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    Economics & Markets

    Panorama 2013: Easing of oil price unlikely

    Feb. 11, 2013
    With futures markets anticipating a price of Brent crude oil of $110/bbl this year, an easing to $90/bbl appears possible in three unlikely cases, according to Panorama 2013, ...
    LNG

    US DOE moves carefully on LNG export requests, NARUC meeting told

    Feb. 11, 2013
    The US Department of Energy plans to move carefully as it considers applications to export LNG to countries that do not have free trade agreements (FTAs) with the US, Christopher...
    Drilling & Production

    Murkowski releases Energy 20/20 to start national energy dialogue

    Feb. 11, 2013
    US Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alas.) announced a set of policy proposals that she said is designed to begin a national dialogue about energy.
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    WPX gauges Piceance horizontal Niobrara gas find

    Feb. 11, 2013
    WPX Energy Inc., Tulsa, has revealed a horizontal Niobrara shale gas discovery in the Piceance basin of Colorado that the company said has the potential to ultimately more than...
    Production Operations

    IEA: Global oil demand revised upwards for 2012

    Feb. 11, 2013
    Global oil demand estimates for 2012 were revised upward to 89.8 million b/d based on stronger than expected fourth-quarter data, according to the International Energy Agency'...

    More content from Volume 111, Issue 2b

    Pipelines & Transportation

    An energy field manual

    Feb. 11, 2013
    Republicans in the US Senate have produced a field manual that would be useful in political battles over energy if anyone had time to read it.
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    More gasoline price elevation due from Tier 3 regulation

    Feb. 11, 2013
    An unseasonal but temporary increase in the price of gasoline has captured the attention of news media in the US, but regulations under development that could boost the price ...
    Companies

    Shale gas best practices

    Feb. 11, 2013
    Det Norske Veritas AS has outlined a recommended practice (RP) for shale gas risk management. DNV executives note that no uniform approach exists for policymaking toward shale...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Griffiths Energy eyes southern Chad oil production start

    Feb. 11, 2013
    Griffiths Energy International Inc., Calgary, said it could begin pipeline shipments of oil from wells in southern Chad in the third quarter of 2013.
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    Continental nearly doubles Bakken reserves

    Feb. 11, 2013
    Continental Resources Inc., Oklahoma City, the top producer and leaseholder in the Williston basin Bakken play, said it increased its yearend 2012 proved reserves 54% to 785 million...
    Companies

    BP: Shale gas, tight oil to reshape global markets by 2030

    Feb. 11, 2013
    The North American shale gas and tight oil revolution will reshape global markets, changing economic expectations and rebalancing trade flows, BP PLC said in its BP Energy Outlook...
    LNG

    Researchers closer to identifying LNG hazards, NARUC panel told

    Feb. 11, 2013
    A 12-year partnership between the US Department of Energy and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners is dispelling exaggerated preconceptions about LNG hazards...
    HSE

    More than gas is needed to control GHGs, NARUC committee told

    Feb. 11, 2013
    Growing natural gas use has clearly helped reduce US carbon emissions, but it can't be expected to bring greenhouse gases to desired lower levels, three experts told two National...
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    OGJ Newsletter

    Feb. 11, 2013
    International news for oil and gas professionals
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    Commercial bitumen output approaches from Grosmont carbonate

    Feb. 11, 2013
    Partners in a pilot development of the Late Devonian Grosmont formation in Alberta report progress toward commercial production of bitumen, which would be the first for the expansive...
    Government

    Watching Government: A surprising choice

    Feb. 11, 2013
    Sally Jewell's nomination on Feb. 6 to succeed Ken Salazar as US Interior secretary was indisputably a surprise. Conventional predictions had US President Barack Obama turning...