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    Government

    The Indian landslide

    May 26, 2014
    When voting began in Indian parliamentary elections Apr. 7, Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat, was expected to lead his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to victory...
    Home

    Bakken crude within rail car safety design standards, AFPM study says

    May 26, 2014
    Bakken crude oil is well within the safety standards for current rail car designs, an American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers report concluded.
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    Refining

    First-quarter earnings increase amid mixed factors

    May 26, 2014
    A sample of 59 US-based oil and gas producers and refiners collectively posted first-quarter earnings of $22.7 billion, a decrease of 11% from the same quarter in 2013.
    Companies

    Cautious economic optimism

    May 26, 2014
    Global economic activity has broadly strengthened since the second half of 2013. Recovery continues, but remains uneven. Cautious economic optimism among oil and gas companies...
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    New Plants

    OGJ Newsletter

    May 26, 2014
    International news for oil and gas professionals

    More content from Volume 112, Issue 5c

    Home

    EPA proposal due soon might reshape US power generation

    May 26, 2014
    About all anyone outside the US Environmental Protection Agency knows about proposed rules due soon that might restructure power generation in America is that they'll arrive on...
    Companies

    Oil and gas midstream ripe for investment, Deloitte specialists say

    May 26, 2014
    Surging US production has made oil and gas midstream operations attractive investment prospects, three Deloitte specialists said during the final day of the financial services...
    Government

    EPA proposes air emissions requirements for refineries

    May 26, 2014
    The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed making refiners measure benzene emissions around their facilities' fences and make the results publicly available.
    Drilling & Production

    Water concerns could limit US oil, gas development, speakers say

    May 26, 2014
    The oil and gas industry needs to respond more effectively to public concerns about safe water supplies if it expects to realize US unconventional resources' full potential, speakers...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Infrastructure critical, Deloitte's US oil and gas chief says

    May 26, 2014
    Significant challenges exist to creating the necessary transportation systems for the US to fully realize its significant oil and gas potential, according to John England, who...
    Production Operations

    Mayer Brown: Brazil reexamines its presalt policies

    May 26, 2014
    Brazil's government is considering proposals to open operatorship of its presalt projects to companies other than state-run Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), and this change...
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    Bakken similar to other light crudes, study for NDPC finds

    May 26, 2014
    Bakken crude oil is similar to other North American light, sweet grades and does not pose a greater rail transportation risk than other transportation fuels, a study commissioned...
    LNG

    Noble, Woodside terminate $2.5 billion MOU for Leviathan

    May 26, 2014
    The nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the $2.5 billion sale of interest in the Leviathan licenses offshore Israel between Noble Energy Inc. and Woodside Petroleum...
    Government

    Watching Government: Bipartisan?—barely

    May 26, 2014
    It started with the desire to give the editors a story out of Washington to post online while I covered the first day of Deloitte's 2014 Washington Energy Conference on May 13...
    Production Operations

    Mayer Brown: Mexico enacting energy reform amid falling production

    May 26, 2014
    It easily could take longer than many might expect before state-run Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and other companies are able to unlock Mexico's vast oil and gas resources, said...