Alaskan government proposes new ANWR crude oil resource studyAlaska’s state government proposed that a new study of potential crude oil resources beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain be conducted before the Obama administration decides whether to designate more of the refuge as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers. |
House panel questions funding support for BLM to regulate fracingUS House Natural Resources Committee members from both sides of the aisle questioned whether Congress would be willing to fund a federal hydraulic fracturing regulatory regime at the US Bureau of Land Management. |
BLM releases draft plan to clean up NPR-A legacy wellsThe US Bureau of Land Management's Anchorage, Alas., office released a draft plan listing near-term priorities and actions to plug and clean up legacy wells in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, but the draft quickly drew fire from the state's senior US senator. |
Watching Government: Taking concerns to WashingtonHeavy rain didn't dampen Western Energy Alliance members' enthusiasm the morning of May 7 as they posed for a photo on the US Capitol's eastern steps during their 2013 Washington call-up. They had too many places to go and people to see. |
DOE okays Freeport to start LNG exports to non-FTA countriesThe US Department of Energy conditionally approved Freeport LNG’s request to export domestically produced LNG from its Quintana Island, Tex., terminal to countries that do not have a free trade agreement with the US. |
Corker-Manchin bill aims to correct unintended RFS subsidyUS Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced legislation on May 16 aimed at correcting what they said was unintentional subsidization of foreign ethanol imports under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. |
Arctic nations adopt marine oil pollution preparedness agreementThe world’s Arctic nations formally agreed to cooperate on marine oil pollution preparedness and response at the Arctic Council’s May 15 meeting in Kiruna, Sweden. |
DOI releases revised proposal to regulate hydraulic fracturingThe US Department of the Interior released a revised proposal to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands that it said would maintain important safety standards, improve integration with existing state and tribal rules, and increase flexibility for oil and gas producers. |
Bill aims to protect states' shares of federal royaltiesUS Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to ensure states that normally receive half of federal onshore oil and gas royalties under the Mineral Leasing Act actually receive the money. |
BLM seeks comments on Devon's proposed Horseshoe basin projectThe US Bureau of Land Management’s Rock Springs, Wyo., field office began a 30-day public scoping period on May 6 before it prepares an environmental assessment of Devon Energy Production Co. LP’s proposal to develop up to 20 new oil and gas wells within the Horseshoe basin unit. |
RWI report measures resource-rich countries’ accountabilityThe lives of more than 1 billion people worldwide could be transformed if their governments managed their countries’ oil, gas, and mineral resources in a more open and accountable manner, a new Revenue Watch Institute analysis concluded. |
Rosneft, Petrovietnam ink cooperation MOURosneft and Petrovietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in upstream and downstream oil and gas operations in Russia, Vietnam, and third countries. |
European officials launch oil-price probeOfficials of the European Commission and European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority made unannounced inspections at offices of BP, Shell, Statoil, and Platts in a step the EC described as “a preliminary step to investigate suspected anticompetitive practices.” |
House bill aims to expedite US gas pipeline constructionUS Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) introduced a bill on May 9 that aims to expedite construction of US natural gas pipelines by streamlining the permitting process and expediting approvals. |
API to EPA: Tier 3 so controversial it requires rulemaking processThe American Petroleum Institute urged the US Environmental Protection Agency to use a full Clean Air Act rulemaking process for its proposed Tier 3 rule instead of a rushed review process API says the agency is contemplating. |
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Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies |
July 23, 2013 | |
AIPN Internation Conference |
October 21, 2013 | |
Deep Offshore Technology International |
October 22, 2013 | |
PetroWorld India |
October 24, 2013 | |
Deepwater Operations Conference & Exhibition |
November 05, 2013 | |