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    Exploration & Development

    Watching Government: Did Maryland go too far?

    Dec. 8, 2014
    Maryland finally proposed a strategy to regulate unconventional natural gas exploration and production on Nov. 25. The question quickly moved from what was taking so long to whether...
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    Refining

    Firms' third-quarter earnings climbed amid lower crude oil prices

    Dec. 8, 2014
    A sample of 58 oil and gas producers and refiners based in the US recorded a combined 38% jump in profits for this year's third quarter compared with year-earlier results.
    Production Operations

    WoodMac: OPEC's decision undermines potential for near-term price recovery

    Dec. 8, 2014
    The decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to maintain its members' production quota at 30 million b/d directs the focus of crude oil pricing on oil-demand...
    Government

    Cost-benefit believability

    Dec. 8, 2014
    In anticipation of what might become the costliest federal regulation in US history, Congress should join the Supreme Court in reviewing the Environmental Protection Agency's ...
    Companies

    Insight on earnings

    Dec. 8, 2014
    The oil and gas industry is one of the most capital-intensive businesses in the world. Oil and gas companies' high earnings are necessary to enable the massive investments needed...

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    OPEC was destined not to cut output in Vienna meeting

    Dec. 8, 2014
    The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries was destined not to cut production to defend the price of crude at its ministerial meeting Nov. 27 in Vienna, which had not occurred...
    Government

    EPA air proposals should recognize progress, API official says

    Dec. 8, 2014
    The US Environmental Protection Agency should recognize progress that is continuing before it considers imposing costly new air quality requirements, an American Petroleum Institute...
    Pipelines

    Rail tank car rule could cost economy billions, report says

    Dec. 8, 2014
    The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) proposed rail tank car rule could cost the US economy as much as $60 billion, a report commissioned by ...
    Reserves

    Moody's: E&P spending to dip as crude oil prices slide

    Dec. 8, 2014
    Weakening crude oil prices will cut exploration and production spending by independent producers in the US next year and make integrated oil and gas companies wary of upstream...
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    New Plants

    OGJ Newsletter

    Dec. 8, 2014
    International news for oil and gas professionals
    Government

    EPA poses tighter ground-level ozone pollution controls

    Dec. 8, 2014
    The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed reducing ground-level emissions limits to 65-70 ppb from its current level of 75 ppb. It also will take comments on possibly cutting...