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Obama administration outlines Arctic energy policy initiatives

Feb 7, 2012 Obama administration officials announced a series of initiatives that they said are aimed at bringing the best available science to energy-related decisions in the Arctic. The initiatives include d...

Canada, Alberta commit to 'improve' environmental monitoring of oil sands

Feb 6, 2012 The governments of Canada and Alberta, stung by the recent US decision to postpone development of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project, have agreed to step up their monitoring of the environm...

IHS: Shale plays driving demand for oil field chemicals

Feb 6, 2012 The global market for oil field specialty chemicals reached nearly $16 billion in 2010 with the US and Canada accounting for 52%, which an IHS Chemical market study attributed to increasing oil and...

An EC regulatory push

Feb 6, 2012

Groups representing North Sea oil and gas producers have stiffened their resistance to European offshore safety regulation.

Judge calls for BP to indemnify Transocean in 2010 gulf oil spill

Feb 6, 2012 BP PLC is required to indemnify drilling contractor Transocean Ltd., the owner of the Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible drilling rig, against compensatory damages in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill of...

Pavillion draft report did not condemn fracing, EPA official says

Feb 2, 2012 The US Environmental Protection Agency’s draft report of its investigation of possible groundwater contamination from natural gas exploration and production near Pavillion, Wyo., never implied that...

Holly Energy Partners reports oil pipeline leak

Feb 1, 2012

Holly Energy Partners reported a pipeline leak on its 6-in. crude oil pipeline in a Permian basin gathering system involving HEP’s Wood Station pump facility in West Texas.

Judge says BP to indemnify Halliburton for gulf oil spill

Feb 1, 2012 BP PLC is required to indemnify Halliburton Co. for third-party compensatory claims involving pollution or contamination that did not originate from Halliburton property or equipment located above ...

CAPP outlines fracing operating practices for shale, tight gas

Jan 30, 2012 The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers on Jan. 30 announced a set of hydraulic fracturing operating practices that it has adopted to improve water management and water and fluids reporting...

Judge calls for BP to indemnify Transocean in 2010 gulf oil spill

Jan 27, 2012 BP PLC is required to indemnify drilling contractor Transocean Ltd., the owner of the Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible drilling rig, against compensatory damages in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill of...

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