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    Refining

    Total's Donges refinery due 10-week shutdown, overhaul

    March 30, 2015
    Total SA is planning a nearly 2-month shutdown of its 220,000-b/d Donges refinery near Saint Nazaire, France, on the Loire estuary, for a complete modernization and maintenance...
    General Interest

    Barclays: New fracturing regs will have limited effect on US oil, gas output

    March 30, 2015
    A recent US rule about hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands will have limited effect on existing US oil and natural gas production, said a Barclays Research analyst...
    Drilling & Production

    BHI: US rig count plunges in 15th straight week

    March 30, 2015
    The US drilling rig count fell 56 units-41 of which targeted oil-to settle at 1,069 rigs working during the week ended Mar. 20, capping off the 15th consecutive week in declines...
    Government

    Counties, associations challenge DOI's Greater Sage Grouse tactics

    March 30, 2015
    A coalition of national and regional oil, gas, coal, and mining associations and county governments in four Rocky Mountain states charged three US Department of the Interior agencies...
    General Interest

    Senate crude exports hearing raises price, logistics, safety issues

    March 30, 2015
    Potential consumer price impacts dominated a US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing examining whether to allow more exports of domestically produced crude oil...

    More content from Volume 113, Issue 3d

    Exploration & Development

    DOI issues final rule for fracing on public, tribal lands

    March 30, 2015
    The US Department of the Interior has issued a long-anticipated final rule to govern hydraulic fracturing of onshore oil and gas wells on public and tribal lands.
    General Interest

    Financial reporting's elements

    March 30, 2015
    Oil and gas companies are currently preparing their 2014 yearend financial statements that will showcase their operating results to shareholders.
    Government

    Species protection spreading

    March 30, 2015
    US Interior Sec. Sally Jewell spoke extensively about efforts to improve the greater sage grouse's habitat when she appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee...
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    General Interest

    OGJ Newsletter

    March 30, 2015
    International news for oil and gas professionals
    Drilling & Production

    US drilling slump a tough start to market correction

    March 30, 2015
    Two changes essential to reversal of a sagging oil market are coming into view: Supply expectations are falling, while demand looks-well, at least stronger than it did a few months...
    Government

    More regulation

    March 30, 2015
    Officials sounded almost supportive of oil and gas drilling when they explained new federal regulations for hydraulic fracturing to news reporters on Mar. 20.
    Refining

    Survey finds US refiners capable of processing more light, sweet crude

    March 30, 2015
    US refiners have more than enough capacity to process the growing volumes of light, sweet crude oil that will be produced in the next few years, a survey commissioned by the American...
    Companies

    DOE report identifies deficiencies in crude oil analysis techniques

    March 30, 2015
    A US Department of Energy report found gaps in important crude oil characterization data, uncertainty about how to best sample and analyze crude to ensure its properties are determined...
    Government

    Watching Government: Species protection spreading

    March 27, 2015
    US Interior Sec. Sally Jewell spoke extensively about efforts to improve the greater sage grouse's habitat when she appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee...