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Industry lobby group sees declining government revenue in UK tax hike Aug 1, 2011 The UK oil and gas industry supports hundreds of thousands of jobs across the UK, invests more than any other sector of British industry, and supplies the majority of the nation's energy needs.
Hydraulic fracturing: protecting against legal and regulatory risk Aug 1, 2011 Newspaper articles and television reports make hydraulic fracturing appear to be a new technology that pollutes drinking water, causes flames to leap from kitchen faucets, and constitutes the next ...

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Texas regulators to review natural gas flaring rules May 24, 2012 The Texas Railroad Commission and the TRC’s Eagle Ford Task Force plan to study whether existing state regulations on flaring and venting associated with oil and natural gas operations need to be u...
Michigan pinnacle reef joint venture planned May 24, 2012 Petrolympic Ltd., Toronto, plans to form a joint venture with Energex Petroleum Inc., Windsor, Ont., to acquire 50% indirect working interest in Energex’s Michigan pinnacle reef properties. E...
Gullfaks subsea compression proceeding May 23, 2012 Statoil and Petoro have agreed to install subsea gas compression to handle production from the Brent reservoir at Gullfaks South oil field in the North Sea offshore Norway (OGJ Online, Apr. 13, 201...
Diamond Offshore orders drillship, sells jack ups May 21, 2012 Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. ordered a $655 million ultradeepwater drillship from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. with delivery scheduled for fourth-quarter 2014.
Cuba drilling continues as US groups press spill response need May 21, 2012 Repsol SA continues drilling Cuba's first offshore oil well as some US government agencies, oil and gas organizations, and environmental groups press to ease restrictions that would keep US compani...
Outreach to industry isn't election gimmick, White House aide says May 21, 2012 The Obama administration is reaching out to the oil and gas industry more than it did initially to develop regulations, but it is not an election-year gimmick, a leading White House official said.
IPAA: Independent review finds EPA Pavillion report lacks data May 21, 2012 An independent review of the US Environmental Protection Agency's draft report on water near Pavillion, Wyo., concluded scientific analysis fails to support EPA's suggestion that hydraulic fracturi...
CBO study examines policy options to reduce oil price volatility May 21, 2012 Policies that reduce the US transportation system's heavy reliance on petroleum products would more effectively shield consumers from volatile prices and supply interruptions in the long term than ...
Atchafalaya Bay gas-condensate field due larger pipeline May 18, 2012 Operations have begun to install a pipeline that will enable a large increase in production from Marathon gas-condensate field in Atchafalaya Bay off Louisiana, said Petsec Energy Ltd., Sydney.
LINN Energy joins Anadarko in Salt Creek carbon dioxide flood May 18, 2012 LINN Energy LLC, Houston, will fund $400 million of Anadarko Petroleum Corp.’s future development costs in giant Salt Creek oil field in Wyoming in exchange for being assigned a 23% interest in the...