September 23rd, 2011
The Wheatstone LNG gas project planned for Western Australia was granted environmental approval by Australian Environment Minister Tony Burke, although it comes with 70 conditions attached.
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September 23rd, 2011
A bill to provide financial incentives for natural gas vehicles (NGVs) provided a focus as two US House Ways and Means Committee subcommittees discussed whether alternative and new energy technology proposals are compatible with federal tax policy reforms.
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September 23rd, 2011
William J. Way will join Southwestern Energy Co. effective Oct. 1 as the firm’s chief operating officer overseeing exploration and production.
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September 23rd, 2011
The US House of Representatives included proposed “Tier 3” gasoline requirements when it passed legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to determine how much new regulations would cost.
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September 23rd, 2011
The European Union, building on earlier restrictions, announced a widening of sanctions against Syria, banning investment in key areas of the country’s oil and gas industry in addition to other measures.
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September 23rd, 2011
US crude oil and natural gas drilling rig activity this week climbed another 6 units, reaching a total of 1,991 rigs working. This week’s count is up by 341 units from the comparable period a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.
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September 23rd, 2011
Northwest Europe saw the opening of another LNG terminal this week when partners NV Nederlandse Gasunie and Royal Vopak formally opened the Gate LNG terminal in Maasvlakte near Rotterdam.
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September 23rd, 2011
D.K. Sarraf has become managing director of ONGC Videsh Ltd., wholly owned international subsidiary of state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corp. of India.
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September 23rd, 2011
A UK group formed to study the safety of offshore oil and gas work after the April 2010 Macondo blowout and spill in the Gulf of Mexico has completed its work and disbanded (OGJ Online, May 26, 2010).
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September 23rd, 2011
Markets dropped energy prices like hot rocks in a Sept. 22 “flight from risk” with crude plunging an awesome 6.3% in the New York market as weakening Chinese manufacturing data exacerbated the global economic concerns.
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