Volume 111, Issue 2c

ExxonMobil-Rosneft expand Arctic net to Alaska, LNG

Feb. 18, 2013

ExxonMobil Corp. and Russia's Rosneft have agreed to expand a 2011 strategic cooperation agreement to include far more Russian Arctic exploratory acreage, possible Rosneft participation...

Pipelines & Transportation

Yergin: US energy policies must reflect unconventional resources

Feb. 18, 2013

US energy policies should be adjusted to reflect a changed energy outlook resulting from growing unconventional oil and gas activity, experts told a US House Energy and Commerce...

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Price differentials boost rail transport of blended bitumen

Feb. 18, 2013

A surge in rail delivery of crude oil and oil products in the US last year reflects, in part, a textbook system of price leapfrog, known more formally as location arbitrage.

Companies

RFF: Experts generally agree on shale gas development risks

Feb. 18, 2013

Experts from the oil and gas industry, government, academia, and environmental and other non-government organizations agree on key risks of shale gas development activity, a research...

Production Operations

Fright in perspective

Feb. 18, 2013

A tip for survival in 21st Century America: When someone on television warns of grave threats to human welfare from the environmental consequences of some regular activity, change...

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Government

Wishing on a North Star

Feb. 18, 2013

In his Feb. 12 State of the Union speech, US President Barack Obama said economic growth and middle-class jobs will be the "North Star" for his administration.

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GAIL, EDF Trading eye joint US natural gas work

Feb. 18, 2013

GAIL (India) Ltd., New Delhi, and EDF Trading, London, have signed a memorandum of understanding covering joint exploration and development in North America and trading and optimization...

Exploration & Development

Ernst & Young provides Arctic assessment

Feb. 18, 2013

The quest for Arctic oil and gas resources "is not for the faint of heart, nor for those with less-than-deep pockets," Ernst & Young said in a special report, adding operators...

Government

Obama calls for using some oil, gas revenue 'to get cars off oil'

Feb. 18, 2013

US President Barack Obama proposed using some federal oil and gas revenue to fund an energy security trust that would support "research and technology to shift our cars and trucks...

Government

US Senate Republicans aim to reform EPA cellulosic biofuel rule

Feb. 18, 2013

Three US Senate Republicans introduced legislation to force the US Environmental Protection Agency to base annual cellulosic biofuel quotas on actual available production instead...

Government

US senator from Alaska suggests budget items to help Arctic drilling

Feb. 18, 2013

US Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alas.) has outlined a list of "Arctic priorities" for President Barack Obama, including additional streamlining of Arctic oil and gas permit applications...

New Plants

OGJ Newsletter

Feb. 18, 2013

International news for oil and gas professionals

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Colorado adopts 500-ft setback for new oil and gas wells

Feb. 18, 2013

Colorado's Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC)voted 8-1 to require new oil and gas wells to be at least 500 ft from homes and buildings, effective Aug. 1.

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EIA forecasts 90.2 million b/d of liquid fuels consumption this year

Feb. 18, 2013

Worldwide liquid fuels consumption is expected to reach 90.2 million b/d this year and 91.6 million b/d in 2014, according to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) from ...

Government

Watching Government: Wearing a taxation target

Feb. 18, 2013

Washington's major league baseball team surprised many people when it became the National League's eastern division champion in 2012 and made it to the post-season playoffs for...