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BP reports construction progress on Valhall deck

BP Norge has reported its 11, 000-ton BP Valhall redevelopment integrated production and hotel facility deck has left the fabrication hall. Photo from Heerema Zwijndrecht.

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Obama's speech contains good, bad news for industry

US President Barack Obama called for more domestic offshore oil and gas development in his 2010 State of the Union address on Jan. 27. He also said that it’s time to end tax cuts for oil companies. (White House photo)

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First two Odoptu extended-reach wells completed

Exxon Neftegas Ltd. (ENL) completed the first two of seven planned extended-reach wells for producing the Odoptu field off eastern Russia's Sakhalin Island. Photo from ExxonMobil.

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General Interest

Eni bows to Tullow, pulls out of Uganda agreement (Feb 8, 2010)
Niko to buy Trinidad player Voyager Energy (Feb 8, 2010)
Senate bill would extend chemical security rules (Feb 8, 2010)
EV Energy buying Ohio assets from Range Resources (Feb 8, 2010)
MARKET WATCH: Energy prices fall in uncertain markets (Feb 8, 2010)
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Exploration & Development

Husky tests third South China Sea gas find (Feb 9, 2010)
Argentina protests new Falklands exploration program (Feb 8, 2010)
Aussie firm to get largest French land permit (Feb 8, 2010)
Partners advance Athena field development (Feb 8, 2010)
Kurdistan well hits pressure below Shiranish (Feb 8, 2010)
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Drilling & Production

Army Corps of Engineers denies ANS permit (Feb 8, 2010)
Shtokman partners delay production start (Feb 8, 2010)
US drilling activity climbs again (Feb 5, 2010)
Cenovus seeks approval for Narrows Lake oil sands project (Feb 5, 2010)
IADC/SPE: Project is devising autopilot drilling standards (Feb 4, 2010)
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Processing

UFIP chief: French refining industry situation 'critical' (Feb 5, 2010)
Valero buys Wisconsin ethanol plant (Feb 5, 2010)
Total delays decision on Dunkirk refinery (Feb 2, 2010)
Petrobras unit selects Fluor for US refinery study (Feb 2, 2010)
QP awards NGL control system contract (Feb 2, 2010)
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Transportation

Petrobras inaugurates new gas pipelines (Feb 5, 2010)
Talks start on Galsi link to Corsica (Feb 5, 2010)
Production improving at Tangguh LNG, but demand down (Feb 3, 2010)
Indonesia seeks to purchase LNG carriers (Feb 3, 2010)
GDF Suez to buy gas fields in Bonaparte Gulf (Feb 2, 2010)
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PIIGS trample energy prices (Feb 8, 2010)

Energy prices flopped with crude down 5% for its biggest 1-day loss in 6 months Feb. 4, then tumbled below $70/bbl to a 7-week low before “bottom pickers” bid prices back above $71/bbl Feb. 5 on the New York market, amid growing global concern that the weak economies of Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain (PIIGS) may undermine Europe’s recovery from the recession.
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Editor's Perspective

DOE's unspent dollars can't stimulate much (Feb 5, 2010)

A Feb. 4 congressional question to US Energy Sec. Steven Chu shows why state-sponsored energy works poorly as economic stimulus.
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EPA invites citizens to keep ‘Eyes on Drilling’

The US Environmental Protection Agency has created a toll-free tip-line for citizens to report non-emergency suspicious activity related to oil and gas development. Called “Eyes on Drilling,” the number for the tip-line, which EPA’s Philadelphia regional...

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Norway's TGS-NOPEC launches 2D data program offshore West Papua

Norwegian seismic surveyor TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co ASA has launched a 2D seismic acquisition program offshore West Papua province in Indonesia.TGS said the program will add 2,240 km of new 2D data designed to help evaluate the petroleum potential south...

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Ballot initiative targets California climate-change law

Independent producers are watching California Republican Assemblyman Dan Logue’s efforts toward a ballot initiative to suspend California's “Global Warming Solutions Act.” Logue hopes to get the initiative on the November ballot. Gov. Arnold...

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