production off Ghana after Jubilee

    Nov. 22, 2010
    Tullow Oil PLC outlined its plans to boost oil and natural gas production off Ghana once the West African nation initiates oil production by bringing Jubilee field on stream by...
    Economics & Markets

    OPEC raises outlook for global oil consumption in 2010-11

    Nov. 22, 2010
    Eric WatkinsOil Diplomacy EditorThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, expressing cautious optimism about the global economic outlook, increased its world demand growth...
    Home

    Global energy, cubed

    Nov. 22, 2010
    An interesting perspective on meeting the challenges of rising global energy demand is offered in the book, A Cubic Mile of Oil: Realities and Options for Averting the Looming...
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    Tankers

    EQUIPMENT | SOFTWARE | LITERATURE

    Nov. 22, 2010
    New Sulfur Dioxide Gas SensorThis new Model 5100-10-IT sulfur dioxide gas sensor module utilizes smart sensor technology to provide:• Extended calibration frequencies that only...
    HSE

    Offshore NEPA review

    Nov. 22, 2010
    The problem with environmental documentation prepared for the ill-fated Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico was not the amount of study conducted.
    Economics & Markets

    G20 failure drags down oil prices

    Nov. 22, 2010
    Crude prices, US stock markets, and corporate energy stocks fell Nov. 12 as the Group of 20 (G20) major world economies refused to back a US effort to get China to raise the value...
    HSE

    Independence, risk, and energy: a view from Saudi Arabia

    Nov. 22, 2010
    From Saudi Arabia, US bluster about energy independence must look delusional.
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