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    Blitz of Iraq puts new focus on Saudi output decisions

    June 23, 2014
    The jihadist blitz of Iraq should quash whatever misapprehension remains that production growth in North America greatly lowers the importance of the Persian Gulf to oil markets...
    Companies

    Halcon boosts Tuscaloosa Marine shale work

    June 23, 2014
    Halcon Resources Corp., Houston, plans this year to spud 10-12 operated wells in the Tuscaloosa Marine shale (TMS) and to participate in 15-20 other wells in the play.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    WoodMac: NorAm oil output increases to outpace Middle East 4:1 by 2020

    June 23, 2014
    By 2020, increases in North American oil production will outpace that of the Middle East by 4:1 on a per barrel basis, and by 2030, North American output will increase by 390 ...
    Gas Processing

    Nova Chemicals processing Bakken ethane at Joffre plant

    June 23, 2014
    Nova Chemicals Corp. is now processing the first barrels of ethane supplied from natural gas associated with Bakken shale oil production at its ethylene and polyethylene complex...
    Companies

    Shell sells down its shareholder interest in Woodside

    June 23, 2014
    Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported it will sell 156.5 million shares in Woodside Petroleum Ltd. for $5 billion. The sale will reduce Shell's shareholding to 4.5% from 23.1%.

    More content from Volume 112, Issue 6c

    Reserves

    Watching Government: Necessary conversations

    June 23, 2014
    "We have the world's best trout fishing 90 min from downtown Denver," the Park County, Colo., official said between sips of coffee in the Longworth House Office Building cafeteria...
    Government

    US backs new MENA supply growth, official says

    June 23, 2014
    The US recognizes there are many important oil and gas opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Persian Gulf, and Eastern Mediterranean, and intends to ensure...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Gerard, McGarvey urge Senate to act on Keystone XL

    June 23, 2014
    The increasingly unsettled Middle East situation makes it more important than ever for the US Senate to press the Obama administration for approval of the proposed Keystone XL...
    Government

    Next 5-year OCS plan to include South, Mid-Atlantic G&G data

    June 23, 2014
    The US Department of the Interior's next 5-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas program will likely include fresh geologic and geophysical (G&G) data for the South and Mid...
    HSE

    Rising US production may stimulate more OPA scrutiny, ELI forum told

    June 23, 2014
    Federal requirements under the 1990 Oil Pollution Act (OPA), which came into question following the 2010 Macondo deepwater well blowout and crude oil spill, appear likely to get...
    Government

    Keystone and climate

    June 23, 2014
    The Keystone XL pipeline border crossing will not receive the approval it needs from the Executive Branch of the US government.
    General Interest

    Exploring more with less

    June 23, 2014
    Oil and gas exploration has increased in complexity over the last decade. As companies continually strive to meet rising demand, developing discoveries is often an exercise in...
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    OGJ Newsletter

    June 23, 2014
    International news for oil and gas professionals