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ExxonMobil resumes Point Thomson drilling

ExxonMobil Production Co. has resumed drilling two wells at Point Thomson gas-condensate field in Alaska, which it had drilled to about 5,000 ft in the ice-free part of the year. Photo from ExxonMobil. 

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Three Transocean deepwater units start up

Transocean Ltd. has started up three new ultradeepwater drilling units in the Gulf of Mexico and off Angola. Photo from Transocean.

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Shell confirms Australian floating LNG plans

Royal Dutch Shell PLC confirmed that its Australian arm will develop Prelude and Concerto gas fields in the Browse basin off Western Australia using floating LNG (FLNG) technology. Artist concept sketch from Shell.

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General Interest

MARKET WATCH: Energy prices continue resurgence (Dec 17, 2009)
Early release of EIA 2010 forecast sees falling US oil imports (Dec 17, 2009)
EPA chief receives guidance on frac study (Dec 17, 2009)
Swift Energy promotes vice-presidents (Dec 17, 2009)
Tennessee firm buys Pacific Energy Alaska assets (Dec 17, 2009)
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Exploration & Development

California (Dec 17, 2009)
Iraq offers seven contracts in second licensing round (Dec 17, 2009)
Melrose to progress Black Sea gas projects (Dec 17, 2009)
Turkey (Dec 17, 2009)
Egypt (Dec 17, 2009)
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Drilling & Production

North Belut gas field starts off Indonesia (Dec 17, 2009)
Range sees 200 MMcfd from Marcellus by yearend 2010 (Dec 16, 2009)
Israel utility signs to buy Tamar field gas (Dec 15, 2009)
Sumitomo takes stake in Carrizo's Barnett shale gas project (Dec 15, 2009)
Statoil tests liner drilling off Norway (Dec 15, 2009)
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Processing

Husky agrees to acquire Suncor outlets (Dec 14, 2009)
Caltex Australia to close lube plant at Kurnell (Dec 11, 2009)
Decision due for Total's Dunkirk refinery (Dec 11, 2009)
Lawmakers seek study of higher ethanol cap (Dec 11, 2009)
CSB issues urgent recommendations in probe of Citgo refinery fire (Dec 10, 2009)
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Transportation

Dominion to expand West Virginia gas facilities (Dec 17, 2009)
Inpex delays decision on Ichthys LNG project (Dec 17, 2009)
Nippon to lease domestic oil tanks to ADNOC (Dec 16, 2009)
Export pipeline routes considered for Uganda (Dec 15, 2009)
Turkmenistan-China gas line to be commissioned (Dec 11, 2009)
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Iraq, Nigeria oil output increasing (Dec 14, 2009)

After years of losses because of war and revolution, oil production in Iraq and Nigeria is starting to increase.
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Iranian political mood swings back toward the brink (Dec 11, 2009)

Since the revolution of 1979, Iran’s political mood has cycled several times toward and away from upheaval. Now, the Islamic republic finds itself yet again on the brink.
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Court cites Endangered Species Act, puts limits on wind project

A US District Court for the District of Maryland found a partially constructed wind project to be in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Under the ruling, wind farm developer Invenergy of Chicago can finish construction of the wind turbines...

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What Failure Reports do you use to Manage Asset Failures?

What is it you want to know about Failures?What equipment is giving me the biggest losses and why?What component is failing the most and why?Where should you focus your RCA efforts?Frequency of a failure mode – decrease? Tell us what report you like and...

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Alaska gas line coordinator nominee’s daunting task

Larry Persily obviously isn’t afraid of a big challenge. There aren’t many bigger than keeping the proposed natural gas pipeline from Alaska moving forward when shale gas formations in the Lower 48 states promise abundant domestic supplies and prices are...

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Will sanctions against Iran really work?

US Congressman Joe Sestak recently cosponsored, and voted for the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009 [H.R. 2194], which extends the existing Iran Sanctions Act's expiration date from Dec. 31, 2011, to Dec. 31, 2016.However, the measure also...

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