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    Government

    Salerno considers same-season relief wells basic Arctic offshore tool

    June 22, 2015
    US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Brian Salerno disagreed with oil and gas industry comments that a requirement in proposed regulations for oil and gas...
    General Interest

    CAPP: Canadian production to reach 5.3 million b/d by 2030

    June 22, 2015
    The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) estimates production of Canadian oil will increase 43% over 16 years to 5.3 million b/d by 2030 compared with 3.7 million...
    Government

    Energy prominent among US rules due in next 12 months

    June 22, 2015
    Energy figures prominently in a regulatory blitz taking shape as the Obama administration approaches its end.
    Government

    A strategy shift-1

    June 22, 2015
    Energy strategy, as opposed to energy policy, is being transformed in the US by stealth. Policy changes are visible.
    Government

    Nationalism may restrict climate efforts, Statoil economist warns

    June 22, 2015
    Growing national confrontations could undermine efforts to meet goals to reduce global climate change impacts, Statoil’s chief economist warned.

    More content from Volume 113, Issue 6c

    General Interest

    Oil demand picks up

    June 22, 2015
    A decline in global oil demand has been blamed as one of the major reasons for the sharp fall in oil prices since June 2014.
    Refining

    ESAI: Wave of new petroleum product supply yet to materialize

    June 22, 2015
    Despite a jump in world petroleum-product demand during the first quarter, product supply underperformed in key Middle Eastern and Latin American countries where refining capacity...
    Government

    Watching Government: Considering energy R&D

    June 22, 2015
    Moving from research to development (R&D) became a recurring question as the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considered 43 separate bills on June 9.
    Production Operations

    Study outlines policy strategy for unconventional development

    June 22, 2015
    Unconventional oil and gas presents perhaps the single largest opportunity to improve the trajectory of the US economy, according to a report released by Harvard University Business...
    General Interest

    Hess, GIP form Bakken midstream joint venture in $2.675-billion deal

    June 22, 2015
    Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an independent infrastructure fund manager, has agreed to acquire 50% interest in Bakken shale midstream assets belonging to Hess Corp. for...
    General Interest

    IHS: Natural gas to challenge oil’s grip as transportation fuel

    June 22, 2015
    The use of natural gas as a transportation fuel, particularly for trucks and ships, could displace more than 1.5 million b/d of oil demand by 2030, according to a recent study...
    Government

    GOP senators ask White House to clarify EPA’s methane strategy

    June 22, 2015
    Seven US Senate Republicans asked President Barack Obama if mandatory methane reduction requirements for the oil and gas industry are necessary when the industry and states already...
    General Interest

    US crude export debate increasingly geopolitical, EIA conference told

    June 22, 2015
    The ongoing debate over whether more US crude oil exports should be authorized has more in common with conditions in the 1980s when supplies were ample and prices were low than...
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    General Interest

    OGJ Newsletter

    June 22, 2015
    GENERAL INTEREST — Quick TakesEIA: Refining margins unable to offset low oil pricesFirst-quarter financial results for globally integrated oil companies indicated that higher ...
    Discoveries

    Recognize industry know-how in US Arctic policies, API officials urge

    June 19, 2015
    US Arctic oil and gas policies should recognize the industry’s extensive global Far North experience and technology, American Petroleum Institute officials said.