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Mississippi cuts horizontal severance, EOR taxes

May 10, 2013 Mississippi has reduced the severance tax on hydrocarbons produced from horizontal wells and the sales tax paid on electricity for oil and gas produced via carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery.

New UAE energy minister seeks energy efficiency

Apr 22, 2013

Concerned about rising domestic oil consumption, the new minister of energy of the United Arab Emirates has called for national-level improvements in energy-use efficiency.

Bankers eyes polymer, secondary work at Patos-Marinza

Apr 5, 2013

Bankers Petroleum Ltd., Calgary, has begun injectivity testing at the first pilot polymer flood location in Patos-Marinza field in Albania.

Suncor cancels Voyageur upgrader, buys Total's stake

Mar 27, 2013

Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, has scrapped plans for the Voyageur upgrader project near Fort McMurray, Alta., and has acquired partner Total E&P Canada Ltd.’s interest for $515 million.

Iraq moves forward on EOR plans in southern oil fields

Mar 21, 2013 South Oil Co. of Iraq (SOC) has selected CH2M Hill of Denver to provide project management consultancy services in a project that will provide water to be injected into the oil fields of southern I...

Alberta, Swan Hills Synfuels end CCS pact

Feb 26, 2013

The government of Alberta and Swan Hills Synfuels have agreed to cancel an agreement under which the province was to have helped fund a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.

Sunshine Oilsands advancing SAGD projects

Jan 17, 2013 Sunshine Oilsands Ltd., Calgary, has approved a budget for 2013 that includes the drilling of 16 well-pairs at its West Ells project and preliminary work at its Thickwood and Legend Lake areas, all...

Denbury to buy Cedar Creek anticline assets for $1.05 billion

Jan 15, 2013 Denbury Resources Inc. agreed to acquire producing property interests in the Cedar Creek anticline of Montana and North Dakota from a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips for $1.05 billion cash.

Alberta Oilsands reports solvent-SAGD step

Jan 10, 2013 Alberta Oilsands Inc., Calgary, has responded to the last request from Alberta officials for supplementary information in its application for a pilot project to produce bitumen with solvent-steam i...

Study upgrades Hoole oil sands resource

Jan 10, 2013 Cavalier Energy Inc. has received an independent assessment of its Hoole oil sands leases in Alberta indicating probable reserves of 93 million bbl of recoverable bitumen in sections for which it i...

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