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    Pope will confirm religious nature of climate activism

    May 11, 2015
    Pope Francis will offer useful clarification in an imminent encyclical declaring action on climate change to be a matter of moral imperative.
    Exploration & Development

    Kizomba Satellites Phase 2 off Angola starts oil productionwise advantaged projects to the south.

    May 11, 2015
    Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Ltd., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp., has started oil production ahead of schedule at the Kizomba Satellites Phase 2 project, 150 km offshore...
    General Interest

    Cost opportunity seen for LNG projects in western Canada

    May 11, 2015
    Rising construction costs in the US and falling oil prices give LNG export projects in western Canada a window of opportunity in competition with otherwise advantaged projects...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    EIA: East Coast refineries got 52% of crude by rail in February

    May 11, 2015
    US East Coast refineries received more than half of their crude oil feedstocks by rail during February, the US Energy Information Administration reported.
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    Watching Government: Playing by NCAC's rules

    May 11, 2015
    The Apr. 29 conference's focus was better than average: Consider economic, social, and security consequences if governments were to follow some environmentalists' advice, and ...

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    Government

    Senate Democrats offer bill to phase out older rail tank cars

    May 11, 2015
    Legislation to accelerate the phase-out of older rail tank cars to reduce accidental crude oil spills has been introduced by Finance Committee Ranking Minority Member Ronald L...
    Government

    US, Canada jointly release crude-by-rail transportation rules

    May 11, 2015
    The US and Canada simultaneously issued new regulations governing transportation of crude oil and other hazardous materials by rail.
    General Interest

    OTC: Nova Scotia draws deepwater interest with latest bid round

    May 11, 2015
    The Canadian province of Nova Scotia reported the addition of seven new offshore blocks in its deepwater region May 5 at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
    Companies

    OTC: Indonesia seeks paradigm shift in developing western deepwater assets

    May 11, 2015
    Indonesia is working to change the way it develops its oil and gas resources, according to Ir. I Gusti Nyoman Wiratmaja, Indonesia's acting director general of oil and gas.
    General Interest

    OTC: Brazil's 13th bid round will be concession model, energy minister says

    May 11, 2015
    Brazil will use a concession model rather than a production-sharing model in the country's 13th bid round later this year.
    Discoveries

    OTC: Deepwater will be vital to maintaining global supply, IHS's Fryklund says

    May 11, 2015
    A major challenge ahead for the offshore oil and gas industry will be figuring out how to fill the 50 million-b/d gap in liquids production that will be needed to match rising...
    HSE

    OTC: BSEE director says industry on probation as far as public trust

    May 11, 2015
    Industry must cooperate and collaborate with a number of international stakeholders to achieve the highest safety standards offshore, Brian Salerno, director of the Bureau of ...
    General Interest

    OTC: BP's Dupree outlines new model for offshore technology development

    May 11, 2015
    Operators are changing their approach to offshore technology development because of its increasing scale and pace, said James Dupree, BP's chief operating officer, reservoir development...
    General Interest

    OTC: Shell determined to proceed with drilling in US Arctic

    May 11, 2015
    Despite numerous regulatory hurdles and impassioned resistance from environmentalists, Royal Dutch Shell PLC maintains that it is on track to drill two wells in the Chukchi Sea...
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    Exploration & Development

    OTC: Federal, state cooperation vital for offshore energy development

    May 11, 2015
    US coastal states and the federal government will need to continue having an open and honest dialogue about the safe and reliable exploration and development of offshore oil and...
    HSE

    Compensating safety

    May 11, 2015
    Amid a violent contraction of the oil and gas industry, as companies jettison work and workers to confine spending to diminished cash flow, one function must escape the blade....
    Reserves

    Offshore as archetype

    May 11, 2015
    "The first annual Offshore Technology Conference held in Houston drew a surprising 4,500-plus industry members who heard both optimistic and pessimistic appraisals of the offshore...
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    General Interest

    OGJ Newsletter

    May 11, 2015
    International news for oil and gas professionals