Volume 111, Issue 1b

Egdon touts East Midlands shale gas resource estimate

Jan. 21, 2013

Egdon Resources PLC said it is encouraged by results of a resource evaluation that indicates that geological conditions appear favorable for development of a potentially material...

Companies

Denbury to buy Cedar Creek anticline assets for $1.05 billion

Jan. 21, 2013

Denbury Resources Inc. agreed to acquire producing property interests in the Cedar Creek anticline of Montana and North Dakota from a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips...

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IHS: US still needs supply from Canadian oil sands

Jan. 21, 2013

The US will continue to need hydrocarbons from the oil sands of Canada despite its rising output of light oil from tight formations, which nevertheless are reshaping markets for...

Production Operations

EIA forecasts loose global oil market through 2014

Jan. 21, 2013

In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, issued Jan. 8, the US Energy Information Administration forecasts a fairly loose oil market in the next 2 years, as higher global consumption...

Production Operations

US FWS proposes listing Gunnison sage grouse as endangered

Jan. 21, 2013

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the Gunnison sage grouse as an endangered species. The bird's habitat in western Colorado and eastern Utah is similar to...

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Government

Anticorruption confusion

Jan. 21, 2013

Department of State support of an antibribery rule adopted last August by the Securities and Exchange Commission makes the US government appear incoherent on the important issue...

Companies

Returning warriors

Jan. 21, 2013

Waiting recently in Richmond, Va.'s airport, my wife and I watched several dozen young men and women in US military uniform walking to and from flights. We both were thinking ...

Production Operations

Apache would replace diesel with gas on frac jobs

Jan. 21, 2013

Apache Corp., Houston, said it has partnered with Halliburton and Schlumberger to find ways to use natural gas to power hydraulic fracturing, one of the most energy-intensive ...

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Historic mistakes should guide US on LNG exports

Jan. 21, 2013

Political opposition to LNG exports by the US brings to mind monumental energy mistakes of the past.

Government

OGJ Newsletter

Jan. 21, 2013

International news for oil and gas professionals

LNG

Deloitte: US LNG exports will face complex market dynamics

Jan. 21, 2013

Anticipated US natural gas exports are expected to provide economic benefits to gas importing countries but probably will not trigger a significant rise in US gas prices, said...

Exploration & Development

Exploration/Development Briefs

Jan. 21, 2013

AlbaniaPetromanas Energy Inc., Calgary, said it has drilled the Shpirag-2 well in Albania's Berati thrust belt to 4,230 m in the flysch shale and expects to encounter the target...

Pipelines & Transportation

More energy development would significantly help US, Donohue says

Jan. 21, 2013

Policies that encourage responsible development of more US oil and gas could significantly help the nation address its serious federal budget deficit and unemployment problems...

Petrochemicals

Fitch: Unconventional gas production likely spur to US manufacturing

Jan. 21, 2013

The ongoing shale boom and increasing use of hydraulic fracturing has comparative advantages that could drive US manufacturing growth, said Fitch Ratings analysts who believe ...

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Freedonia: Global demand for fuel additives to surge by 2016

Jan. 21, 2013

Global demand for fuel additives will increase 4.7%/year to 26.5 million tonnes in 2016, with demand in value terms advancing 8%/year to $59.4 billion. Total fuel-additive demand...

HSE

Watching Government: Colorado deals with setbacks

Jan. 21, 2013

The idea that Colorado regulators faced setbacks seems confusing at first. In this context, however, "setback" refers to the required distance for oil and gas wells from an occupied...