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    CAPP expects Canadian oil production to double by 2030

    June 10, 2013
    With oil sands production climbing steadily and conventional production rebounding, Canadian oil production will more than double by 2030, predicts the Canadian Association of...
    Government

    Watching Government: Obama's remarks delight Durbin

    June 10, 2013
    Martin J. Durbin clearly was enthusiastic as he began to address the American Gas Association's May 30 Natural Gas Roundtable luncheon, starting with what US President Barack ...
    Drilling & Production

    API cites growing support for opening areas to offshore drilling

    June 10, 2013
    Broad, bipartisan support is building among lawmakers at the state and federal levels for expanding access to offshore oil and gas drilling and development, said Erik Milito, ...
    HSE

    Report sees gas as near-term, but far from only, GHG control option

    June 10, 2013
    Using more natural gas could help reduce US greenhouse gas emissions in the near to medium term, but deeper long-term reductions will require broader deployment of other low-carbon...
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    Barclays: Global E&P spending to hit new high

    June 10, 2013
    Global exploration and production spending is expected to reach a record $678 billion in 2013, a 10% rise over 2012, according to a recent global E&P spending report from Barclays...

    More content from Volume 111, Issue 6a

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    The greenest government

    June 10, 2013
    The country with "the greenest government ever" escaped more self-imposed hardship on June 4 when the UK House of Commons defeated a proposal for decarbonization of electric power...
    Refining

    An industry transition

    June 10, 2013
    "Call me Ishmael." These simple words begin Herman Melville's iconic 1851 novel, Moby Dick. As discussed in high school or lower-level college English classes, this short introduction...
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    Iranian election smacks of strategy familiar in West

    June 10, 2013
    The approach of Iran's presidential election brings to mind a managerial strategy routinely employed in the West known as "buy-in."
    General Interest

    Total to pay $398 million in bribery cases involving Iran

    June 10, 2013
    Total has agreed to pay $398.2 million to settle US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges related to its acquisition of rights to develop oil and gas fields offshore Iran in the...
    Production Operations

    USEA panel: Infrastructure high North American energy priority

    June 10, 2013
    Increasing and improving oil and gas transmission systems will need to be a top priority if North America is to take full advantage of its potential resources in Canada, Mexico...
    Drilling & Production

    BP to add two drilling rigs in Alaska

    June 10, 2013
    BP PLC plans to add $1 billion in new investment and two drilling rigs to its Alaska North Slope fields over the next 5 years. Executives attributed the increased investment to...
    Reserves

    E&Y: US E&P spending reaches new heights

    June 10, 2013
    US oil and gas producers boosted exploration, development, and acquisition spending in 2012 despite a steep decline in aftertax profits driven largely by low natural gas prices...
    Production Operations

    E&Y: HSE remains priority for oil, gas industry

    June 10, 2013
    Health, safety, and the environment remains among the top priorities for oil and gas companies, reflecting an attitude of zero tolerance for accidents, Ernst & Young said in a...
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    British Columbia rebuffs Northern Gateway pipeline

    June 10, 2013
    An important westbound route for Canadian bitumen has met new official resistance in the province it would cross.
    HSE

    CBO report examines carbon tax's possible consequences

    June 10, 2013
    Establishing a tax on carbon would raise significant revenue for the federal government, but could have potentially serious general economic impacts, the Congressional Budget ...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    June 10, 2013
    International news for oil and gas professionals
    Reserves

    Statoil recommends Johan Castberg project delay

    June 10, 2013
    Statoil, citing resource and political uncertainties with the Johan Castberg oil development it operates in the Barents Sea offshore Norway, has recommended that the partners ...