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    The US Federal Trade Commission's rule prohibiting oil-market manipulation culminates a witch hunt in a land of no witches.
    Aug. 17, 2009
    Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) methods rely on microorganisms and their metabolic products to mobilize residual oil in several different ways.
    Aug. 17, 2009
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    The transition to low-carbon power generation requires near-term broader-scale deployment of carbon capture, transport, and geological storage (CCS) as a bridging technology.
    Aug. 17, 2009
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    Europe, despite the growth of other regions, remains one of the world's largest offshore producers.
    Aug. 17, 2009
    Fitch Ratings Ltd., Chicago, expects further credit-quality weakening for US oil and gas companies and service firms as low commodity prices continue to batter industry financial...
    Aug. 17, 2009
    Could Russian plans to help Cuba produce oil off its coast make the US reconsider its Outer Continental Shelf leasing policy?
    Aug. 17, 2009
    If anyone in the oil and gas industry assumed the al-Qaeda terrorist organization had dried up and blown away, check that assumption.
    Aug. 17, 2009
    The US Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule prohibiting oil marketplace manipulation, effective Nov. 4.
    Aug. 17, 2009
    The International Energy Agency, in its August Oil Market Report, estimates that global oil demand will contract in 2009 by 2.3 million b/d vs. 2008 and average 83.9 million b...
    Aug. 17, 2009
    Safety levels in the UK offshore oil and gas industry have substantially improved, according to data published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), with both the combined...
    Aug. 17, 2009
    Alaska state officials and environmental organizations each claimed victory following a federal appeals court's clarification in late July that its earlier order vacating the ...
    Aug. 17, 2009
    An international agreement to help Ukraine fund its logistically crucial natural gas business is encouraging but probably insufficient as protection against further interruptions...
    Aug. 17, 2009
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    Exploration activity in the UK North Sea has dropped by more than 50% compared with last year, holding serious implications for the nation's energy security in 2010, according...
    Aug. 17, 2009
    The US Department of the Treasury sent legislative language to Congress on Aug. 11 that would institute regulation of all over-the-counter derivatives.
    Aug. 17, 2009
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    The Uthmaniyah gas plant has achieved 100% additional service life of the gas molecular sieve desiccants.
    Aug. 17, 2009
    General Interest— Quick TakesEx-Im Bank to finance subsalt work off BrazilActing through the Export-Import Bank, the US agreed to increase financial support by $8 billion to $...
    Aug. 17, 2009
    The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is kicking up more dust than a calf scramble at the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, where a large group of teenagers chase...
    Aug. 17, 2009
    The Iranian government, repeating earlier comments, has dismissed suggestions that the US Congress impose a gasoline embargo as a means of exerting pressure on the Middle Eastern...
    Aug. 16, 2009