Volume 112, Issue 6d

API urges EPA administrator to quit delaying ethanol mandates

June 30, 2014

The American Petroleum Institute urged the US Environmental Protection Agency to quit dragging its feet and issue final 2014 ethanol blending quotas that are months overdue.

Pipelines & Transportation

LNG exports dominate Senate committee hearing on US gas potential

June 30, 2014

LNG exports quickly took center stage at a June 19 US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine "how to harness a game-changing resource for export, domestic...

Exploration & Development

EAGE: Southern North Sea yields discoveries, despite conventional wisdom

June 30, 2014

In production since 1965, the southern North Sea has long been perceived as a mature play with very few new opportunities. While the region's production has remained stable, operators...

LNG

FERC approves Cameron LNG liquefaction, export project

June 30, 2014

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorized Cameron LNG LLC's plan to build and operate facilities to liquefy and export natural gas from its existing LNG import terminal...

Home

Iraqi crisis shows factional strife trumps nationalism

June 30, 2014

Continuation of disruption to Iraq underscores how readily observers in the West underestimate factionalism, in its various dimensions, as a force in the Middle East.

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HSE

When judges set policy

June 30, 2014

Environmental policy set by judges can thrill lawyers but confound everyone else. This, of course, explains the energetic litigiousness of environmental groups unable to work ...

Companies

A gulf fish tale

June 30, 2014

About 35 years ago, 10 exploratory wells were drilled in the US portion of the Georges Bank basin 120 miles off Cape Cod, Mass. Environmentalists came out against drilling, and...

Production Operations

Crude prices could climb if Iraq instability persists, SAFE warns

June 30, 2014

Despite continuing US production increases, global crude oil prices could climb as much as $40/bbl if instability in Iraq persists, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) warned...

Gas Processing

ICF: US needs ethane export capacity to sustain shale gas boom

June 30, 2014

Greater investment in infrastructure is needed to ensure that rising NGL production in the US can reach international markets. Without it, a glut will form, placing downward pressure...

Reserves

E&Y: US oil, gas companies' reserves, profits up in 2013

June 30, 2014

A slight decrease in capital spending by US oil and gas companies in 2013 gave way to a 9% increase in oil and gas reserves, strong oil prices, and improving natural gas prices...

Exploration & Development

OGJ Newsletter

June 30, 2014

International news for oil and gas professionals

Government

Watching Government: Reforming Indian oil valuation

June 30, 2014

The US Department of the Interior has proposed regulations for valuing crude oil produced on American Indian leases. The rules would offer greater simplicity, certainty, and clarity...

Government

Barrasso questions purpose of Senate Energy panel's Keystone vote

June 30, 2014

As he announced his support for it, US Sen. John A. Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said the Energy and Natural Resources Committee's vote on Chairwoman Mary L. Landrieu's (D-La.) bill to bypass...

HSE

Supreme Court ruling mixed on GHG regulation

June 30, 2014

The US Supreme Court has asserted limits to the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs) specifically but approved limitation of GHG emissions...

Refining

API: US production outpaced petroleum demand in May

June 30, 2014

US crude oil production in May increased 14.7% from May 2013 to 8.3 million b/d - the highest level for the month since 1987 - according to a report from the American Petroleum...