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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...
Colorado: Paradox Gothic shale exploration resumes May 21, 2012 Bill Barrett Corp., Denver, said the company has resumed exploratory drilling at its Yellow Jacket prospect in southwestern Colorado in the quarter ended Mar. 31.
Petrobank to boost cold heavy oil output May 15, 2012 Petrobank Energy & Resources Ltd., Calgary, has adjusted its 2012 development plans for heavy oil projects in Canada toward cold production, in one case to prepare the reservoir for its proprie...
First-phase STP-McKay expansion planned May 11, 2012 Southern Pacific Resource Corp., Calgary, plans to expand its STP-McKay thermal oil sands project west of Fort McMurray, Alta., to boost first-phase development to a design capacity of 18,000 b/d o...
Steady growth seen for Canadian bitumen output despite increasing needs for pipeline capacity, gas May 7, 2012 Under especially favorable conditions of economics, politics, and technology, production of bitumen from the Canadian oil sands can reach 3.9 million b/d in 2020 and peak at 6.8 million b/d in 2038...
Chesapeake reports progress in wet gas window of Utica shale play May 2, 2012 Chesapeake Energy Corp. outlined its drilling progress in the Utica shale in eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northwestern West Virginia during a May 1 earnings call in which the company str...
Petrobank: Kerrobert output up in March Apr 23, 2012 Petrobank Energy & Resources Ltd. said production from its Kerrobert in situ combustion project in southwestern Saskatchewan increased in March to an average 264 b/d of apparently upgraded bitu...
Uinta due $200 million oil shale joint venture Apr 20, 2012 French, Canadian, and private US companies are set to launch a $200 million joint venture to develop oil shale in the Uinta basin of Utah.
Suncor restarts bitumen upgrader Apr 16, 2012 Suncor Energy has restarted the bitumen upgrader in Fort McMurray, Alta., that it shut down in March for unplanned maintenance (OGJ Online, Mar. 14, 2012).
Nexen advances Long Lake oil sands project Apr 16, 2012 Nexen Inc. has begun steaming on the 12th pad at its Long Lake oil sands project in the southern Athabasca region of Alberta, which it is developing with steam-assisted gravity drainage integrated ...