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Shell appoints downstream executive

Dec 11, 2008 Royal Dutch Shell PLC appointed Mark Williams to assume the responsibilities for the company's oil products, chemicals, and oil sands businesses as well as downstream director and a member of the company's executive committee.
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USAEE: US economic growth likely to be slight in 2009

Dec 10, 2008 The faltering economy and its effects on oil and gas production were among the main topics discussed Dec. 3-5 at the North American conference of the US Association for Energy Economics in New Orleans.
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Berry Petroleum sets $100 million budget for 2009

Dec 8, 2008 Berry Petroleum Co. set a 2009 capital budget of $100 million, down from the $295 million capital budget for 2008 that Berry announced last year.
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Dec 8, 2008
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Nippon Oil, Nippon Mining planning to merge

Dec 5, 2008 Japan's leading refiner Nippon Oil Corp. and sixth-ranked Nippon Mining Holdings Inc., faced with sluggish domestic demand for gasoline, plan to merge their operations under a single holding company.
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StatoilHydro withdraws plans for Canadian bitumen upgrader

Dec 5, 2008 StatoilHydro has dropped plans to develop a $16 billion (Can.) bitumen upgrader in Alberta because of soaring costs, poor global economic conditions, and a lack of legislative clarity.
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US Gulf Coast

Dec 4, 2008 Mining Oil Inc., Houston, a development stage company, set a $23 million budget for its share of costs to drill two properties with Jurasin Oil & Gas Inc., Houston, in South Louisiana and off Mustang Island, Tex.
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BLM defends Utah lease sale; Utah defers tracts

Dec 4, 2008 The US Bureau of Land Management defended its scheduled Dec. 19 oil and gas lease sale in Utah as its state office deferred additional parcels on Dec. 2.
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Booz & Co.: Growth still possible in recession

Dec 4, 2008 Falling energy consumption and the credit crisis have slashed liquidity in the capital markets, yet Booz & Co.'s energy consultants advise oil companies to remember strategic growth remains possible.
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TNK-BP's Dudley resigns; management reorganizes

Dec 2, 2008 Robert Dudley has stepped down from his role as president and chief executive of TNK-BP with Tim Summers temporarily succeeding him.
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Horizon confirms Maari development budget increase

Dec 1, 2008 Horizon Oil, a minority interest holder in the Maari oil field development off New Zealand's Taranaki basin, has confirmed another 18% capex increase for the project, which now stands at $600 million.
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Special Report: Sustainability reports address oil spills and GHG emissions

Dec 1, 2008 Special Report: Safety improvements aimed at better protecting both the environment and employees were key topics for major oil companies that issued 2007 sustainability reports or corporate social responsibility reports.
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IOGCC following CCS initiatives, rulemaking

Dec 1, 2008 The Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission is closely monitoring carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives by governments, research institutions, and the oil and gas industry.
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OGJ Newsletter

Dec 1, 2008
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Russia, Venezuela to form 'strategic' oil alliance

Nov 24, 2008 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez plans to enter into a strategic alliance with Russia aimed at developing his country's oil industry, according to a senior government minister.
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