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Shell, Repsol-YPF drop Iranian gas development plans

May 15, 2008 Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Repsol-YPF SA have suspended plans to develop Phase 13 of South Pars gas field in Iran as relations between the US and Iran deteriorate and development costs rise.

Construction begins on Nghi Son refinery in Vietnam

May 14, 2008 Construction has begun on Vietnam's $6 billion Nghi Son refinery and petrochemical project in Thanh Hoa province, following directives issued by the country's prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

MARKET WATCH: Energy prices rebound amid talk of production cuts

May 14, 2008 Energy prices rebounded May 13 amid speculation that Iran might cut its crude production by 400,000-1 million b/d beginning in June.

Refiners' storm plans greatly improved, NPRA president says

May 14, 2008 Refiners have greatly enhanced their storm preparation procedures in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, reported NPRA Pres. Charles T. Drevna to a US Senate committee May 13.

Venezuela, Ecuador to seek bids for new refinery

May 13, 2008 Venezuelan and Ecuadoran state-owned oil and gas companies PDVSA and Petroecuador plan to form a joint venture company to build and operate a 300,000 b/d refinery on Ecuador's Pacific Coast.

‘Design-build’ method useful for refinery project execution

May 12, 2008 Refiners can execute many projects at a lower cost and in less time using a “design-build” approach that bypasses the front-end engineering and design (FEED) package.

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May 12, 2008

OTC: Nuclear, tidal energy to supplement fossil fuels

May 9, 2008 Various energy sources will be required in the future to help supplement fossil fuels, said speakers participating in an Offshore Technology Conference May 8 panel discussion on alternative energy.

Senate Democrats introduce Consumer-First Energy Act

May 9, 2008 US Senate Democrats presented their legislative response to record high oil prices on May 7, introducing their energy bill 6 days after Republicans introduced theirs.

ONGC selects UOP for petrochemical complex

May 9, 2008 ONGC Mangalore & Petrochemicals has let a contract to UOP to supply technology, basic engineering services, and equipment for an aromatics complex to be built in Mangalore, India.

Use EPA rulemaking process to correct RFS shortcomings, Dingell urges

May 9, 2008 Critics of the expanded federal Renewable Fuels Standard should work with the Environmental Protection Agency as it develops rules instead of trying to rewrite or repeal the law, a leading House committee chairman said on May 6.

Dingell: Use EPA rulemaking process to correct RFS shortcomings

May 8, 2008 Critics of the expanded federal RFS should focus on working with the US EPA as it develops rules instead of trying to rewrite or repeal the law, a leading US House committee chairman said on May 6.

MARKET WATCH: Energy prices continue upward climb

May 7, 2008 Energy prices continued climbing to record highs May 6 "in a market that has managed to move strongly up on days of negative inputs" such as the strengthening US dollar last week, said Olivier Jakob at Petromatrix.

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May 5, 2008

US PROPANE—FOURTH-QUARTER 2007-FIRST QUARTER 2008: Improved US production blunts cold weather effects

May 5, 2008 Winter 2007-08 in the US was colder than any winter since 2002-03 and total heating degree days in the Northeast and upper Midwest were nearly equal to their 30-year averages.
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